Slip On Through

"Slip On Through"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Sunflower
B-side	"This Whole World"
Released	June 29, 1970
Recorded	c. October 1–13, 1969
Studio	Beach Boys Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	2:17
Label	Brother/Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson
Producer(s)	The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Cotton Fields" (1970) "Slip On Through" (1970) "Tears in the Morning" (1970)
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"Slip On Through" on YouTube
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"Slip On Through" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1970 album Sunflower. Written by Dennis Wilson and Gregg Jakobson, it was issued as a single with the B-side "This Whole World". It did not chart.

Authorship

"Slip On Through" was originally credited to Dennis Wilson alone. After Brother Records archive manager Alan Boyd consulted with Wilson's publishing and estate, a credit for Gregg Jakobson was added to the song on the 2021 compilation Feel Flows.^[1]

Recording

An early version of the song was recorded at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. The final version was recorded at the Beach Boys' studio on October 6, 1969.^[2]

Reception

Brian Wilson said, "It was a really dynamic song. Dennis, I was very proud of, because he really rocked and rolled on that one. Dennis did really interesting energetic things on that."^[3]

Record World said that "a combination of the old and new Beach Boy sound is fantastic."^[4]

Personnel

Sourced from Craig Slowinski.^[5]

The Beach Boys

• Al Jardine – backing vocals
• Mike Love – backing vocals
• Brian Wilson – backing vocals
• Carl Wilson – backing vocals, rhythm guitar
• Dennis Wilson – lead and backing vocals, piano, additional guitar through Leslie speaker, production; cowbell (uncertain)
• Bruce Johnston – backing vocals

Additional musicians and production staff

• Jack Conrad – lead guitar
• Daryl Dragon – bass
• Dennis Dragon – drums, congas
• John Audino – trumpet
• Tony Terran – trumpet
• Stephen Desper – engineer

References

1. alanboyd (August 31, 2021). "FEEL FLOWS Q&A with ALAN BOYD and MARK LINETT - Aug 31, 2021". Endless Harmony Forum.
2. Hoisington, John. "Recording 'Sunflower'". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10.
3. White, Timothy (2000). Sunflower/Surf's Up (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
4. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Record World. July 4, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
5. Slowinski, Craig (Summer 2020). "Sunflower: 50 Year Anniversary Special Edition (Issue 130, Volume 33, No. 3)". Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine (Magazine). Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: David Beard.

External links

• Slip On Through (Alternate 1969 Mix With Session Intro) on YouTube