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}} ''Brian Wilson'' is the eponymous debut studio album by Brian Wilson released in July 1988 on Sire Records. It was voted one of the best albums of 1988 by ''NME'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/1988 )〕 and as part of its acclaim, garnered the nickname "''Pet Sounds '88''" among some critics. ''Brian Wilson'' has since been reissued on several formats with bonus tracks, and cited by some as a standout in Wilson's solo oeuvre. Working with an array of collaborators including his therapist Eugene Landy, Wilson accordingly themed the album around love and spirituality exemplified by its lead single "Love and Mercy".〔 Although the album's sessions were contentious, where some participants demanded a progressive artistic statement versus conventional pop songs, nearly a quarter of the LP is devoted to "Rio Grande", a piece which was intended to rekindle Wilson's experimental drive from the mid 1960s and early 1970s.〔 ==Background== During the 1980s, Wilson was under high-profile around-the-clock medical care by his therapist Eugene Landy after spending several years participating in little-to-no work with the Beach Boys. Starting in 1983, Wilson made infrequent trips to recording studios, amassing a hefty amount of songwriting collaborations between him, Landy, and childhood friend Gary Usher, and only exerting marginal involvement with the Beach Boys' 1985 eponymous album, making it unforeseeable for some time that Wilson would ever work as a seriously productive musician or composer ever again. The initial single released that April, "Let's Go To Heaven In My Car", was co-written with Usher, and was included in the soundtrack for ''Police Academy 4'', although it flopped. Despite all odds, Wilson was signed to a multi-album solo recording contract with Sire Records in early 1987 after label president Seymour Stein saw Wilson perform an a cappella version of "On Broadway" while inducting Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://albumlinernotes.com/Making_The_Album.html )〕 Los Angeles record producer Lenny Waronker recounts, Stein imposed one condition on Wilson for the recording of his approaching solo album: that he would be allowed to appoint his own co-producer to help him stay organized and on-task. The condition was agreed upon, and Stein called up multi-instrumentalist record producer Andy Paley, a devout Brian Wilson fan whom had previously gained some success and notoriety producing artists ranging from Madonna to Jonathan Richman.〔 Wilson ordered two conditions of his own: that Landy would be appointed executive producer and business manager, and that he would be allowed to work at his own pace. Wilson proceeded to record a full album composed largely of new material while working mainly with Andy Paley, Eugene Landy & wife Alexandra Morgan, and a few other guest musicians.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://albumlinernotes.com/Conversation_with_Brian.html )〕〔 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「Brian Wilson (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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