Trivia / Summer in Paradise

• Bury Your Art: This is only one of two albums in the band's discography to never be reissued, alongside Still Cruisin'. Not only were the pair widely considered the band's worst albums by audiences (with the latter also being a commercial failure), but they were also derided by the band themselves, with even Mike Love (of whom Summer in Paradise was the brainchild) scarcely mentioning the projects in his memoir. None of this album's songs are featured on any greatest hits albums, and the only song still included in their setlist is the Title Track.
• Creator Backlash: In terms of legacy, Summer in Paradise would turn out to be a joke amongst fans as well as the main ammunition used against Mike Love's reputation. Only one song, the title-track, would be continually played on stage by the band throughout the years and the only Beach Boy to ever mention this album would be Mike Love (only once in his autobiography). It's best to say that the other Beach Boys involved in the project prefer to not talk about it at all.
• Creator Killer: The album was such a critical and commercial failure that the band didn't release another original album for twenty years (they recorded the country cover album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 and attempted to make a new album with Andy Paley to no success). They've otherwise survived exclusively through touring and releasing compilation albums.
• Denial of Digital Distribution: This album, as well as its predecessor Still Cruisin', aren't available on streaming platforms which is likely related to Capitol Records' dismissing of it during the Beach Boys catalogue reissue of 2000-2001.
• Follow-Up Failure: The album has been viewed as a way for the band to cash in on the success of their hit single "Kokomo", as evidenced by the mention of the song on the title track as well as "Island Fever" which shares writing similarities with the chart-topping song (in fact, "Kokomo" was featured on The Beach Boys' album Still Cruisin' which was a golden record and a commercial success that the band haven't received in a while at this point in their career). Despite that, the album was still a commercial bomb to the point that it didn't even chart.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The band quickly threw the album into Canon Discontinuity after its one and only print run, thanks to how badly it flopped. As a result, it has never been reissued, not even on streaming services. Consequently, the only legal way to listen to the album is to seek out secondhand copies, which often go for very high prices as a result of the album's rarity.
• Rarely Performed Song: The Beach Boys have played almost nothing from this album live since it released, thanks to it being a critical and commercial failure and a massive source of Creator Backlash (even for Mike Love, who scarcely mentions the album in his memoirs despite the project being his brainchild). The only Summer in Paradise track to appear in their setlists is the Title Track, which remains a concert staple thanks to its environmentalist themes.
• What Could Have Been:
  • "Summer of Love" was originally envisioned a sequel to "Do the Bartman", with Mike Love duetting with Bart in a planned Simpsons movie. Ultimately, this idea fell through, leading Love to record the song himself.
  • Love also intended to rework "Goin' To The Beach" (originally recorded for Keepin' the Summer Alive) for inclusion on this album.

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