Summerlove Sensation
"Summerlove Sensation" is a song originally recorded by the Bay City Rollers. It was part of their 1974 album Rollin'. In the same year it was also released as a single. The single peaked at no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
"Summerlove Sensation" | ||||
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Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
from the album Rollin' | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Label | Bell | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin | |||
Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Summerlove Sensation" (TopPop, 1974) on YouTube |
Charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 53 |
Ireland (IRMA)[2] | 5 |
Japan | |
UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 3 |
Sylvie Vartan version (in French)
"Petit rainbow" | ||||
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Single by Sylvie Vartan | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin, Pierre Grillet | |||
Producer(s) | Jacques Revaux | |||
Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | ||||
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The song was later reworked into French under the title "Petit rainbow". It was recorded by Sylvie Vartan and released in 1977 as a single. In France her version of the song spent one week at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (from 7 to 13 October 1977).[4]
Track listing
7" single (1977, France etc.)
- A. "Petit rainbow" ("Summer Love Sensation") (3:33)
- B. "Bla bla bla" (2:46)[5]
Charts
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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France (singles sales)[4] | 1 |
Other versions
Bobby Vinton covered "Summerlove, Sensation" in 1978. His version reached #44 on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart during the summer of that year.[6]
References
- "BAY CITY ROLLERS | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Summerlove Sensation". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- "Petit rainbow - Sylvie Vartan - Hit-Parade.net". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- "ultratop.be - Sylvie Vartan - Petit rainbow". Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 249.
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