Personnel
The majority of the groups, session musicians and engineers information has derived largely from musician union contracts, web sources and books stating information about the record. This means that some of the information isn't certain or accurate. Furthermore, while contracts contain the session date, song title and hours booked, none was required to be precisely accurate. The date on the contracts were often changed to comply with union requirements.
According to Russ Waspensky, Laura Tunbridge and Brad Elliott, except as noted.
- The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals, tambourine
- Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals
- Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals
- Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, producer, arranger, conductor, organ, piano, dog whistle, train whistle, sound effects incl. barking dogs
- Carl Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, guitar, twelve-string guitar
- Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, drums
- Session musicians and production staff
- Ralph Balantin – engineer
- Arnold Belnick – violin
- Chuck Berghofer – upright bass
- Hal Blaine – drums, percussion, bongos, tympani, temple blocks*
- Bruce Botnick – engineer
- Norman Botnick – viola
- Chuck Britz – engineer
- Glen Campbell – guitar, twelve string guitar
- Frank Capp – percussion, bells*, vibraphone, timpani
- Al Casey – guitar
- Ray Caton – trumpet
- Jerry Cole – guitar
- Kyle Burkett – guitar
- Andrew Maxson – bass
- Gary Coleman – percussion, bongos
- H. Bowen David – engineer
- Mike Deasy – guitar
- Al de Lory – piano, harpsichord, organ, tack piano
- Joseph DiFiore – viola
- Justin DiTullio – cello
- Steve Douglas – saxophones, clarinet, percussion, flute
- Jesse Erlich – cello
- Ritchie Frost – drums, percussion, Coca-Cola cans
- Carl Fortina – accordion
- James Getzoff – violin
- Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
- Bill Green – saxophone, flute, percussion
- Leonard Hartman – english horn, clarinets
- Jim Horn – saxophones, flute
- Paul Horn – saxophone
- Harry Hyams – viola
- Jules Jacob – flute
- Plas Johnson – saxophones, percussion
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- Carol Kaye – electric bass
- Barney Kessel – mandolin, guitar
- Bobby Klein – saxophone
- Larry Knechtel – hammond organ
- William Kurasch – violin
- Larry Levine – engineer
- Leonard Malarsky – violin
- Frank Marocco – accordion
- Gail Martin – trombone
- Nick Martinis – drums
- Terry Melcher – tambourine*
- Mike Melvoin – harpsichord
- Jay Migliori – saxophones, clarinets, flute
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica
- Jack Nimitz – saxophone
- Bill Pitman – guitar
- Ray Pohlman – mandolin, electric guitar, six string bass
- Don Randi – piano
- Jerome Reisler – violin
- Lyle Ritz – upright bass, ukulele
- Alan Robinson – french horn
- Leon Russell – piano
- Joseph Saxon – cello
- Ralph Schaffer – violin
- Sid Sharp – violin
- Billy Strange – guitar, twelve-string electric guitar
- Ron Swallow – tambourine
- Ernie Tack – trombone
- Paul Tanner – electro-theremin
- Darrel Terwilliger – viola
- Tommy Tedesco – guitar
- Julius Wechter – percussion
- Jerry Williams – percussion
- Tibor Zelig – violin
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