That's Why God Made the Radio

Label
Capitol Records (New Release)
Release date
31 Oct 2012
Running length
12 tracks
Running time
38:49

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Think About the Days 1:27 12,903
2 That's Why God Made the Radio 3:19 18,954
3 Isn't It Time 3:48 11,243
4 Spring Vacation 3:05 9,414
5 The Private Life of Bill and Sue 4:17 8,617
6 Shelter 3:01 8,222
7 Daybreak Over the Ocean 4:19 7,930
8 Beaches in Mind 2:37 7,625
9 Strange World 3:03 7,412
10 From There to Back Again 3:24 7,815
11 Pacific Coast Highway 1:47 13,663
12 Summer's Gone 4:42 7,641

About this album

That’s Why God Made the Radio is The Beach Boys’ thirtieth studio album, released on June 5, 2012. Produced by Brian Wilson, the album was recorded to coincide with the band’s 50th anniversary tour, and is the band’s first studio album since Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1 (1996) . It made its Billboard chart debut at #3, making the album their highest charting since 1965.

The album is the first to feature original material since Summer in Paradise (1992). The album is also the first to feature guitarist and backing vocalist David Marks since the release of Little Deuce Coupe in 1963. It is also the first Beach Boys album to be made since the death of lead guitarist and vocalist Carl Wilson, who died in 1998.
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