Barbara Ann was written by Fred Fassert for his sister, Barbara Ann Fassert. Their brother Chuck was a member of the Regents, a doo-wop group from the Bronx. The Regents recorded a demo of the song in 1958. It was released as a single in 1961, after the group had broken up, and reached #13 on the Hot 100. The Beach Boys' version included Dean Torrance of Jan & Dean and reached #2 in February 1966. It was 3:23 on the album Beach Boys Party but was cut to 2:05 for release as a single. Jan & Dean recorded the song in 1962 for their album Jan & Dean's Golden Hits: