Before Brian Wilson, his last released production effort was the 1977 album The Beach Boys Love You, which, despite being credited to the Beach Boys, was recorded and performed almost entirely by himself. He had approached his then-record label, Warner Bros., about producing a true solo album in the mid-1970s, but it never happened, ostensibly because he had rejected the company's proposed budget. Wilson stated in a 1976 interview that he had considered the Beach Boys' albums Pet Sounds (1966) and Friends (1968) to be his first solo albums. 3.3 Non-album singles and unreleased songs.

Wilson continued recording with Paley after disassociating from Landy in 1991, but did not release a second solo album of new original material until Imagination (1998). A follow-up, Sweet Insanity, was co-produced with Landy but never officially released. In later years, detractors have criticized the album's reliance on synthesizers and drum machines. The LP's release was largely overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Landy and the success of the Beach Boys' ' Kokomo', released the same month. Two singles were issued: ' Love and Mercy' and 'Melt Away'.īrian Wilson was critically acclaimed but sold moderately, reaching number 54 in the U.S. Among the album's guest contributors were Nick Laird-Clowes, Jeff Lynne, Elliot Easton, Philippe Saisse, Christopher Cross, and Terence Trent D'Arby. The record includes the eight-minute closing track ' Rio Grande', which saw Wilson revisiting a more experimental approach in the form of an Old West-themed suite.

Landy and his aides were a constant disruptive presence, and creative differences between him and the rest of the production team occurred throughout the album's making. It was written and produced mainly by Wilson, Landy, and Sire staff producers Andy Paley, Russ Titelman, and Lenny Waronker. The album was recorded over the course of a year across eleven studios. His psychologist, Eugene Landy, was credited as 'executive producer'. It cost over $1 million to record and was the first produced by Wilson since The Beach Boys Love You (1977). Promoted as a spiritual successor to his band's 1966 release Pet Sounds, the album is characterized for its rich, synthesizer-heavy orchestrations. Brian Wilson is the first solo album by American musician Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, released Jby Sire and Reprise Records.

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