Smiley Smile [SEP] record label
with Capitol Records, "Smiley Smile" was distributed in collaboration with Brother Records, a new record label and holding company founded by the band. The album's production was unusually credited to "the Beach Boys" rather than Wilson alone, marking the point where he began relinquishing his hold as the group's creative leader. "Smile" was ultimately left unfinished as the group embarked on a brief tour of Hawaii, and then, the recording of their next album, "Wild Honey", released only three months later
Smiley Smile
Smiley Smile is the 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 18, 1967. It reached number 9 on UK record charts, but sold poorly in the US, peaking at number 41—the band's lowest chart placement to that point. Critics and fans generally received the album with confusion and disappointment. Only one single was issued from "Smiley Smile": "Heroes and Villains". "Good Vibrations" and "Gettin' Hungry" were also released, but the former