The Sound of Summer

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Island in the Sun
Harry Belafonte5:06
2Rock Your Baby
recording of:
Rock Your Baby
writer:
Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch and KC (Harry Wayne Casey of the Sunshine Band)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music and Peer Music (UK) Ltd.
George McCrae3:20
3Walking on Sunshine
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
assistant engineer:
Jon Goldberger (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
additional producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Pat Collier and Katrina and the Waves (British‐American rock band)
bass guitar:
Vince de la Cruz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alex Cooper (drummer, member of “Katrina and the Waves”)
guest brass [Rumour Brass Section]:
Ray Beavis, Dick Hanson and John "Irish" Earl (Irish saxophonist)
guest organ:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kimberley Rew
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Katrina Leskanich
background vocals:
Alex Cooper (drummer, member of “Katrina and the Waves”), Vince de la Cruz and Kimberley Rew
brass arranger:
Eamon Fitzpatrick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Alaska Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Greenhouse Studio (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 91) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 378)
recording of:
Walking on Sunshine
lyricist:
Kimberley Rew (in 1983)
composer:
Kimberley Rew
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kyboside Music, Megasongs Limited, Pondwater Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Katrina and the Waves3.953:59
4So You Win Again
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977) and RAK (in 1977)
recording of:
So You Win Again
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Hot Chocolate4.254:29
5Give It Up
Cut ’n’ Move4:24
6Mony Mony
Amazulu4:04
7Super Girl
recording of:
Super Girl
lyricist:
Barry Mason (English songwriter)
composer:
Graham Bonney
publisher:
Patricia Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Graham Bonney2:30
8Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht
drums (drum set):
Tom Wetzel (Drafi Deutscher and His Magics) (in 1965)
electric bass guitar:
Andy Nielebock (in 1965)
electric guitar:
Lothar Ferchland (in 1965) and Walter Stein (Drafi Deutscher and His Magics) (in 1965)
lead vocals:
Drafi Deutscher (in 1965)
recording of:
Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht (in 1965)
lyricist:
Drafi Deutscher and Rudolf Günter Loose
composer:
Christian Bruhn (German composer)
Drafi Deutscher2.52:39
9Vamos Á La Playa
cover recording of:
Vamos a la playa
lyricist:
Johnson Righeira (Italian artist Stefano Righi) and S. Righi
composer:
Carmelo La Bionda and Johnson Righeira (Italian artist Stefano Righi)
publisher:
Creamus S.R.L.
TNT Party Zone3:35
10Wake Up Little Susie
cover recording of:
Wake Up Little Susie
writer:
Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), House of Bryant Publications (publisher; do NOT use as release label), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Suzi Quatro2:51
11My Sharona
recording engineer:
Pete Coleman
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Prescott Niles
drums (drum set):
Bruce Gary
guitar:
Berton Averre and Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
lead vocals:
Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
vocals:
Berton Averre
remixer:
Dave Jerden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979, in 1994, in 2013)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 18), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 24), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 72) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 201)
recording of:
My Sharona
writer:
Berton Averre and Douglas Fieger (in The Knack)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Eighties Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Small Hill Music, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia and Wise Brothers Music LLC
The Knack4.14:54
12Ho Mo Do Yakamo
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1980)
Dr. Feelgood2:14
13La Bamba
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1995)
Jungle Twins3:11
14Runaround Sue
Racey3:02
15Chequered Love
recording of:
Chequered Love
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde3:21
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