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The Beach Boys "Help Me, Rhonda" Lyrics Information:

HELP ME RHONDA 1
Written by: Michael O. Love & Brian Wilson
Produced by: Brian Wilson
Engineered by: Chuck Britz
Performed by: The Beach Boys 2 4
First released: 1965.

Appears on:

Singles:
Beach Boys
A-side: "Help Me Rhonda"
B-side: "Kiss Me, Baby"
1. (Capitol, 45rpm, #5395, US)-1965,
2. (Capitol, 45rpm, #K-22983, Germany)-1965,
3. (Capitol, 45rpm, #Unknown, Netherlands)-1965,
4. (Capitol, 45rpm, CR-1289, Japan)-1965

EP:
The Beach Boys Hits
Track 1: "Help Me, Rhonda"
Track 2: "California Girls"
Track 3: "The Little Girl I Once Knew"
Track 4: "Barbara Ann"
1. (Capitol, #EPA1-20813, UK)-1965

The Beach Boys Classic Hits Vol. 2
Track 1: "Good Vibrations"
Track 2: "Barbara Ann"
Track 3: "Fun, Fun, Fun"
Track 4: "Help Me Rhonda"
1. (Cema, 3-Inch CD, #ERIC4-11413, US)-1991

Albums: *
The Beach Boys Today!
1. (Capitol, 12-Track Mono LP, #T-2269, US & UK)-1965,
2. (EMI-Capitol, Mono LP, #NT-2269, Europe)-1965,
3. (EMI-Capitol, 12-Track Mono LP, #MT-2269, UK)-1966,
4. (Capitol, Duphonic Stereo LP, #DT-2269, US)-1966,
5. (Capitol, 12-Track Stereo LP, #ST-2269, US)-1969,
6. (Capitol, Reissued, Alt Cover, 12-Trk M-LP, #MFP-5234, US)-1970,
7. (EMI-Japan, Limited Edition, Promo, 12-Track CD, #CP21-6008, JI-US)-1989,
8. (Toshiba-EMI, Limited Edition, 12-Track Mono LP, #TOJP-7244, Japan)-1992,
9. (Toshiba-EMI, Limited Edition 12-Track CD, #TOCP-50856, Japan)-2008,
10. (EMI-Japan, Limited Edition, Remastered, 12-Track CD, #TOCP-54089, JI-UK)-2008,
11. (EMI-Japan, Limited Edition, 14-Track SHM-CD, #TOCP-95007, JI-US)-2008,

The Beach Boys: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
1. (Capitol, LP, #T-2354, US)-1965,
2. (Capitol-EMI, LP, #DT-2354, Uruguay)-1965,
3. (Capitol, CD, #1023, US)-1978,
4. (Capitol, LP, #29633-1, US)-1994,
5. (Capitol, CD, #29633-2, US)-1994 4 ,
6. (Capitol, CS, #29633-4, US)-1994,
7. (Capitol, CD, #60071, Germany)-1998,
8. (EMI-Japan, CD, #3320, Japan)-2002,
9. (Toshiba-EMI, CS, #TOCP-50857, Japan)-2008
10. (Toshiba-EMI, Ltd. Edition CD, #TOCP-54090, Japan)-2008,

The Beach Boys: Deluxe Set (3-in-1)
Includes tracks from, Pet Sounds,
Summer Days (And Summer Nights & Today!
1. (Capitol, 30-Track, Mono-LP, #DTCL-2813, US)-1968,

The Beach Boys: Originals (3-in-1)
Includes tracks from, Summer Days
(And Summer Nights, Today! & Smiley Smile.
1. (Capitol, Triple CD, Boxed Set, #CDOMB-018, US)-1997,
et al.

* This list is not intended to be a complete
discogrpahy on which this song appears.

1 "Help Me, Rhonda" is notable for being the first Beach
Boys song, other than on their Christmas Album, and first
single to feature lead vocals by Al Jardine.

The first version of the song appears on the album, The
Beach Boys Today! as "Help Me, Ronda." This version runs
over 3 minutes and has a number of false endings with the
volume fading in and out. This version is also included
on the Endless Summer compilation.

The single version has a noticeably different
arrangement, one word changed in the lyrics, and the
spelling of the title was changed to "Help Me Rhonda." It
is included on the Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) album.

The single became the Beach Boys second U.S. #1 single
after "I Get Around." It peaked at number twenty-seven in
the United Kingdom, and is featured on most Beach Boys
hits compilations.

2 Band members at the time of the original recording:

Al Jardine (lead vocals, guitar)
Carl Wilson (backing vocals, 12-string guitar)
Dennis Wilson (backing vocals)
Brian Wilson (backing vocals)
Mike Love (backing vocals)
Carl Wilson (guitar)
Bill Pitman (guitar)
Glen Campbell (guitar)
Billy Strange (ukulele)
Ray Pohlman (bass guitar)
Leon Russell (piano)
Hal Blaine (drums, timbales)
Julius Wechter (claves)
Billy Lee Riley (harmonica)
Steve Douglas (tenor saxophone)
Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone)
Jay Migliori (baritone saxophone)

3 Covers:
T. Graham Brown;
Bruce & Terry;
Tim Buppert;
The California Project;
Cannibal & the Headhunters;
The Countdown Singers;
Dark One Lite;
The Freshmen;
The Hit Crew;
The Hollyridge Singers;
Mike Hurst;
Jan & Dean;
Al Jardine (solo);
Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers;
Kidz Jamz;
The Langley Schools Music Project;
Roy Orbison;
Papa Doo Run Run
Ricci, Desi & Billy;
Johnny Rivers;
The Squares;
Stars at Studio 99;
The Surf City Allstar Band;
Surfsiders;
Brian Wilson (solo);
Kenny Young;
et al.

4 Transcribed from the track on this album.