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"Barbara Ann" is a song written by Fred Fassert that was first recorded by the Regents as "Barbara-Ann". Their version was released in 1961 and reached #13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The most famous cover version was recorded in 1965 by the Beach Boys, issued as a single from their album ''Beach Boys' Party!'' with the B-side "Girl Don't Tell Me". ==The Beach Boys version== | Label = Capitol 5561 | Producer = Brian Wilson | Certification = | Last single = "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (1965) | This single = "Barbara Ann" (1965) | Next single = "Sloop John B" (1966) | Misc = }} The Beach Boys recorded their version on September 23, 1965, five days after actress and model Barbara Anne Feldon made her first television appearance on ''Get Smart''. Dean Torrence is featured on lead vocals along with Brian Wilson. Torrance is not credited on the album jacket, but "Thanks, Dean" is said by Carl Wilson at the end of the track.〔[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19770/m1/ Show 20 - Forty Miles of Bad Road: Some of the best from rock 'n' roll's dark ages. [Part 1] : UNT Digital Library]〕 The song peaked at #2 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (#1 in ''Cash Box'' and ''Record World'') and at #3 in the UK in January 1966.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/383448/beach-boys/chart?page=3&f=379 )〕 It also topped the charts in Germany, Switzerland and Norway. It was The Beach Boys' biggest hit in Italy, reaching #4. Variations of the Beach Boys' recording have seen release. A version without the party sound effects can be found on the ''Hawthorne, CA'' album. The group sang the song as an encore on their ''Live In London'' album. As a solo artist, Brian has a rendition on his live album ''Live at the Roxy Theatre'', and in 2001, performed it himself, with the ensemble, on ''An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barbara Ann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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