ALBUM GRADE: 8.5
20/20 is the 15th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released February 10, 1969 on Capitol Records. The LP was named for being their 20th overall album release. Much of it consists of outtakes from earlier albums. It reached number 3 on UK record charts and number 68 in the US. Brian Wilson was absent during most of the album’s recording after admitting himself into a psychiatric hospital, requiring brothers Carl and Dennis to retrieve several outtakes he had recorded years earlier. While Brian does not appear on the front cover, the inner gatefold of the original vinyl release features him alone, behind an eye examination chart.
SONG GRADES:
1. Do It Again – 8
2. I Can Hear Music – 9
3. Bluebirds Over the Mountain – 8
4. Be With Me – 5
5. All I Want To Do – 9
6. The Nearest Faraway Place – 7
7. Cotton Fields – 7
8. I Went to Sleep – 9
9. Time to Get Alone – 9
10. Never Learn Not to Love – 6
11. Our Prayer – 8
12. Cabinessence – 9
Produced by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Dennis Wilson, and Alan Jardine.