how well was it received?
It peaked at No. 32 and the lead single, "Surfin'", was later credited with creating the genre of California Sound
Surfin' Safari
The album was released through Capitol on October 1, 1962, and peaked at No. 32. Lead single, "Surfin'", was later credited with creating the genre of California Sound, a music aesthetic primarily revolving around surfing, hot rod culture, and youthful innocence. 
what is smiley smile? A studio album which band released this album? The Beach Boys is there another album with a similar name? Yes, "Smile" what was the band's debut album? Surfin' Safari what was their music influenced by? The band's earliest influences came primarily from the work of Chuck Berry and the Four Freshmen, "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" was a particular favorite of the group what is their style of music? Rock and roll, vocal jazz harmony and the pop ballad who was their lead singer? Brian Wilson when was their debut album released? October 1, 1962
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Surfin' Safari [SEP] Release and reception
The album was released through Capitol on October 1, 1962, and peaked at No. 32. Lead single, "Surfin'", was later credited with creating the genre of California Sound, a music aesthetic primarily revolving around surfing, hot rod culture, and youthful innocence. "409" was similarly credited with starting the hot rod music craze of the 1960s, According to Usher, Capitol chose "Ten Little Indians" as the second single due to thinking that surf music was a fad. Richie Unterberger, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, felt that most of the songs on "Surfin' Safari" are substandard, but that as the album was recorded by the Beach Boys themselves rather than session musicians, it offered an opportunity to hear what the band sounded like in the studio.