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A Summer Song

January 01, 1970

"A Summer Song" is a 1964 song by the English pop music duo Chad & Jeremy. The song was written by Clive Metcalf, Keith Noble and Chad Stuart.

"A Summer Song"
Dutch release
Single by Chad & Jeremy
from the album Yesterday's Gone
B-side"No Tears for Johnnie"
ReleasedJuly 1964
RecordedJune 1964
CTS Studios
Genre
Length2:38
LabelWorld Artists Records
Songwriter(s)Clive Metcalfe, Keith Noble, Chad Stuart
Producer(s)Shel Talmy
Chad & Jeremy singles chronology
"Yesterday's Gone"
(1963) 		"A Summer Song"
(1964) 		"Willow Weep for Me"
(1964)

Background edit

Like the duo's breakthrough selection, "Yesterday's Gone", "A Summer Song" is a reminiscence of a summer romance. However, "A Summer Song" eschews the Merseybeat sound of "Yesterday's Gone" in favour of a gentler folk-influenced arrangement, with the lyrics also being wistful in tone.

On The Steel Pier Radio Show, Stuart recalled that his collaborators on "A Summer Song", Clive Metcalfe and Keith Noble, were a musical duo linked to Pink Floyd with whom he and Jeremy Clyde had become friendly, and that "A Summer Song" was written and composed in Stuart's flat in London: "We were sitting around jamming on four chords and we came up with 'A Summer Song'." Clive Metcalfe wrote the melody late one night and Keith later added lyrics. Metcalfe said: "We performed it one night at Tina's (a Bistro in Piccadilly London) when Chad was visiting. Chad liked the song and later re-wrote the middle, and we all reworked the lyrics, as you hear it today".[4] "We never thought 'Summer Song' could possibly be a single," Chad recalled another time. "It was just a pretty, romantic song. Or so we thought...you never can tell, can you?"[5]

The selection was one of a number to be included on the Yesterday's Gone album recorded at CTS Studios Bayswater in June 1964 under the production auspices of Shel Talmy, with Johnnie Spence conducting the orchestra.[6]

"A Summer Song" was issued in both the UK and the U.S. in July 1964. The UK single version opens with Chad and Jeremy trading vocals while the U.S. single features unisonant singing throughout.[7]

Impact edit

"A Summer Song" was played on Juke Box Jury and guest-judge Ringo Starr assessed the track as a "miss" (i.e., flop), with no U.S. hit potential.[8] Indeed, in the UK, where Chad & Jeremy's "Yesterday's Gone" had been a mild hit, followed by the unsuccessful "Like I Love You Today", "A Summer Song" did not reach the charts; possibly because it was released on a very small label and was largely unobtainable in the shops. An article in New Musical Express complained of that fact. However in, the United States, following the near-Top 20 success of "Yesterday's Gone", the track afforded the duo their career record, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 17–24 October 1964.[9] "A Summer Song" also went to #2 for six weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart.[10] It is considered one of the signature songs of the British Invasion.[8] When Gary James asked him about it, Stuart suggested: "The American market was bigger. [...] You'd never hear something that sweet in the British charts. [...] For some reason in America it worked."[11]

"A Summer Song" also reached #7 in Canada and #49 in Australia. The selection is featured on the soundtracks of the films Rushmore (1998), The Princess Diaries (2001), and Men in Black 3 (2012), and was used in the "ESPN's Sports Heaven" commercial that aired during Super Bowl XL. It also appeared in a 2019 TV commercial for Coors Light.

