Summer Breeze (album)
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| Studio album by Seals and Crofts | ||
| Released | 1972 | |
| Recorded | Sound Factory, Hollywood, California | |
| Genre | Soft rock | |
| Length | 39:11 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Louie Shelton | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Seals and Crofts chronology | ||
| Year of Sunday (1972) |
Summer Breeze (1972) |
Diamond Girl (1973) |
Summer Breeze is a 1972 album by the American soft rock band Seals and Crofts. It was a major commercial breakthrough for the group, and peaked at #7 on the billboard album chart.
The title song "Summer Breeze" was remixed by producer Philip Steir and mix engineer Chris Haynes in 2004 as part of an album featuring remixes of Warner Bros. Records 1970s hits. This updated version also was featured in a commercial by clothing retailer Gap.
[edit] Track listing
- "Hummingbird" – 4:35
- "Funny Little Man" – 3:29
- "Say" – 3:19
- "Summer Breeze" – 4:23
- "East of Ginger Trees" – 3:01
- "Fiddle in the Sky" – 3:54
- "The Boy Down the Road" – 3:08
- "The Euphrates" – 2:26
- "Advance Guards" – 3:25
- "Yellow Dirt" – 5:14
- All lyrics by Jim Seals, music by Jim Seals and Dash Crofts, except "Say," music and lyrics by Seals and Crofts.
[edit] Personnel
- Jim Seals – vocals, fiddle, guitar, saxophone
- Dash Crofts – vocals, mandolin, electric guitar, piano
- Robert Lichtig – bass guitar, flute, clarinet
- Larry Knechtel – piano
- Clarence McDonald – piano
- Mike Lang – piano
- Michael Omartian – piano
- John Ford Coley – piano
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- John Guerin – drums
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Wilton Felder – bass guitar
- Harvey Brooks – bass guitar
- Joe Osborne – bass guitar
- Louie Shelton – bass guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, production
- Milt Holland – tambura, tabla
- King Errison – congas
- "Red" Rhodes – steel guitar
- John Hartford – banjo
- Jim Horn – flute
- Dee Higgins – background vocals
- Don Shelton – background vocals
- Marty Paich – string arrangement
- Dave Hassinger – first engineer
- Val Garay – second engineer
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- Mark English – illustrations
- Dave Bhang – album design
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | Pop Albums | 7 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | "Summer Breeze" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| 1972 | "Summer Breeze" | Pop Singles | 6 |
| 1973 | "Hummingbird" | Pop Singles | 20 |
