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Songs written and co-written by   Dennis Wilson

1. The Beach Boys albums with Dennis's songs on them

 

Surfer Girl (1963)
Surfer's Rule (Brian Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine)

Shut Down volume 2 (1964)
Denny's Drums (Dennis Wilson)

Friends (1968)
Friends (BrianWilson/Carl WilsonDennis Wilson/Al Jardine)
Be Here in the Morning (BrianWilson/Carl Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Mike Love/Al Jardine)
When a Man Needs a Woman (BrianWilson/Carl Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine/Steve Korthof/Jon Parks)
Little Bird (Dennis Wilson/S.Kalinich) vocal: Dennis
Be Still (Dennis Wilson/S.Kalinich) vocal: Dennis

20/20 (1969)
Be with Me (Dennis Wilson) vocal: Dennis
All I Want to Do (Dennis Wilson) vocal: Mike
Never Learnt not to Love (Dennis Wilson) [actually written or co-written by Charles Manson] vocal: Dennis

Sunflower (1970)
Slip on Through (Dennis Wilson) vocal: Dennis
Got to Know the Woman (Dennis Wilson) vocal: Dennis
It's About Time (Dennis Wilson/D. Burchman/Al Jardine/Carl Wison) vocal: Carl
Forever (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jacobson) vocal: Dennis

Carl and the Passions - So Tough (1972)
Make It Good (Dennis Wilson/Daryl Dragon) vocal: Dennis
Cuddle Up (Dennis Wilson/Daryl Dragon) vocal: Dennis

Holland (1973)
Steamboat (Music: Dennis Wilson, Lyrics: Jack Rieley) vocal: Carl
Only with You (Music: Dennis Wilson, Lyrics: Mike Love) vocal: Carl

L.A. (Light Album) (1979)
Love Surrounds Me (Dennis Wilson/G. Cushing-Murray) vocal: Dennis
Baby Blue (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jacobson/Karen Lamm) vocal: Dennis and Carl

10 Years of Harmony (1981)
San Miguel (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jacobson) vocal: Carl
recorded ca. 1969

Summer in Paradise (1992)
Forever (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson) vocal: John Stamos

Good Vibrations box set (1993)
The only song which is unreleased elsewhere is:
4th of July (Dennis Wilson) vocal: Carl


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2. The Beach Boys single with Dennis' song not released on albums

 

Breakaway (1969)
B-side is Celebrate the News (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson) vocal: Dennis
also released as a bonus track on the cd release of Friends / 20/20


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3. Dennis solo


 
Dennis Wilson and Rumbo single (1969)
Sound of Free b/w Lady
*Rumbo is Daryl Dragon from the band Captain and Tennille.

Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)
River Song (Dennis Wilson/Carl Wilson)
What's Wrong (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson/M. Horn)
Moonshine (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson)
Friday Night (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson)
Dreamer (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson)
Thoughts of You (Dennis Wilson/J. Dutch)
Time (Dennis Wilson/Karen Lamm Wilson)
You and I (Dennis Wilson/Karen Lamm Wilson/Gregg Jakobson)
Pacific Ocean Blue (Dennis Wilson/Mike Love)
Farewell My Friend (Dennis Wilson)
Rainbows (Dennis Wilson/Carl Wilson/S. Kalanich)
End of the Show (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson)

Produced by Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson


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4. Performed by other artists
 


American Spring:
Spring (1971)
Forever (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson) vocal: Marilyn Wilson
Vocal arrangement by Brian Wilson. Also features Carl Wilson
Produced by Brian Wilson/Stephen Desper/David Sandler

Shyin' Away (1973)
B-side is Fallin' in Love (Dennis Wilson) vocal: Diane Rovell
Produced by David Sandler/Diane Rovell/Brian Wilson


Captain and Tennille:
Love Will Keep Us Together (?year?)
Cuddle Up (Dennis Wilson/Daryl Gragon)


Colin Blunstone:
Planes (?year?)
Only With You (Dennis Wilson/Mike Love)


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There are many unrealeased Dennis songs in the studio archives. Most of them should be available on bootlegs (such as Bamboo and Denny Remembered). Unfortunately I haven't heard them. I also haven't heard the Dennis Wilson/Rumbo single.

Axl Rose of the Guns'N'Roses said that the hidden track on their Spaghetti Incident album is written by Dennis. However the song is probably written by the infamous Charles Manson