Título: Brian Wilson
Seção: Success and record producing
Background: Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. In addition to his lifelong struggles with mental illness, Wilson is known for his unorthodox approaches to pop composition and mastery of recording techniques, and he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the late 20th century. The Beach Boys were formed by Brian, his brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine.

Conteúdo: Recording sessions for the band's first album took place in Capitol's basement studios in the famous tower building in August 1962, but early on Brian lobbied for a different place to cut Beach Boy tracks. The large rooms were built to record the big orchestras and ensembles of the 1950s, not small rock groups. At Brian's insistence, Capitol agreed to let the Beach Boys pay for their own outside recording sessions, to which Capitol would own all the rights, and in return the band would receive a higher royalty rate on their record sales. Additionally, during the taping of their first LP Brian fought for, and won, the right to be in charge of the production - though this fact was not acknowledged with an album liner notes production credit.  In January 1963, the Beach Boys recorded their first top-ten (cresting at number three in the United States) single, "Surfin' U.S.A.", which began their long run of highly successful recording efforts at Hollywood's United Western Recorders on Sunset Boulevard. It was during the sessions for this single that Brian made the production decision from that point on to use double tracking on the group's vocals, resulting in a deeper and more resonant sound. The Surfin' U.S.A. album was also a big hit in the United States, reaching number two on the national sales charts by early July 1963. The Beach Boys had become a top-rank recording and touring band.  Brian was for the first time officially credited as the Beach Boys' producer on the Surfer 

user: What were his successes?

assistant: Recording sessions for the band's first album took place in Capitol's basement studios in the famous tower building in August 1962,

user: What was the title of the first album?

assistant: The Surfin' U.S.A. album

user: Was the album sucessful?

assistant: The Surfin' U.S.A. album was also a big hit in the United States,

user: Did they have any hit singles?

assistant: single, "Surfin' U.S.A.",

user: How did it perform on the charts?

assistant: reaching number two on the national sales charts by early July 1963.

user: Did they release any other singles?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did they have any other albums?

assistant: Brian was for the first time officially credited as the Beach Boys' producer on the Surfer Girl album,

user: What else did he do with the Beach Boys?

assistant: Brian decided to produce a set of largely car-oriented tunes for the Beach Boys' fourth album, Little Deuce Coupe,

user: Was the album a hit?

assistant: This LP reached number seven on the national charts, containing singles that were top 15 hits.