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ALL BUT FORGOTTEN OLDIES SUMMER SONGS COLLECTION

Below is our list of summer oldies on CD. Themes include: hot summer nights, sunshine, beach parties, Hawaii, California, surfing, vacations, Gidget, summer camp, and summer romance. To listen to a song clip, click on a song title. To find more songs by an artist, click on an artist name.

1956

Theme Song From "Song For A Summer Night" Mitch Miller And His Orchestra And Chorus
(This song, which has two parts, was the theme song for the Studio One TV production "Song For A Summer Night.")

1957

Can't Wait For Summer Steve Lawrence
June Night Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
(Instrumental. This song was previously a hit for Ted Lewis in 1924.)

1958

Lazy Summer Night The Four Preps
(From the movie "Andy Hardy Comes Home" starring Mickey Rooney.)
One Summer Night The Danleers
(This song later became a hit for the Diamonds in 1961.)
Summertime, Summertime The Jamies
(This song recharted in 1962.)
The Long Hot Summer Jimmie Rodgers
(Title song from the movie starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.)

1959

Blue Hawaii Billy Vaughn
(Instrumental. From the movie "Waikiki Wedding" starring Bing Crosby who also had a hit with this song in 1937.)
Gidget Jimmy Darren
(Title song from the movie starring Sandra Dee and James Darren. Darren's pre-1960 hits were recorded under the name Jimmy Darren.)
Hawaiian War Chant Billy Vaughn
(Instrumental.)
Here Comes Summer Jerry Keller
(This song later became a hit for Wildfire in 1977.)
The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nel Au) Andy Williams
(Original song was written in 1926 by Charles E. King.)

1960

Beachcomber Bobby Darin At The Piano
(Instrumental.)
Greenfields The Brothers Four
(This song (a.k.a. "Green Fields") later became a hit for the Vogues in 1969.)
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Brian Hyland
(This chart topping novelty hit was Brian Hyland's chart debut song.)
Summer's Gone Paul Anka
The Green Leaves Of Summer The Brothers Four
(From the movie "The Alamo" starring John Wayne. This song later became a hit for Kenny Ball in 1962.)
The Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith And His Orchestra
(Instrumental. Title song from the 1959 movie. This song topped the charts for Percy Faith in 1960 and later became a hit for Dick Roman (1962), the Lettermen ( 1965), and the Ventures (1969).)

1961

Gidget Goes Hawaiian James Darren
(From the movie "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" starring Deborah Walley and James Darren.)
School Is Out Gary (U.S.) Bonds

1962

Beach Party King Curtis And The Noble Knights
(Instrumental.)
Let's Go Trippin' Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
(Instrumental.)
Palisades Park Freddy Cannon
Sealed With A Kiss Brian Hyland
(This song later became a hit for Gary Lewis & the Playboys (1968) and Bobby Vinton (1972).)
Surfin' Safari The Beach Boys
Vacation Connie Francis

1963

Beach Party Annette
("Beach Party" by famous ex-Mouseketeer Annette Funicello was on her 1963 album "Annette's Beach Party" (Buena Vista BV-3316) which includes songs from the 1963 Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello movie "Beach Party.")
Gegetta James Darren
(From the movie "Gidget Goes To Rome" starring Cindy Carol and James Darren.)
Heat Wave Martha And The Vandellas
(This song later became a hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1975.)
Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) Allan Sherman
(Melody taken from "Dance Of The Hours" by Ponchielli. A new version was recorded in 1964 which charted that year.)
Honolulu Lulu Jan And Dean
Lonely Surfer Jack Nitzsche
(Instrumental.)
My Summer Love Ruby And The Romantics
Surfer Girl The Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A. The Beach Boys
(This song recharted in 1974 for the Beach Boys and later became a hit for Leif Garrett in 1977.)
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer Nat "King" Cole
Wipe Out The Surfaris
(Instrumental. This song recharted in 1966 for the Surfaris and later became a hit for the Fat Boys (with the Beach Boys) in 1987.)
Wonderful Summer Robin Ward

1964

A Summer Song Chad Stuart And Jeremy Clyde
California Sun The Rivieras
(This song was previously a hit for Joe Jones in 1961.)
Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) The Shangri-Las
(This song later became a chart hit for Louise Goffin (1979) and Aerosmith (1980).)
Summer Means Fun Bruce And Terry
The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) Jan And Dean
(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget Johnny Tillotson
(B-side song of the 1965 hit "Our World.")