Remakes edit

The Lettermen recorded "A Summer Song" for their August 1965 Capitol Records album release The Hit Sounds of the Lettermen, produced by Steve Douglas. The Lettermen made a second recording of the song for "Alive" Again...Naturally, a 1973 Capitol Records release which the group self-produced with Ed Cobb. Both versions of "A Summer Song" by the Lettermen abridged the original three word title to "Summer Song."[12]

Skeeter Davis's RCA Victor album release, Singin' in the Summer Sun, which Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis produced, included Davis' version of "A Summer Song". The album was recorded in January 1966 at RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, for release that June.[13]

In the summer of 1967, the Doodletown Pipers had an Easy Listening hit with their remake of "A Summer Song", produced by Stu Phillips. The Epic Records release reached No. 29 on the Easy Listening charts, affording the group their only chart appearance.[14] Also in 1967, the Memories, an Irish group, who became a top showband attraction and scored eight domestic chart hits, remade "A Summer Song" as their debut single, released on Rex Records.[15]

A version of "A Summer Song"1 by Laila Kinnunen was issued by Mediamusiikki in 2000 on the compilation CD Muistojen Kyyneleet, which featured selections Kinnunen had recorded with the Erkki Melakoski (fi) orchestra for the Yleisradio TV series Kuukauden Suositut. Kinnunen's performance of "A Summer Song" was prepped to air in that series' 1966 season.[16]

The 1998, Narada album Songs From an English Garden, by David Lanz, features an instrumental version of "A Summer Song".[17]

New York based folkie Christine Lavin included the song on her 1986 LP Beau Woes and Other Problems of Modern Life.

A French rendering of "A Summer Song", entitled "Souviens-toi des nuits d'été", was released in 1965 by Frank Alamo on the Rivièra label. The B-side of Alamo's single "Qu'est-ce Que Peut Bien Faire Un Garçon", "Souviens-toi des nuits d'été" was also included on a four track EP and was subsequently included on the singer's 1966 self-titled album release.[18] "Souviens-toi des nuits d'été" was also recorded by Line Renaud, her rendition being included on a four-track 1966 EP, released by Disques Line.[19]

A Finnish rendering of "A Summer Song", entitled "Kesämuisto",1 was recorded by Eero ja Jussi & the Boys [fi] (with Jussi Raittinen and Eero Raittinen) for their 1991 Audiovox Records album release 3 Kitaraa (fi), and the selection was one of several on the album recorded at Ogeli Recording Studio between January and February 1991.[20]

American indie rock band, Surfer Blood, released a cover of the song on their 2017 album Covers.[21]

  • 1The Laila Kinnunen recording of "A Summer Song" is subtitled "Kesämuisto", but the track is sung in its original English format.

References edit

  1. ^ George-Warren, Romanowski & Pareles 2001, p. 160.
  2. ^ "Today in Music History – Dec. 10". Ottawa Star. The Canadian Press. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Molanphy, Chris (April 14, 2023). "The British Are Charting Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Stuart, Chad (October 20, 2010). "Interview". Steel Pier Radio Show (Interview). Ed Hurst. WBIG (AM).
  5. ^ Rhoden, Frank Jason (2006). "Yesterday's Gone". Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde. Electric Paintbox. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. ^ . Jasonrh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. ^ Marchese, Joe (22 September 2016). "A Summer Song: RPM Collects Chad and Jeremy's Complete Early Years On "Yesterday's Gone"". The Second Disc.
  8. ^ a b Jordan, Chris (13 May 2011). "Reaching a verdict on 'Summer Song'". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 48. from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "Hot 100: Chad & Jeremy". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 51.
  11. ^ Pore-Lee-Dunn Productions. "interview with Chad Stuart". Classicbands.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  12. ^ . Thelettermen.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  13. ^ "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Skeeter Davis". Countrydiscography.blogspot.ca. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  14. ^ "A Summer Song (song by The Doodletown Pipers) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  15. ^ "Vinyl Database - Records - Music Reviews - Discographies, Discussions, Discoveries". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  16. ^ . Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  17. ^ "List of songs on David Lanz CDs". Davidlanz.com. 1989-12-04. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  18. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  19. ^ "Line Renaud". Linerenaud.net. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  20. ^ Raimo Öystilä. "Eero ja Jussi & The Boys / Eero Raittinen / Jussi Raittinen". rmsyke.fi. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  21. ^ "Surfer Blood // Covers // Joyful Noise Recordings". Retrieved January 29, 2021.
Further reading
  • George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. ISBN 9780743201209.


