Almost Summer (album)

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 bandmates Al Jardine and Brian Wilson.[1]

Almost Summer
Studio album by
Celebration
ReleasedMay 8, 1978
GenrePop rock
LabelMCA Records
Celebration chronology
Almost Summer
(1978)		 Celebration
(1979)

Track listing
  1. "Almost Summer" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Al Jardine)
  2. "Sad Sad Summer" (Mike Love)
  3. "Cruisin’" (Mike Love)
  4. "Lookin’ Good" (Ron Altbach)
  5. "Summer In The City" (John Sebastian/Mark Sebastian/Steve Boone)
  6. "It's O.K." (Brian Wilson/Mike Love)
  7. "Football" (Charles Lloyd/Ron Altbach)
  8. "Island Girl" (Charles Lloyd)
  9. "Christine and Bobby" (Ron Altbach)
  10. "We Are the Future" (Laws/Holiday/Bolton/Womack)
  11. "She Was a Lady" (Bill Pratt)
    • Performed by Fresh

Personnel
  • Mike Love - lead vocals (1, 2, 3)
  • 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

Single
  • "Almost Summer" - #28 Billboard Hot 100[2]

References
  1. http://www.beachboys.com/solosI.html#Mike%20Love
  2. http://www.billboard.com/artist/298846/celebration/chart?sort=position&f=379
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