and backing vocals, tack piano (choruses), overdubbed tambourine (choruses) Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, electric rhythm guitar (choruses and chorus fade), shaker (second bridge) Dennis Wilson – backing vocals, Hammond organ (second bridge) Additional players Hal Blaine – drums (verses and choruses), timpani (choruses), shaker (second bridge) Jimmy Bond – upright bass (first bridge) Frank Capp – bongos with sticks Gary Coleman – sleigh bells (third bridge and chorus fade) Steve Douglas – tenor flute (verses and first bridge) Jesse Ehrlich – cello Jim Gordon – drums (third bridge and chorus fade) Bill Green – contra-clarinet, bass saxophone Jim Horn – piccolo (first bridge) Larry Knechtel – Hammond organ (verses) Plas Johnson – piccolo (verses and chorus fade), flutes (chorus fade) Al De Lory – tack piano Mike Melvoin – upright piano (chorus fade) Jay Migliori – flutes (verses and chorus fade) Tommy Morgan – bass harmonica, overdubbed jaw harp, harmonica Bill Pitman – Danelectro bass (first bridge, third bridge, and chorus fade) Ray Pohlman – Fender bass (verses and first bridge) Don Randi – electric harpsichord Lyle Ritz – upright bass (verses and second bridge), Fender bass (choruses) Paul Tanner – Electro-Theremin Terry (surname unknown, possibly Terry Melcher) – tambourine (verses) Arthur Wright – Fender bass (third bridge and chorus fade) unknown (possibly Hal Blaine) – tambourine (first bridge) Technical staff Chuck Britz – engineer Cal Harris – engineer Jim Lockert – engineer Partial sessionography February 17 – Gold Star (this session produced the verses heard in the final master) Hal Blaine – drums Frank Capp – bongos with sticks (cups instead of bongos on some takes) Al Casey – electric rhythm guitar Steve Douglas – tenor flute Bill Green – contra-clarinet Larry Knechtel – Hammond organ Plas Johnson – piccolo Jay Migliori – flute (verses and first bridge) Ray Pohlman – Fender bass (fuzz bass in chorus) Don Randi – grand piano (piano with taped strings on earlier takes) Lyle Ritz – upright bass Billy Strange – 12-string electric rhythm guitar (lead on earlier takes) Paul Tanner – Electro-Theremin Terry (surname unknown, possibly Terry Melcher) – tambourine Tony (surname unknown, possibly Tony Asher) – sleigh bells March 3 – Gold Star (discarded overdubs recorded on February 17 backing track) Brian Wilson – vocals Carl Wilson – vocals unknown (possibly Carl Wilson) – Fender bass (choruses) unknown (possibly Tony Asher) – jaw harp April 9 – Gold