Editing Summer in Paradise (section)

== Production ==
''Summer in Paradise'' was one of the first albums to be recorded using the [[Pro Tools]] digital audio workstation, via a [[Beta version]] on a [[Macintosh Quadra]] computer. Musically, it continued in the vein of previous albums ''[[The Beach Boys (album)|The Beach Boys]]'' and ''Still Cruisin''' in its use of electronic instrumentation. The entire rhythm section was electronic on most songs, with all the drum parts being programmed (although not credited as such), and most of the bass parts were also synthesized.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} Former Beach Boys collaborator [[Van Dyke Parks]] played accordion on two tracks, and producer Terry Melcher contributed keyboard parts, with [[Al Jardine]]'s son Adam singing backup vocals on the title track. Touring musician [[Adrian Baker]] sang backup but other regular members of the contemporary Beach Boys' touring band did not contribute to the album. [[Mike Love]] and Melcher were the main composers on the album, with Johnston being the only other member to contribute a new song. Jardine had allegedly been "suspended" from the band prior to the album's recording, supposedly because of a dispute about content;<ref name="dmind" /> however, he returned during the sessions to sing lead vocals on two of the album's songs and contributed to the partial rerecording of tracks for the UK issue on EMI.

Different versions of six tracks appeared on the album's 1993 release in the United Kingdom. This included completely re-recorded and partially rewritten versions of "Island Fever" and "Summer in Paradise", the latter of which featured new lead vocals from [[Roger McGuinn]] on one verse. Carl Wilson's vocals on "Island Fever" had also been replaced with vocals by Al Jardine. "Strange Things Happen", "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", "Under the Boardwalk", and "Forever" were remixed and shortened, though the bridge of The Drifters' original version of "Under the Boardwalk" was recorded and added to the track's mix.