The Beach Boys Love You

The Beach Boys Love You is the 21st studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on April 11, 1977, by Brother/Reprise. Aiming to satisfy listeners disappointed by their previous album, 15 Big Ones (1976), Love You is characterized by its stream-of-consciousness lyrics, its use of synthesizers, and the band members' gravelly vocal timbres. It is sometimes called the band's "punk" or "synth-pop" album.

Tentatively titled Brian Loves You, the album was largely recorded in late 1976 at the band's Brother Studios and developed primarily as a Brian Wilson solo project. He wrote nearly all of the material and performed most of the instrumentation, including keyboards, synthesizers, and drums, with assistance from brothers Carl (credited as "mixdown producer") and Dennis. The 14 tracks address subjects including the Solar System, roller skating, and infants. Brian also contributed songs about his wife, daughters, mistress, and his idols Phil Spector and Johnny Carson. Engineer Earle Mankey described the album as "serious", "autobiographical", and "frighteningly accurate" to Wilson's personality. Wilson called it his most creatively satisfying work since Pet Sounds (1966) and his favorite Beach Boys album overall.

Although Love You received near-unanimous critical praise, some listeners were put off by its tone, production, and vocals. It sold poorly, peaking at number 53 in the U.S. and number 28 in the UK. The album has since been recognized as a precursor to synth-pop and new wave, and has gained a cult following. A follow-up, Adult/Child, was completed but unreleased. It was Wilson's last album fully written and produced by him until his solo debut, Brian Wilson (1988), and the last made without substantial outside involvement. Al Jardine toured the album during 2025–2026 in support of its expanded reissue, We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years (2026).