Soul Searchin' (Brian Wilson and Andy Paley song)

"Soul Searchin'" is a song written by American musicians Brian Wilson and Andy Paley for an aborted Beach Boys reunion album in the 1990s.

In 2013, the original Beach Boys version (with the Don Was-produced backing track) was released on the box set Made in California.

Reviewing the album for Vibe, Dimitri Ehrlich described the song as "a gently swinging tune that showcases Burke's roasted-chestnut voice.

"[6] In 2004, Brian revisited the song for his 2004 album Gettin' In over My Head, using Carl's original lead vocal from the Beach Boys' unreleased version.

AllMusic critic John Bush said that the track was one of the album's highlights and decreed, "Lyrics aside, Carl's soul and emotion rescue the song.