Summer Symphony
"Summer Symphony" | ||||
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45 RPM side label | ||||
Single by Jack Gold Sound | ||||
B-side | "Lilacs" | |||
Released | August 1970 (U.S.) July 1971 (re-release) | |||
Genre | Jazz, Pop | |||
Length | 2:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Gold | |||
Jack Gold Sound singles chronology | ||||
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"Summer Symphony" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It was arranged by John Farrar and produced by Pat Aulton. The song was used on the album Sounds Of Sedaka, a UK issue of the 1969 album, Workin' On A Groovy Thing recorded for Festival Records of Australia.
As the early 60s came to an end, Neil’s last Hot-100 entry in the decade was “The Answer to My Prayer” in 1965. In 1968 he recorded “Star Crossed Lovers” in Australia and re-energized his career with a #1 hit there. The following year he recorded a full album in Australia with arrangements by John Farrar, who went on to guide the career of Olivia Newton-John.
“Summer Symphony” was a track on the album and was one of seven tracks written with Sedaka’s long-time collaborator, Howard Greenfield. Together they wrote some of his biggest hits, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” in 1962.
A number of tracks from this album were recorded by other artists; “Summer Symphony” was recorded by Lesley Gore on Mercury (1969). It was a non-album single, however, it used as the B-side of Gore's medley hit, "98.6/Lazy Day" (U.S. AC #38).[1]
Jack Gold Sound cover
"Summer Symphony" was also covered by songwriter and producer Jack Gold in 1970. His rendition reached #10 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart in the summer of 1970. The following summer the song was re-released and became a hit again, reaching #34. It was included on a compilation LP, Make The Music Play (Neil Sedaka's Songwriting Gems 1963-1971).[2]
Other versions
In 1972, The Society of Seven recorded another lyricized version with Tony Ruivivar on lead vocals. It was featured on their LP Simply Ourselves.
Chart history
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] | 10 |
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] | 34 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 99.
- ^ Various – Make The Music Play (Neil Sedaka's Songwriting Gems 1963-1971)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 98.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 98.
External links
- Lyrics of this song
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- Rock with Sedaka
- Circulate
- Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits
- 3 Great Guys
- Workin' on a Groovy Thing/Sounds of Sedaka
- Emergence
- Solitaire
- The Tra-La Days Are Over
- Laughter in the Rain
- Overnight Success
- The Hungry Years
- Steppin' Out
- A Song
- All You Need Is the Music
- In the Pocket
- Now
- Come See About Me
- The Good Times
- Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits
- Italiano
- Italiano Vol. 2
- Oh! Carol
- Sedaka's Back
- Oh Carol
- Let's Go Steady Again
- Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1977)
- The '50s and '60s
- 14 Knockouts
- The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka
- Sunny
- Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1980)
- My Friend
- Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits
- All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
- Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974–1980
- The Very Best of Neil Sedaka
- Oh Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955–66
- Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka
- Love Songs
- Live at the Royal Festival Hall
- On Stage
- "The Diary"
- "I Go Ape"
- "Crying My Heart Out for You"
- "Oh! Carol"
- "One-Way Ticket To The Blues"
- "Stairway to Heaven"
- "You Mean Everything to Me"
- "Run Samson Run"
- "Calendar Girl"
- "Little Devil"
- "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
- "Next Door to an Angel"
- "La terza luna"
- "Lettera bruciata"
- "Our Last Song Together"
- "Laughter in the Rain"
- "The Immigrant"
- "That's When the Music Takes Me"
- "Bad Blood"
- "Love in the Shadows"
- "Amarillo"
- "Should've Never Let You Go"
- "Your Precious Love"
- "Rhythm of the Rain"
- "Stupid Cupid"
- "Fallin'"
- "Frankie"
- "Where the Boys Are"
- "Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
- "Rainy Jane"
- "Puppet Man"
- "Time Waits for No One"
- "One Day of Your Life"
- "Summer Symphony"
- "One More Mountain to Climb"
- "Ring Ring"
- "Solitaire"
- "Don't Hide Your Love"
- "The Other Side of Me"
- "The Way I Am"
- "Sad Eyes"
- "Love Will Keep Us Together"
- "Lonely Night (Angel Face)"
- "You Never Done It Like That"
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