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    Til I Die

    Written by: Brian Wilson
    Produced by: Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson
    Recording date: 1971
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    Time: 2:28
    Lead Vocal by: Group vocal with Brian on refrain
    Originally appeared on: Surf's Up
    Subsequently appeared on: Ten Years of Harmony; Good Vibrations box set

    Notes:
      Quite simply one of Brian's most beautiful and heartbreaking songs.

      Vocal arrangement and harmonies show that Brian's true genius has never left him.

      The tag to this song is one of my favorite endings on a Beach Boys record.

    Single:

    Brother/Reprise
    B-side with: Long Promised Road
    Released on: October 1971
    Charted on: Did not chart
    Reached:
    Til I Die-IJWMFTT Soundtrack
    Live at the Roxy version
    The Wilsons version



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