Almost Summer (album)

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Released May 8, 1978 Artist Celebration Label MCA Records		Almost Summer Music from the Original Motion Picture Score (1978) Celebration (1979) Release date 8 May 1978 Genre Pop rock
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Almost Summer is the first album release by the Mike Love fronted band Celebration. The album was released in support of the motion picture of the same name. The album included the band's only charting single "Almost Summer" co-written by Love's Beach Boys band mates Al Jardine and Brian Wilson.

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Track listing

"Almost Summer" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Al Jardine)
"Sad Sad Summer" (Mike Love)
"Cruisin’" (Mike Love)
"Lookin’ Good" (Ron Altbach)
"Summer In The City" (John Sebastian/Mark Sebastian/Steve Boone)
"It's O.K." (Brian Wilson/Mike Love)
"Football" (Charles Lloyd/Ron Altbach)
"Island Girl" (Charles Lloyd)
"Christine And Bobby" (Ron Altbach)
"We Are The Future" (Laws/Holiday/Bolton/Womack)
Performed by High Inergy
"She Was A Lady" (Bill Pratt)
Performed by Fresh

Personnel

Mike Love - lead vocals (1, 2, 4)

Charles Lloyd - saxophone, flute

Ron Altbach - Keyboards

Dave "Doc" Robinson - bass, backing and lead (5, 6) vocals

Paul Fauerso - Vocals and Keyboards

Mike Kowalski - Drums, Percussion

Ed Carter - Guitar

Wells Kelly - Bass

Gary Griffin - Keyboards

Additional musicians:

Steve Douglas - Sax

Rusty Ford - Bass

Tom Smith - Drums

Sterling Smith - Synthesizers

Ed Tuleja - Guitars

Dave Bunch - Guitars

Maureen Love - Harp

Singles

Almost Summer - #28 Billboard Hot 100

Songs

1Almost Summer2:40
2Sad - Sad Summer3:40
3Cruisin'2:07

References

Almost Summer (album) Wikipedia

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