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. The album is characterized by its stream-of-consciousness lyrics, its use of synthesizers, and the band members' gravelly vocal timbres. It was produced by Brian Wilson in late 1976 at Brother Studios and developed primarily as a 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.

Tentatively titled Brian Loves You, Wilson aimed to satisfy listeners disappointed by the group's previous album 15 Big Ones (1976). His new songs returned to the self-reflective approach of Pet Sounds (1966) and drew inspiration from his family and personal life, Phil Spector, Johnny Carson, and the Solar System; two more were co-written and recorded several years prior, "Good Time" with Al Jardine and "Ding Dang" with Roger McGuinn, while Mike Love co-wrote "Let Us Go on this Way". Wilson called the record his most creatively satisfying work since Pet Sounds and later his favorite Beach Boys album overall. Although it 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. Lead single "Honkin' Down the Highway" did not chart. A follow-up, Adult/Child, was completed but unreleased.

Love You later gained a cult following and became sometimes regarded as the band's "punk" album and a precursor to synth-pop and new wave. It was Wilson's last album largely written and produced by him until his solo debut, Brian Wilson (1988), and the last made without substantial outside involvement. Jardine toured the album during 2025–2026 in support of its expanded reissue, We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years (2026).