| "Susie Cincinnati" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single bythe Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album15 Big Ones | ||||
| A-side | "Add Some Music to Your Day" | |||
| Released | February 23, 1970 (1970-02-23)[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 24, 1969 – February 2, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Beach Boys (Bel Air) | |||
| Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
| Songwriter | Al Jardine | |||
| Producer | The Beach Boys | |||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Susie Cincinnati" is a song by the American rock bandthe Beach Boys that was recorded during the sessions for their 1970 albumSunflower.[2] It was written byAl Jardine about a female cab driver from Ohio.[3]
Al Jardine stated in a 2022 interview, "'Susie Cincinnati' is kind of a jab atThe Beatles, a 'Drive My Car' kind of thing, I enjoyed that. There wasn't so much a rivalry with The Beatles, more of an appreciation. With Brian it might have been competition but myself, I enjoyed their work a lot."[4]
"Susie Cincinnati" was recorded atthe Beach Boys' Bel Air studio on December 24, 1969 and January 7, 1970. The automobile sound effects were recorded on February 2, 1970.[5][6]
The song was first issued in February 1970 as the B-side of the "Add Some Music to Your Day" single, and then again in December 1974 as the B-side of the "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" single.[7][8] In 1976, it was included as a track on the album15 Big Ones.Brian Wilson included it on the LP "because it's a good song", althoughDennis Wilson felt that it was a "silly piece of shit".[9]
Per liner notes.[3]
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