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Still Cruisin is the twenty-sixth studio album by the Beach Boys, their thirty-fifth official album (counting compilations and live packages), and their last release of the 1980s. It is also the last album of new material released during a brief return to Capitol Records.

Released on August 28, 1989, the album was panned by critics, with AllMusic referring to the band's sound by producer Terry Melcher as sounding "like a professional '60s cover band." Despite the poor critical reception, the album was Certified Gold by RIAA in 1989 and has since gone on to be Certified Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 copies.

Despite its commercial success, Still Cruisin was left out of Capitol's Beach Boys re-issue campaign in 2000 and 2001, along with their following album Summer in Paradise. Its lead single "Kokomo," however, has made subsequent appearances on compilation albums.

Background

After "Kokomo" (when released as a single from the Cocktail film soundtrack) gave the Beach Boys their first number one hit in the US since 1966's "Good Vibrations," the band decided to put together an album of recent and classic songs. The classic songs included had been heard in recent films. The songs "Somewhere Near Japan," "Island Girl," and "Still Cruisin" were recorded for the album by the touring Beach Boys band as well as studio musicians and producer Terry Melcher. Due to his ongoing relationship with Dr. Eugene Landy, Brian Wilson's lone contribution to this album was "In My Car", a song credited as being co-written by Landy and girlfriend Alexandra Morgan. However, as subsequent court actions have seen Landy's name removed from other period songs, such as those on Wilson's 1988 album, these credits may be negated.

"Kokomo" was a recent single, as was "Wipe Out," a duet with American rap group the Fat Boys. (The song was originally to be recorded with Run-DMC, but Mike Love apparently struck a deal with the other group.) along with "The Spirit of Rock and Roll" (recorded between August 1986 and January 1987), a Brian Wilson composition included as the final song in the band's 25th anniversary concert/TV special.

Due to the success of "Kokomo," Still Cruisin went gold in the US and Austria and gave the Beach Boys their best chart showing since 1976. During Capitol's Beach Boys re-issue campaign in 2000 and 2001 however, Still Cruisin was left behind and allowed to go out of print, and it has remained out of print ever since.

Singles

  • "Kokomo" b/w "Tutti Frutti" (Little Richard) (Elektra) July 18, 1988 – US No. 1; UK No. 25
  • "Still Cruisin" b/w "Kokomo" (Capitol) August 7, 1989 – US No. 93
  • "Somewhere Near Japan" b/w "Wipe Out" (Capitol) January 11, 1990

Commercial performance

Still Cruisin reached No. 46 on the US Billboard 200 during a chart stay of 22 weeks. It reached No. 10 in Australia,

The Beach Boys

  • Alan Jardine – vocals on "Island Girl", "Kokomo", and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"; acoustic guitar on "Make It Big"
  • Bruce Johnston – vocals on "Kokomo" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Mike Love – vocals on "Island Girl", "Kokomo", and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Brian Wilson – vocals and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"; keyboards and synthesizers on "In My Car"
  • Carl Wilson – vocals on "Island Girl", "Kokomo", and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"; acoustic guitar on "Make It Big"
  • Dennis Wilson – vocals on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"

Additional musicians

  • James Grunke – synth programming on "Island Girl"
  • Adam Jardine – additional background vocals on "Island Girl"
  • Matt Jardine – additional background vocal on "Island Girl"
  • Jeffrey Foskett – additional background vocals on "Island Girl"; acoustic rhythm guitar on "Kokomo"
  • Michael Bernard – programming on "In My Car"
  • Joseph Brasler – guitar on "In My Car"
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums on "In My Car"
  • Ry Cooder – acoustic lead guitar, mandolin, and slide guitar on "Kokomo"
  • Rod Clark – bass guitar on "Kokomo"
  • Buell Neidlinger – upright bass on "Kokomo"
  • Terry Melcher – synth harpsichord on "Kokomo"
  • Van Dyke Parks – accordion on "Kokomo"
  • Vince Charles, "Milton" and "Mike" (surnames unknown) – steel drums on "Kokomo"
  • Jim Keltner – drums and percussion on "Kokomo"
  • Chili Charles – percussion on "Kokomo"
  • Joel Peskin – saxophone on "Kokomo"
  • Hal Blaine – drums on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Frank Capp – jingle stick, timpani, and glockenspiel on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Roy Caton – trumpet on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Jerry Cole – 12-string electric guitar
  • Al De Lory – grand piano on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Carl Fortina – accordion on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Carol Kaye – bass guitar on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Barney Kessel – 12-string electric guitar (Danelectro Bellzouki 7010) on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Larry Knechtel – tack upright piano on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Frank Marocco – accordion on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Bill Pitman – acoustic rhythm guitar on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Ray Pohlman – Bass VI on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  • Lyle Ritz – upright bass on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"

Production staff

  • Terry Melcher – producer ("Still Cruisin'", "Somewhere Near Japan", "Kokomo", "Make It Big")
  • Brian Wilson – producer ("In My Car", "I Get Around", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "California Girls"), mixing ("In My Car")
  • Alan Jardine – producer ("Island Girl")
  • Albert Calbrera – producer ("Wipe Out")
  • Tony Moran – producer ("Wipe Out")
  • Gary Usher – vocal producer ("Wipe Out"; The Beach Boys' vocal overdubs only)