1965

California Girls The Beach Boys
(This song later became a hit for David Lee Roth in 1985.)
Hawaii Tattoo The Waikikis
(Instrumental.)
Surfer Boy The Supremes
(In 1965, the Supremes appeared in the movie "Beach Ball" in which they performed "Surfer Boy" which was recorded in December 1964.)
The Theme From "A Summer Place" The Lettermen
(Title song from the 1959 movie. This song topped the charts for Percy Faith in 1960 and later became a hit for Dick Roman (1962) and the Ventures (1969).)

1966

Barefootin' Robert Parker
Happy Summer Days Ronnie Dove
Lonely Summer Shades Of Blue
Summer In The City The Lovin' Spoonful
Summer Samba (So Nice) Walter Wanderley
(Instrumental.)
Summer Wind Frank Sinatra
(This song was previously a hit for Wayne Newton in 1965.)
Summertime Billy Stewart
(Melody based on George Gershwin's "Summertime" from "Porgy And Bess." This song was previously a hit for Billie Holiday (1936), Sam Cooke (1957), the Marcels (1961), Rick Nelson (1962), and the Chris Columbo Quintet (1963).)
Sunny Afternoon The Kinks

1967

Come To The Sunshine Harpers Bizarre
Groovy Summertime The Love Generation
In The Heat Of The Night Ray Charles
(Title song from the movie starring Sidney Poitier.)
Summer Wine Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazlewood

1968

Barefoot In Baltimore The Strawberry Alarm Clock
Indian Lake The Cowsills
Sealed With A Kiss Gary Lewis And The Playboys
(This song was previously a hit for Brian Hyland (1962) and later became a hit for Bobby Vinton (1972).)
Summer Rain Johnny Rivers
Summertime Blues Blue Cheer
(This song was previously a hit for Eddie Cochran (1958) and later became a hit for the Who (1970) and Alan Jackson (1994).)

1969

Green Fields The Vogues
(This song (a.k.a. "Greenfields") was previously a hit for the Brothers Four in 1960.)
Hawaii Five-O The Ventures
(Theme song from the TV series.)
Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly And The Family Stone
(This song later became a hit for Dayton in 1982.)
The Days Of Sand And Shovels Bobby Vinton

1970

Hey, Mister Sun Bobby Sherman
In The Summertime Mungo Jerry
(This song later became a hit for Shaggy (featuring Rayvon) in 1995.)
On The Beach (In The Summertime) The 5th Dimension
Summertime Blues The Who
(This song was previously a hit for Eddie Cochran (1958) and Blue Cheer (1968) and later became a hit for Alan Jackson (1994).)

1971

It's Summer The Temptations
Summer Sand Dawn
Theme From "Summer Of '42" Peter Nero
(Instrumental. Title song from the movie starring Jennifer O'Neil. This song later became a hit for the Biddu Orchestra in 1975.)

1972

Automatically Sunshine The Supremes
Sealed With A Kiss Bobby Vinton
(This song was previously a hit for Brian Hyland (1962) and Gary Lewis & the Playboys (1968).)
Summer Breeze Seals And Crofts
(This song later became a chart hit for the Isley Brothers in 1974.)
Sunny Days Lighthouse

1973

Country Sunshine Dottie West
(In 1973, Dottie West did the "Country Sunshine" commercial jingle for Coca-Cola.)

1974

Summer Breeze The Isley Brothers
(This song was previous a chart hit for Seals & Croft in 1972. The Isley's Brother's version has two parts; Part 1 charted in 1974, and Part 2 was the B-side song.)
Wombling Summer Party The Wombles
(How I Spent My Summer Vacation) Or A Day At The Beach With Pedro & Man Cheech And Chong
(Comedy skit.)

1975

Heat Wave Linda Ronstadt
(This song was previously a hit for Martha Reeves & the Vandellas in 1963.)
Hot Summer Girls Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids
(Flash Cadillac was a 1950s-styled group that had a number of minor hits in the 1970s.)

1976

Summer War

1977

L.A. Sunshine War

1982

Hot In The City Billy Idol
(This song recharted in 1988.)

1984

Cruel Summer Bananarama
(This song later became a hit for Ace Of Base in 1998.)
Farewell My Summer Love Michael Jackson

1985

California Girls David Lee Roth
(This song was previously a hit for the Beach Boys in 1965.)