Something There – Remembering Jeffrey Foskett will be available this summer
Omnivore Recordings, in association with The Jeffrey Foskett Estate, announce the release of Something There – Remembering Jeffrey Foskett, to be released on July 11th. Ahead of the album’s release is a previously unheard Brian Wilson song, called “Mary Honey.”
A loving tribute to the voice of an angel, this 25 song collection contains several key Foskett recordings (“I Live For The Sun,” “Everybody,” “Something There”), rare alliances with Robert Lamm of Chicago and Christopher Cross, and previously unissued collaborations with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, America, and Los Straitjackets. The album also includes “Splash City (A Capella),” a special recording produced for an episode of Full House, which Foskett appeared in, featuring John Stamos with all backing vocals performed by Foskett. More than half of the recordings are previously unissued.
Born and bred in the Golden State of California, Foskett and his angelic voice were destined to be part of the California Sound forever. An early acolyte of The Beach Boys and the music of Brian Wilson, Foskett was serendipitously “discovered” by Beach Boys lead singer, Mike Love, in a bar in Santa Barbara in the early 1980s. Foskett would later describe this “chance meeting” as “opportunity knocking” and he seized it with every ounce of talent he possessed.
Soon after meeting Love, Foskett joined The Beach Boys on the road. Very quickly, his soaring falsetto and incredible musical talent earned him the title of Vice-Principal as he assisted Hawthorne’s favorite sons with their late ’80s resurgence (Live Aid, “Kokomo”). This experience led him to many further opportunities and ultimately led him to lead Brian Wilson’s touring band in the 1990s.
Along the way, Foskett himself was creating original music and unique collaborations which led to several solo projects, all critically acclaimed. In the late ’90s, as musical director and confidante, Jeffrey stood by Brian Wilson’s side to attend to some unfinished business… the completion of Wilson’s legendary opus, Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE and its accompanying tour.
In 2012, Foskett was also instrumental in reuniting The Beach Boys for their widely successful 50th Anniversary Tour and reunion album That’s Why God Made The Radio. Sadly, after a lengthy battle with throat cancer, Jeffrey Foskett passed away in December of 2023.
1. Tell Me – The Pranks [Previously Unreleased]
2. Barbara Ann – Mike Love’s Endless Summer Beach Band [Previously Unreleased]
3. Splash City (A Cappella) [Previously Unreleased]
4. I Live For The Sun
5. Something There
6. Thru My Window
7. Mary Honey – Jeffrey Foskett with Brian Wilson [Previously Unreleased]
8. Summer Love (A Cappella) [Previously Unreleased]
9. You Remind Me Of The Sun (Alternate Version) [Previously Unreleased]
10. Remembering (Alternate Version) – America [Previously Unreleased]
11. Cool And Gone
12. Simple – Christopher Cross
13. Sunshine All The Time (A Cappella) [Previously Unreleased]
14. The Word Go (Alternate Version) – Jeff Larson & Jeffrey Foskett [Previously Unreleased]
15. I Wanted You To Know – Gary Griffin with Jeffrey Foskett
16. Feeling Just The Way (Alternate Acoustic Version) – Jeffrey Foskett with Henry Kapono [Previously Unreleased]
17. Everybody
18. Little G.T.O. – Los Straitjackets with Jeffrey Foskett [Previously Unreleased]
19. Hurting Each Other (A Cappella) [Previously Unreleased]
20. Living Alone – Jeffrey Foskett with Robert Lamm
21. Everything I Need – Jeffrey Foskett with Brian Wilson
22. Crying – Papa Doo Run Run
23. She’s The One I Know – Jeff Larson with Gerry Beckley [Previously Unreleased]
24. I Can Hear Music (Acoustic Version) – Katie Foskett [Previously Unreleased]
25. Love Me Do/From Me To You – David Pack & Jeffrey Foskett [Previously Unreleased]
