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Funky Pretty

Field	Value
name	Funky Pretty
type	single
artist	the Beach Boys
album	Holland
A-side	California Saga/California
released
recorded
genre	R&B
length
label	Brother
writer	{{flat list
producer	The Beach Boys
prev_title	Sail On, Sailor
prev_year	1973
next_title	Child of Winter (Christmas Song)
next_year	1974

| A-side = California Saga/California

Brian Wilson
Mike Love
Jack Rieley}}

"Funky Pretty" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their January 1973 album Holland. Themed around astrology, the song was written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Jack Rieley. Carl Wilson explained that the song was quickly recorded in a "spontaneous flurry". Brian was an active participant in its production, a rare occurrence at the time. In April 1973, it was issued as the B-side to their single "California Saga/California".

Background

Rolling Stone wrote of the song in its review of Holland:

Asked about the song in a 2013 interview, manager Jack Rieley said:

Drummer Ricky Fataar remembered,

Guitarist Blondie Chaplin stated,

Personnel

Credits from Craig Slowinski, John Brode, Will Crerar and Joshilyn Hoisington.

The Beach Boys

Blondie Chaplin - lead (chorus) and backing vocals
Al Jardine - lead (chorus) vocals
Mike Love - lead (chorus) and backing vocals
Brian Wilson - backing vocals, upright piano, drums, congas, Moog synthesizers, producer
Carl Wilson - lead (verse and bridge) and backing vocals, electric guitar, producer

Additional musicians

Billy Hinsche - backing vocals
Diane Rovell - backing vocals
Marilyn Wilson - backing vocals

Cover versions

2012 – Christopher Holland, Corner Green

References

"Funky Pretty". [[Allmusic]].
(March 1, 1973). "Holland".
(September 6, 2013). "The Life of RIELEY".
Badman, Keith. (2004). "The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio". Backbeat Books.
"Sail On Sailor Sessionography".

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