January 01, 1970
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A Summer Song is a 1964 song by the English pop music duo Chad amp Jeremy The song was written by Clive Metcalf Keith Noble and Chad Stuart A Summer Song Dutch releaseSingle by Chad amp Jeremyfrom the album Yesterday s GoneB side No Tears for Johnnie ReleasedJuly 1964RecordedJune 1964CTS StudiosGenreSoft rock 1 2 folk pop 3 Length2 38LabelWorld Artists RecordsSongwriter s Clive Metcalfe Keith Noble Chad StuartProducer s Shel TalmyChad amp Jeremy singles chronology Yesterday s Gone 1963 A Summer Song 1964 Willow Weep for Me 1964 Contents 1 Background 2 Impact 3 Remakes 4 ReferencesBackground editLike the duo s breakthrough selection Yesterday s Gone A Summer Song is a reminiscence of a summer romance However A Summer Song eschews the Merseybeat sound of Yesterday s Gone in favour of a gentler folk influenced arrangement with the lyrics also being wistful in tone On The Steel Pier Radio Show Stuart recalled that his collaborators on A Summer Song Clive Metcalfe and Keith Noble were a musical duo linked to Pink Floyd with whom he and Jeremy Clyde had become friendly and that A Summer Song was written and composed in Stuart s flat in London We were sitting around jamming on four chords and we came up with A Summer Song Clive Metcalfe wrote the melody late one night and Keith later added lyrics Metcalfe said We performed it one night at Tina s a Bistro in Piccadilly London when Chad was visiting Chad liked the song and later re wrote the middle and we all reworked the lyrics as you hear it today 4 We never thought Summer Song could possibly be a single Chad recalled another time It was just a pretty romantic song Or so we thought you never can tell can you 5 The selection was one of a number to be included on the Yesterday s Gone album recorded at CTS Studios Bayswater in June 1964 under the production auspices of Shel Talmy with Johnnie Spence conducting the orchestra 6 A Summer Song was issued in both the UK and the U S in July 1964 The UK single version opens with Chad and Jeremy trading vocals while the U S single features unisonant singing throughout 7 Impact edit A Summer Song was played on Juke Box Jury and guest judge Ringo Starr assessed the track as a miss i e flop with no U S hit potential 8 Indeed in the UK where Chad amp Jeremy s Yesterday s Gone had been a mild hit followed by the unsuccessful Like I Love You Today A Summer Song did not reach the charts possibly because it was released on a very small label and was largely unobtainable in the shops An article in New Musical Express complained of that fact However in the United States following the near Top 20 success of Yesterday s Gone the track afforded the duo their career record reaching 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 17 24 October 1964 9 A Summer Song also went to 2 for six weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart 10 It is considered one of the signature songs of the British Invasion 8 When Gary James asked him about it Stuart suggested The American market was bigger You d never hear something that sweet in the British charts For some reason in America it worked 11 A Summer Song also reached 7 in Canada and 49 in Australia The selection is featured on the soundtracks of the films Rushmore 1998 The Princess Diaries 2001 and Men in Black 3 2012 and was used in the ESPN s Sports Heaven commercial that aired during Super Bowl XL It also appeared in a 2019 TV commercial for Coors Light Remakes editThe Lettermen recorded A Summer Song for their August 1965 Capitol Records album release The Hit Sounds of the Lettermen produced by Steve Douglas The Lettermen made a second recording of the song for Alive Again Naturally a 1973 Capitol Records release which the group self produced with Ed Cobb Both versions of A Summer Song by the Lettermen abridged the original three word title to Summer Song 12 Skeeter Davis s RCA Victor album release Singin in the Summer Sun which Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis produced included Davis version of A Summer Song The album was recorded in January 1966 at RCA Victor Studio in Nashville Tennessee for release that June 13 In the summer of 1967 the Doodletown Pipers had an Easy Listening hit with their remake of A Summer Song produced by Stu Phillips The Epic Records release reached No 29 on the