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Love And Mercy

Brian Wilson
Track 1 on Brian Wilson 

Producers

Russ Titelman & Brian Wilson
Jul. 1, 19881 viewer13.2K views

Love And Mercy Lyrics

I was sittin' in a crummy movie
With my hands on my chin
All the violence that occurs
Seems like we never win

Love and mercy, that's what you need tonight
So love and mercy to you and your friends tonight

I was lying in my room
And the news came on TV
A lotta people out there hurtin'
And it really scares me

Love and mercy, that's what you need tonight
Love and mercy to you and your friends tonight

I was standing in a bar
And watching all the people there
Oh, the loneliness in this world
Well it's just not fair

Hey, love and mercy, that's what we need tonight
So love and mercy to you and your friends tonight
Love and mercy, that's what you need tonight
Love and mercy tonight
Love and mercy tonight

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Arguably Brian Wilson’s most iconic solo track, “Love and Mercy” a feelgood, heartfelt melody about looking for love and happiness when things look rough, was the opening song on his 1988 self-titled solo record. Despite the supervision by Wilson’s controversial therapist and producer Eugene Landy who was mistreating Wilson at the time, the record was received quite favorable by both the general public and reviewers, and Wilson went on to create many more successful solo projects in the following years.

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Brian Wilson (1988)
Brian Wilson
  1. 1.
    Love And Mercy
  2. 2.
    Walkin’ The Line
  3. 3.
    Melt Away
  4. 4.
    Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long
  5. 5.
    Little Children
  6. 6.
    One For The Boys
  7. 7.
    There’s So Many
  8. 8.
    Night Time
  9. 9.
    Let It Shine
  10. 10.
    Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight
  11. 11.
    Rio Grande
  12. 13.
    He Couldn’t Get His Poor Old Body to Move
  13. 14.
    Being With The One You Love
  14. 15.
    Let’s Go to Heaven In My Car
  15. 16.
    Too Much Sugar
  16. 17.
    There’s So Many (demo)
  17. 18.
    Walkin’ the Line (demo)
  18. 19.
    Melt Away (Early version - Alt. vocal)
  19. 20.
    Night Time (instrumental)
  20. 21.
    Little Children (demo)
  21. 22.
    Night Bloomin’ Jasmine (Demo)
  22. 23.
    Rio Grande (Early version - Compiled Rough Mixes)
Credits
Producers
Writers
Synclavier
Recorded At
Ground Control, The Village, Suma, Soundcastle, Larabee, and Smoke Tree Ranch, California; The Hit Factory, New York City, New York; Dolphin Sound, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i; Twilite Sound, Boston, Massachusetts
Release Date
July 1, 1988
Love And Mercy Covers
Tags
PopProgressive PopBaroque PopBrill BuildingArt Pop
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