Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys , a greatest hits compilation, was released in 2003, going multi-platinum. In 2004, Wilson recorded and released his solo album Brian Wilson Presents Smile , a reinterpretation of the unfinished Smile project. That September, Wilson issued a free CD through the Mail On Sunday that included Beach Boys songs he had rerecorded, five of which he co-authored with Love. The 10-track compilation had 2.6 million copies distributed and prompted Love to file a lawsuit in 2005; he claimed the promotion hurt sales of the original recordings and his image was used for the CD. Wilson’s wife Melinda alleged that, during the deposition, Love turned to Wilson and remarked: “you better start writing a real big hit because you’re going to have to write me a real big check”. Love’s suit was dismissed in 2007 when a judge determined there were no triable issues and the case was without merit.
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys , a greatest hits
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