Easy Listening charts affording the group their only chart appearance 14 Also in 1967 the Memories an Irish group who became a top showband attraction and scored eight domestic chart hits remade A Summer Song as their debut single released on Rex Records 15 A version of A Summer Song 1 by Laila Kinnunen was issued by Mediamusiikki in 2000 on the compilation CD Muistojen Kyyneleet which featured selections Kinnunen had recorded with the Erkki Melakoski fi orchestra for the Yleisradio TV series Kuukauden Suositut Kinnunen s performance of A Summer Song was prepped to air in that series 1966 season 16 The 1998 Narada album Songs From an English Garden by David Lanz features an instrumental version of A Summer Song 17 New York based folkie Christine Lavin included the song on her 1986 LP Beau Woes and Other Problems of Modern Life A French rendering of A Summer Song entitled Souviens toi des nuits d ete was released in 1965 by Frank Alamo on the Riviera label The B side of Alamo s single Qu est ce Que Peut Bien Faire Un Garcon Souviens toi des nuits d ete was also included on a four track EP and was subsequently included on the singer s 1966 self titled album release 18 Souviens toi des nuits d ete was also recorded by Line Renaud her rendition being included on a four track 1966 EP released by Disques Line 19 A Finnish rendering of A Summer Song entitled Kesamuisto 1 was recorded by Eero ja Jussi amp the Boys fi with Jussi Raittinen and Eero Raittinen for their 1991 Audiovox Records album release 3 Kitaraa fi and the selection was one of several on the album recorded at Ogeli Recording Studio between January and February 1991 20 American indie rock band Surfer Blood released a cover of the song on their 2017 album Covers 21 1The Laila Kinnunen recording of A Summer Song is subtitled Kesamuisto but the track is sung in its original English format References edit George Warren Romanowski amp Pareles 2001 p 160 Today in Music History Dec 10 Ottawa Star The Canadian Press 10 December 2014 Retrieved 1 June 2015 permanent dead link Molanphy Chris April 14 2023 The British Are Charting Edition Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia Podcast Slate Retrieved April 29 2023 Stuart Chad October 20 2010 Interview Steel Pier Radio Show Interview Ed Hurst WBIG AM Rhoden Frank Jason 2006 Yesterday s Gone Chad Stuart amp Jeremy Clyde Electric Paintbox Retrieved April 24 2016 Chad Stuart amp Jeremy Clyde Jasonrh com Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 2016 09 27 Marchese Joe 22 September 2016 A Summer Song RPM Collects Chad and Jeremy s Complete Early Years On Yesterday s Gone The Second Disc a b Jordan Chris 13 May 2011 Reaching a verdict on Summer Song The Central New Jersey Home News New Brunswick New Jersey p 48 Archived from the original on 15 November 2018 Retrieved 14 November 2018 via Newspapers com nbsp Hot 100 Chad amp Jeremy Billboard 2017 Retrieved 5 December 2018 Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 51 Pore Lee Dunn Productions interview with Chad Stuart Classicbands com Retrieved 2016 09 27 The Lettermen Homepage Thelettermen com Archived from the original on 2015 09 07 Retrieved 2016 09 27 Praguefrank s Country Music Discographies Skeeter Davis Countrydiscography blogspot ca 2010 12 13 Retrieved 2016 09 27 A Summer Song song by The Doodletown Pipers Music VF US amp UK hits charts Musicvf com Retrieved 2016 09 27 Vinyl Database Records Music Reviews Discographies Discussions Discoveries 45cat com Retrieved 2016 09 27 Database and Marketplace for Music on Vinyl CD Cassette and More Discogs com Archived from the original on 2012 04 21 Retrieved 2016 09 27 List of songs on David Lanz CDs Davidlanz com 1989 12 04 Retrieved 2016 09 27 Frank Alamo Archived from the original on 2012 10 30 Retrieved 2012 09 30 Line Renaud Linerenaud net Retrieved 2016 09 27 Raimo Oystila Eero ja Jussi amp The Boys Eero Raittinen Jussi Raittinen rmsyke fi Retrieved 2016 09 27 Surfer Blood Covers Joyful Noise Recordings Retrieved January 29 2021 Further reading George Warren Holly Romanowski Patricia Pareles Jon 2001 Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock amp Roll Fireside ISBN 9780743201209 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Summer Song amp oldid 1211322290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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