<sod>The original ''Smile'' sessions spanned February 1966–May 1967. After the album's abandonment, Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye, and over the ensuing decades, became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees.{{sfn|Schinder|Schwartz|2007|p=118}} Following his reemergence as a solo artist, Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album: ''[[Brian Wilson Presents Smile]]'' (2004).<eod>
<sod>The original ''Smile'' sessions spanned February 1966–May 1967. After the album's abandonment, Wilson gradually abdicated his leadership of the band and retreated from the public eye, and over the ensuing decades, became disabled by his mental health problems to fluctuating degrees.{{sfn|Schinder|Schwartz|2007|p=118}} Following his reemergence as a solo artist, Wilson completed a rerecorded version of the album: ''[[Brian Wilson Presents Smile]]'' (2004).<ref name="LostPop">{{cite web|last=Staton|first=Scott|title=A Lost Pop Symphony|url=http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2005/sep/22/a-lost-pop-symphony/|work=[[The New York Review of Books]]|date=September 22, 2005}}</ref><eod>