Orange Crate Art is a 1995 album by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks released on Warner Bros. Records, where Parks has been contracted since 1967.

Nearly 30 years after their legendary collaboration on the ill-fated Smile project, Wilson and Parks teamed up again for this Orange Crate Art, which in essence, is really a Van Dyke Parks album, full of his dense, complex songwriting and lush orchestrations, while featuring Brian Wilson on vocals. The album's title refers to the sun-drenched, idealized paintings that grace wooden fruit crates, and its theme is a nostalgic view of the history of California.

Given the history of its principals, the album came with high expectations, but upon release it received mixed critical reviews and had lackluster sales, failing even to chart. Nonetheless, Orange Crate Art still remains an interesting curio for most Wilson and Parks devotees.

Track listing

All songs by Van Dyke Parks, except where noted.

1. "Orange Crate Art" - 3:00
2. "Sail Away" - 5:15
3. "My Hobo Heart" (Van Dyke Parks/Michael Hazelwood) - 3:16
4. "Wings Of A Dove" - 3:07
5. "Palm Tree And Moon" - 4:07
6. "Summer In Monterey" (Van Dyke Parks/Michael Hazelwood) - 4:14
7. "San Francisco" - 4:28
8. "Hold Back Time" - 3:39
9. "My Jeanine" - 3:13
10. "Movies Is Magic" - 3:54
11. "This Town Goes Down At Sunset" (Michael Hazelwood) - 3:21
12. "Lullaby" (George Gershwin) - 6:06

Orange Crate Art (Warner Bros. 45427) never charted in the US or the UK.

External links

• Orange Crate Art lyrics (with a few minor errors)

1995 albums | Warner Bros. albums | Van Dyke Parks albums | Brian Wilson albums