With Me Tonight

"With Me Tonight" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1967 album Smiley Smile. The piece has been characterized as "psychedelic doo wop"^[1] and the similar descriptor "do it yourself acid casualty doo-wop".^[2]

AllMusic called the track "one of the better (or, more accurately, refined) songs on the Smiley Smile album" and said that "the melody envelopes the listener in a graceful way, and, in this sense, makes it quite different from many of the other songs on the album."^[3] In the liner notes of the Smiley Smile/Wild Honey set, the song is described as "probably the best of the non-official Smile tunes on the LP."^[2]

Recording

"With Me Tonight" originated during the Smile sessions as "You're With Me Tonight". The intro was recorded as a vocal chant; later, it was expanded into a song for Smiley Smile and the "you're" in its title was omitted.^[2] One of Brian's vocal instructions to the group was to sing the song while smiling.^[1] At approximately 0:26, one can hear voice say "good." This was thought to be an accident when Arnie Geller, a friend of Brian Wilson's, said it during the vocal take and that the grouped liked it so much, that they left it in there. However, when session tapes began circulating on the collectors circuit, it was revealed that the "good" was edited in later.

Variations

Early versions of the song entitled "You're With Me Tonight" appear on the compilations Hawthorne, CA (2001) and The Smile Sessions (2011).

Personnel

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Carl Wilson – lead vocals^[2]

Cover version

Sandy Salisbury (under the title "On and On She Goes")^[2]

References

1 2 Carlin, Peter Ames (2006). Catch a wave : the rise, fall & redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale. p. 128. ISBN 9781594867491.
1 2 3 4 5 "Smiley Smile/Wid Honey liner notes". albumlinernotes.com.
↑ Greenwald, Matthew. "With Me Tonight". allmusic.com.

Smiley Smile

Songs

Side one	"Heroes and Villains" "Vegetables" "Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)" "She's Goin' Bald" "Little Pad"

Side two	"Good Vibrations" "With Me Tonight" "Wind Chimes" "Gettin' Hungry" "Wonderful" "Whistle In"

Smile

Events leading to the album's collapse

The Smile Sessions
track listing

Side one	"Our Prayer" "Gee" "Heroes and Villains" "Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)" "I'm In Great Shape" "Barnyard" "My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)" "Cabin Essence"

Side two	"Wonderful" "Look (Song for Children)" "Child Is Father of the Man" "Surf's Up"

Side three	"I Wanna Be Around / Workshop" "Vega-Tables" "Holidays" "Wind Chimes" "The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)" "Love to Say Dada" "Good Vibrations"

Others	"Cool, Cool Water" "I Don't Know" "He Gives Speeches" "Teeter Totter Love" "Three Blind Mice" "Tune X" "You're Welcome" "You're with Me Tonight"

Derivative songs

"Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)"
"She's Goin' Bald"
"Whistle In"
"Can't Wait Too Long"
"Mama Says"
"Little Bird"

Pet Sounds (Sessions)
20/20
Surf's Up
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
- bootlegs
- discography
Van Dyke Parks
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
"Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!"
"Rio Grande"
Smiling Pets
The Act of Creation

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