"Sunflower" is a nourishing and comforting album for the whole family. Some beautiful melodies that you can add to the general noise level of family life to make it all more bearable. When I keep that in mind, I can really appreciate it.
I listened to it twice today and was surprised that they chose the song "Cottonfields" as an album starter, as it is the only song which wasn't written by the Beach Boys. It's a vigorous cover though, and it injects the energy needed to get the album going.
My favorite is this weird little ditty from the b-side:
Not sure, if I want to digitize the album though as it is dragging on for long parts. I remember that the album was a constant companion during my childhood but I never really wanted to listen to it for longer than 10 minutes. The cover photograph made me wonder which kindergarden these folks belonged to as it apparantly wasn't mine.