That's Why God Made the Radio
That's Why God Made the Radio is the twenty-ninth and most recent studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012, on Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, the album was recorded to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. It is their first studio album since 1996's Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, the first album to feature original material since Summer in Paradise in 1992, their first album to feature guitarist and backing vocalist David Marks since Little Deuce Coupe in 1963, and their first album since the 1998 death of co-founder Carl Wilson.
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| Released | June 5, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | May 2011–March 2012 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 38:53 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson (except "Daybreak Over the Ocean", Paul Fauerso) | |||
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Preceded by the single "That's Why God Made the Radio", the album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was their highest charting studio album of new material since 1965, placing them second all-time with longest span of top 10 albums at 49 years.