Editing The Beach Boys (section)

====Death of Dennis, ''The Beach Boys'', and ''Still Cruisin''{{'}}====
[[Image:Reagans with the Beach Boys.jpg|thumb|The Beach Boys with President [[Ronald Reagan]] and First Lady [[Nancy Reagan]] at the [[White House]], June 1983]]

By the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dennis had been embroiled in successive failed romantic relationships, including a tense and short-lived relationship with [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s [[Christine McVie]], and found himself in severe economic trouble resulting in the sale of [[Brother Studios]], established by the Wilson brothers in 1974 and where ''Pacific Ocean Blue'' was produced, and the forfeiture of his beloved yacht. To cope with the combination of devastating losses, Dennis heavily abused alcohol, cocaine, and heroin and was, by 1983, homeless and lived a nomadic lifestyle. He was often seen spending much of his time wandering the Los Angeles coast and often missed Beach Boys performances. By this point, he had lost his voice and much of his ability to play drums.<ref>{{cite AV media |last1=O'Casey |first1=Matt |title=Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1704872/ |via=IMDb |date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>

That year, tensions between Dennis and Love escalated to the point that each filed a restraining order against the other.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brain-sharper.com/entertainment/beach-boys-ob/|title=Brian Wilson Explains Why The Beach Boys Will Never Get Back Together|publisher=BrainSharper|date=July 19, 2019|last=Foster|first=JJ|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326061654/http://www.brain-sharper.com/entertainment/beach-boys-ob/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following Brian's readmission for Landy's treatment, Dennis was given an ultimatum after his last performance in November to check into rehab for his alcohol problems or be banned from performing live with the band again. Dennis checked into rehab for his chance to get sober, but on December 28, he drowned at the age of 39 in [[Marina del Rey]] while diving from a friend's boat trying to recover items that he had previously thrown overboard in a fit of rage.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=247}}

The Beach Boys spent the next several years touring, often playing in front of large audiences, and recording songs for film soundtracks and various artists compilations.{{sfn|Schinder|2007|p=126}} One new studio album, the self-titled ''[[The Beach Boys (album)|The Beach Boys]]'', appeared in 1985 and proved a modest success, becoming their highest-charting album in the US since ''15 Big Ones''. ''The Beach Boys'' was the group's final album for CBS. The following year they returned to Capitol with a 25th anniversary greatest hits album ''[[Made in U.S.A. (The Beach Boys album)|Made in U.S.A]]'', which featured two new tracks, "[[Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue]]" and a cover of [[the Mamas and the Papas]]' "[[California Dreamin']]", with the latter featuring [[Roger McGuinn]] of [[the Byrds]] on lead guitar. ''Made in U.S.A'' eventually went double platinum.

Commenting on his relationship to the band in 1988, Brian said that he avoided his family at Landy's suggestion, adding that "Although we stay together as a group, as people we're a far cry from friends."<ref>{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Timothy|author-link1=Timothy White (writer)|title=BACK FROM THE BOTTOM|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/26/magazine/back-from-the-bottom.html?pagewanted=all|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 26, 1988|access-date=June 20, 2018|archive-date=June 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620130254/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/26/magazine/back-from-the-bottom.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> Mike denied the accusation that he and the band were keeping Brian from participating with the group.{{sfn|Love|2016|pp=333–334}} In 1987 the band scored a top-twenty single in collaboration with rap group [[the Fat Boys]], on their cover of [[the Surfaris]]' "[[Wipe Out (instrumental)|Wipeout!]]". The following year, the Beach Boys unexpectedly claimed their first US number 1 single in 22 years with "[[Kokomo (song)|Kokomo]]", which topped the chart for one week.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beach-boys/chart-history/hsi/|title=The Beach Boys Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117203022/https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beach-boys/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}</ref> The track was featured in the film ''[[Cocktail (1988 film)|Cocktail]]''. Both "Wipeout!" and "Kokomo" were included on the band's next album, 1989's ''[[Still Cruisin']]'', which went platinum in the US.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53|title=September RIAA certifications|date=October 25, 2003|magazine=Billboard|language=en|page=53|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618111308/https://books.google.com/books?id=IBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53|url-status=live}}</ref>

During 1990 and 1991, the group's original Capitol-era albums (''Surfin' Safari'' through ''Live in London'') were released on CD for the first time, with ''The Beach Boys' Christmas Album'' and ''Pet Sounds'' being individual titles, and the remaining albums issued as two-fers (two albums on one CD). The Reprise and CBS albums (''Sunflower'' through ''The Beach Boys'') would eventually receive the same treatment in 2000. In 1991 the band contributed a cover of "[[Crocodile Rock]]" to the [[Elton John]] and [[Bernie Taupin]] tribute album ''[[Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin|Two Rooms]]''.