Summer Breeze (song)
"Summer Breeze" | ||||
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Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze" (Official Audio) on YouTube |
"Summer Breeze" is a song written and originally recorded by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. It is the title track of their fourth studio album, and was released as the album's lead single in August 1972. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. In 2013, it was ranked No. 13 in Rolling Stone′s "Best Summer Songs of All Time".[3] The song also became a hit for the Isley Brothers in 1974.
Original Seals and Crofts version
Released nine days ahead of their 1972
Seals and Crofts performed the song live on the Bobby Darin Amusement Company variety show in 1972.
Credits
- Jim Seals: lead & background vocals, guitar, saxophone
- Dash Crofts: background vocals, electric guitar
- Larry Knechtel: piano
- Harvey Brooks: bass
- Jim Gordon: drums
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Isley Brothers version
"Summer Breeze" | |
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Single by The Isley Brothers | |
from the album 3 + 3 | |
A-side | "Summer Breeze (Part 1)" |
B-side | "Summer Breeze (Part 2)" |
Released | March 1974 |
Genre | Soul |
Length | 6:12 |
Label | T-Neck |
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Official audio | |
"The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze, Pts. 1 & 2 (Official Audio)" on YouTube |
The song was covered in a
.The Isley Brothers performed "Summer Breeze" on the music TV show
Credits
- Ronald Isley: lead & background vocals
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr.: background vocals
- Rudolph Isley: background vocals
- Ernie Isley: electric & acoustic guitar, percussion
- Marvin Isley: bass guitar, percussion
- Chris Jasper: piano, keyboards
- George Moreland: drums, percussion
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Chart performance
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Canada Singles (RPM)[14] | 84 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] | 16 |
US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 60 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[17] | 10 |
Ray Conniff version
The
Geoffrey Williams version
English singer Geoffrey Williams released his version in 1992 as a single. It peaked at number 56 on the week ending August 16, 1992 on the UK Singles Chart.[18] It also peaked at number 32 on the week ending November 22, 1992 on New Zealand's Official Top 40 Singles chart.[19][20]
Type O Negative version
"Summer Breeze" | ||||
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Single by Type O Negative | ||||
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Released | 1995[21] | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn | |||
Genre | Gothic metal | |||
Length | 4:49 | |||
Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
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Producer(s) | Peter Steele, Josh Silver[22] | |||
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Type O Negative released a cover of the song in August 1993 on their album Bloody Kisses altering their version to match their gothic metal style.[23] Their version was originally to be titled "Summer Girl", featuring new lyrics written by Peter Steele, but after Seals & Crofts found the lyrical content distasteful, the original lyrics were sung instead.[24]
A Rick Rubin remixed version is featured in the opening of the 1997 slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer and is also included in the film's soundtrack.
Tracklist
All songs written by Peter Steele unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Summer Breeze" (New Version) | Seals and Crofts | 4:32 |
2. | "Summer Breeze" (Full Length New Version) | Seals and Crofts | 8:19 |
3. | "Blood & Fire" (New Version) | 4:35 | |
4. | "Christian Woman" (edit) | 4:26 |
Credits
- Peter Steele – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Kenny Hickey – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Silver – keyboards, backing vocals
- Sal Abruscato – drums, percussion
Yuri version
In 1998, Mexican singer Yuri recorded a Spanish language version of the track titled "Soy Feliz" ("I Am Happy") for her album Huellas.[25] The song was released as the second single from the album and a music video was filmed.[26][27]
References
- SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Best Summer Songs of All Time – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Bruce Eder. "Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 9, 1972" (PDF).
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Top 100 1972-12-02". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ Adult Contemporary Archive, September 18, 2004
- ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- ^ "MC Hammer and Oakland Fight Club create a new Raiders Anthem - Field of Teams". Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "British single certifications – Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 27, 1974" (PDF).
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 412.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 278.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 75 (16 August 1992 – 22 August 1992)". Official Charts. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Geoffrey Williams – Summer Breeze (song)". charts.org.nz. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Singles (22 November 1992)". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "DISCOGRAPHY". Type O Negative. 2000. Archived from the original on July 11, 2000. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 17, 2018). "Why Type O Negative's 'Bloody Kisses' "Sounds Like Nothing Before and Nothing After"". Revolver. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (August 29, 2016). "Type O Negative's 1993 Demos For Bloody Kisses Have Surfaced". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ^ "Yuri – Huellas (1998, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Yuri – Soy Feliz". Discogs. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Yuri – Soy Feliz". YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2024.