Daybreak Over The Ocean

This is the only track on That's Why God Made The Radio not co-written by Brian.It has a long genesis, being recorded for Mike's unreleased solo album 'First Love' in 1978, and then also mooted for his 'Unleash The Love/Mike Love Not War' album some 30 years later. Most of this track was recorded back in 1978.

It's probably not coincidental that the Mike solo compositions on Beach Boys albums are mostly pretty decent, and in the case of Big Sur, sometimes rather nice- it may have something to do with Mike writing from his heart, as opposed to doing something that fans might expect. Daybreak is more in the pretty decent camp; it's a slow nostalgic ballad with a fairly memorable melody. It might be one of the weaker tracks on the album (for me, not the weakest), but it fits in well with the overall mood of the album and certainly doesn’t make one lurch for the fast forward button. Remember, Mike Love is a Wilson once-removed!

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