Editing The Beach Boys (section)

====''Sunflower'', ''Surf's Up'', ''Carl and the Passions'', and ''Holland''====
[[File:The Beach Boys Billboard 1971.jpg|thumb|240x240px|The Beach Boys in 1971; top left to right: Mike Love, Brian Wilson; middle left to right: Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson; bottom: Bruce Johnston]]
The group was signed to [[Reprise Records]] in 1970.<ref name="allmusic" /> Scott Schinder described the label as "probably the hippest and most artist-friendly major label of the time".{{sfn|Schinder|2007|pp=121–122}} The deal was brokered by Van Dyke Parks, who was then employed as a multimedia executive at [[Warner Music Group]]. Reprise's contract stipulated Brian's proactive involvement with the band in all albums.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=150}} By the time the Beach Boys' tenure ended with Capitol in 1969, they had sold 65 million records worldwide, closing the decade as the most commercially successful American group in popular music.<ref>{{cite magazine| date=November 14, 1970 |title=The Best Kept Secret in the World: "The Most Dynamic Vocal Group Rock Has Produced" |magazine=Billboard Magazine |volume= 82 |issue= 46 |page=4 |url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=sSkEAAAAMBAJ|page=4}} |access-date=April 27, 2013}}</ref>

After recording over 30 different songs and going through several album titles, their first LP for Reprise, ''[[Sunflower (The Beach Boys album)|Sunflower]]'', was released on August 31, 1970.<ref name="White2000">{{cite AV media notes|title=Sunflower/Surf's Up|others=The Beach Boys|year=2000|first=Timothy|last=White|author-link=Timothy White (editor)|publisher=[[Capitol Records]]|type=CD Liner|url=http://albumlinernotes.com/Sunflower_Surf_s_Up.html|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006135103/http://albumlinernotes.com/Sunflower_Surf_s_Up.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sunflower'' featured a strong group presence with significant writing contributions from all six band members.{{sfn|Bogdanov|Woodstra|Erlewine|2002|p=73}} Brian was active during this period, writing or co-writing seven of ''Sunflower'''s 12 songs and performing at half of the band's domestic concerts in 1970.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|pp=153–154}} The album received critical acclaim in both the US and the UK.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=153}} This was offset by the album reaching only number 151 on US record charts during a four-week stay,<ref name=White2000 /> becoming one of the worst-selling of the Beach Boys' albums at that point.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=154}} Fans generally regard the LP as the Beach Boys' finest post-''Pet Sounds'' album.{{sfn|Schinder|2007|p=122}} In 2003, it placed at number 380 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s "Greatest Albums of All Time" list.{{sfn|Moskowitz|2015|p=45}}

[[File:Beach Boys Good Vibrations from Central Park 1971.jpg|thumb|left|The Beach Boys performing in [[Central Park]], July 1971{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=297}}|alt=]]

In mid-1970, the Beach Boys hired radio presenter [[Jack Rieley]] as their manager. One of his initiatives was to encourage the band to record songs featuring more socially conscious lyrics.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=155}} He also requested the completion of ''Smile'' track "[[Surf's Up (song)|Surf's Up]]" and arranged a guest appearance at a [[Grateful Dead]] concert at [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]]'s [[Fillmore East]] in April 1971 to foreground the Beach Boys' transition into the counterculture.{{sfn|Gaines|1986|pp=241–242}} During this time, the group ceased wearing matching uniforms on stage,{{sfn|Carlin|2006|pp=155–156}} while Dennis took time to star alongside [[James Taylor]], [[Laurie Bird]], and [[Warren Oates]] in the cult film ''[[Two-Lane Blacktop]]'', released in 1971. Later in 1971, Dennis injured his hand, leaving him temporarily unable to play the drums.{{sfn|Schinder|2007|p=122}} He continued in the band, singing and occasionally playing keyboards, while [[Ricky Fataar]], formally of [[the Flames]], took over on drums.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=296}} In July, the American music press rated the Beach Boys "the hottest grossing act" in the country, alongside [[Grand Funk Railroad]].{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=297}} The band filmed a concert for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] in [[Central Park]], which aired as ''[[Schaefer Music Festival|Good Vibrations from Central Park]]'' on August 19.{{sfn|Gaines|1986|p=243}}

On August 30, the band released ''[[Surf's Up (album)|Surf's Up]]'', which was moderately successful, reaching the US top-thirty, a marked improvement over their recent releases.{{sfn|Gaines|1986|p=242}} While the record charted, the Beach Boys added to their renewed fame by performing a near-sellout set at [[Carnegie Hall]]; their live shows during this era included reworked arrangements of many of their previous songs,{{sfn|Carlin|2006|pp=155–158}} with their [[set list]]s culling from ''Pet Sounds'' and ''Smile''.{{sfn|Priore|2005|p=140}} On October 28, the Beach Boys were the featured cover story on that date's issue of ''Rolling Stone''. It included the first part of a lengthy two-part interview, titled "The Beach Boys: A California Saga", conducted by [[Tom Nolan (actor)|Tom Nolan]] and David Felton.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=300}}

Bruce Johnston left the Beach Boys in early 1972, with Fataar and another ex-Flames member, singer and guitarist [[Blondie Chaplin]], becoming official members of the band. The new line-up released ''[[Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"]]'' in May 1972. The original US release was a double album, the second disc being a reissue of ''Pet Sounds''.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=311}} After the upswing of ''Surf's Up'', ''Carl and the Passions'' was relatively unsuccessful in the US, charting at number 50. It was more successful in the UK, where it was issued as a single album without ''Pet Sounds'', peaking at number 25. The next album, ''[[Holland (album)|Holland]]'', was released in January 1973. Reprise initially rejected the album, feeling it lacked a strong single. Following the intervention of Van Dyke Parks, this resulted in the inclusion of "[[Sail On, Sailor]]".{{sfn|Carlin|2006|pp=184, 305}} Reprise approved, and the resulting album peaked at number 37. Brian's musical children's story, ''[[Mount Vernon and Fairway]]'', was included with the album as a bonus [[extended play|EP]].{{sfn|Carlin|2006|pp=181–182}}