Smiley Smile was released on September 18, 1967, and peaked at number 41 in the US, making it their worst-selling album to that date. It was the first album for which production was credited to the entire group instead of Brian alone. Critics and fans were generally underwhelmed by the album; according to Scott Schinder, it was released to “general incomprehension”. The group was virtually blacklisted by the music press, to the extent that reviews of the group’s records were either withheld from publication or published long after the release dates. When released in the UK in November, it performed better, reaching number 9.
Smiley Smile was released on September 18, 1967, and peaked at number
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