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Imagination | 
| Artist: Brian Wilson
Label: Giant Records / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  112 reviews
Sales Rank: 22268
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 24703
UPC: 075992470322
EAN: 0075992470322
ASIN: B000007NCL
Release Date: June 16, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Your Imagination | | • | She Says That She Needs Me | | • | South American | | • | Where Has Love Been? | | • | Keep an Eye on Summer | | • | Dream Angel | | • | Cry | | • | Lay Down Burden | | • | Let Him Run Wild | | • | Sunshine | | • | Happy Days |
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Brian Wilson's second full-fledged solo release is a tour de force of his physical art as the former Beach Boy mastermind overdubs himself into a chorale of well-tempered voices. Unfortunately, Wilson's coproduction (with Joe Thomas) leaves these feathery constructions floating on a too-thin instrumental base that comes nowhere near the oomph of Pet Sounds or "California Girls" or even the beaty stepping of Wild Honey. Only a couple of songs, "She Says That She Needs Me" and a retooled "Let Him Run Wild," hint at the sort of darkness that's driven some of Wilson's best work. (A second vintage Boys tune, "Keep an Eye on Summer," is also included.) And it's a mystery why he felt the need to hire Jimmy Buffett to help him construct "South American," Wilson's own "Kokomo." --Rickey Wright
Album Description
Japanese edition of his 1998 solo album with an a cappella version of the first single from it, 'Your Imagination', added as a bonus track. 12 tracks total. A Giant/ BMG release.
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Your Imagination (A Capella), and Limited Edition Digipack for Initial Pressing Only.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 107 more reviews...
 (Nearly) Perfect Summer Listening June 16, 2000
tod heller (New Jersey)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Having been a Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fan for nearly my entire life (I'm 36), the anticipation of a new Brian Wilson cd was something that I will always look forward to. When "Imagination" came out last year, I went out and bought it the day it was released, and I was not disappointed at all. From the opening notes of "Your Imagination" to nearly the last track, I was hooked. Brian's voice is in fine form throughout with my favorite songs including "Your Imagination", "South American", "Lay Down Burden" (a tribute to Brian's late brother Carl), the two Beach Boys tracks--"Keep An Eye On Summer" and "Let Him Run Wild". However, the song that really had an impact on me is "Dream Angel". The lyrics of this song truly got deep into my emotions as I interpreted it as an anthem of the hopes and dreams that I have for my 5 year old daughter who has special needs. Overall, the traditionally wonderful Brian Wilson arrangements and layered harmonies are a joy to listen to and I highly recommend this cd to anyone of any age.
 Just About Perfect August 17, 2005
Michael S. Simpson (Los Angeles)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I don't get the negative reviews. I am a long time Beatles fan, and a relatively recent Beach Boys/Brian Wilson convert, so maybe I don't have the extra baggage or expectations of the longtimers. This album hooked me from the get-go. Songwriting, musicianship, production, singing are outstanding. This is a quantum leap above some of the dippy Beach Boys stuff that the die-hard fans seem to love and adore. I'll take Imagination's polished production, crafted harmonies, and fully realized songwriting any day. Only exceeded in breadth of concept, sophistication and execution by Wilson's Smile. Paul McCartney could learn a thing or two from this guy.
Brian Wilson's best work in 25 years June 30, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Overall, Brian Wilson's "Imagination" is probably his best work since the early 1970s. It's no "Pet Sounds," as several reviewers have pointed out, but who cares? Taken on its own merits, it's a very good album, with excellent production and impeccable vocals. In fact, I think the album resembles "The Beach Boys Today!" more than anything else Wilson has done in the last 35+ years.There have been a few criticisms about Wilson's reliance on remakes--specifically, "Keep An Eye on Summer" and "Let Him Run Wild." They're not bad, but to me, they pale in comparison to the rest of the album. "Your Imagination" and "South American" are excellent--perfect songs for cruising the beach. "She Says That She Needs Me" is a beautiful production--Wilson has taken a tune he wrote in 1965 (but never released, originally entitled "Sherry, She Needs Me"), rewritten the lyrics (with other writers), and created a great song. If anything on the album CAN be compared to Pet Sounds, it's this tune--but I still see it as more of a side-two "Today!"-type song. I find two other songs worth noting--"Lay Down Burden," which evokes 1971's "'Til I Die" in its emotion (and is one of my all-time Wilson favorites), and "Cry," which I've grown to like more and more with each listen. I've been a Brian Wilson fan since I was 5 years old (since the summer of 1975). This is pretty much the album I've been hoping he'd make for more than 20 years.
Brian Wilson one of the gratest February 13, 2002
Ed (Tipp City Ohio)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have this cd in my personal collection and listen to it almost every day. Brian is not only one of the Beach Boys but one of the best song writers of the times. The 5.1 DTS is so amazing, so clear,and the mix so perfect I would recomond this cd to anyone who likes Brian Wilson.
Brian is 1000 X more talented than pretentious critics. July 24, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a studio musician, I must say that I know more than a few things about music. Brian's "Imagination" is brilliant in it's production, and it's execution. Brian's voice over-dubs make it very obvious that the considerable vocal talents of the other Beach Boys were never really needed after the advent of multi-tracking. Brian's trademark Beach Boys "wall of harmonies" are flawless with just layers of his own voice over-dubbed. It sounds just like the Beach Boys at their absolute peak. Brian is a genius, and he is being robbed by those who just want to hear "Surfin' Safari." It took over 20 years for "Pet Sounds" to be recognized as a work of art by most people, and while this album isn't another Pet Sounds, it may just take another 20 years for this gem to be appreciated for what it is. Genius isn't always immediately understood by many people.
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