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That's Why God Made the Radio
2012 studio album by the Beach Boys
That's Why God Made the Radio
That's Why God Made the Radio is the twenty-ninth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012, by 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, their first album not to feature co-founder Carl Wilson (due to his death in 1998), and their last with Brian (before his death in 2025), Al Jardine (before his departure in 2012), and Bruce Johnston (before his departure in 2026). Preceded by the single "That's Why God Made the Radio", the album received generally positive reviews, 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...
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