Summer '68

"Summer '68"
"Summer '68"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album Atom Heart Mother
A-side	"Julia Dream"; (Japan);
Released	10 October 1970
Recorded	July 1970 at Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Baroque pop;
Length	5:28
Label	Harvest
Songwriter(s)	Richard Wright
Producer(s)	Pink Floyd; Norman Smith;
Pink Floyd singles chronology

"Summer '68" is a song by Pink Floyd on their 1970 album Atom Heart Mother.^[3]^[4]

Recording[]

Written and sung by Rick Wright, "Summer '68" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in July 1970. Its lyrics describe Wright's meeting with a groupie in 1968.

Reception[]

In a retrospective review for the Atom Heart Mother album, Irving Tan of Sputnik Music gave "Summer '68" a positive review, describing it as "the catchiest and most-accessible track on the album."^[5] Tan really enjoyed Wright's vocals, the "bombastic trumpet solo breaks", and believed the track had "a groovy chorus".^[5]

In another retrospective review for the Atom Heart Mother album, IGN described "Summer '68" as "a catchy, fast and happy pop tune written and sung by Richard Wright" that's "one of the few songs Wright has ever done for Pink Floyd and it's actually pretty fine."^[6]

Personnel[]

Richard Wright – lead vocals, piano, Hammond organ
David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, classical guitar, backing vocals
Roger Waters – bass guitar
Nick Mason – drums, percussion

with:

Abbey Road Session Pops Orchestra – brass

References[]

^ "The Official Site". Pink Floyd.
^ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-songs-ranked/
^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
^ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Tan, Irving (18 September 2010). "Review: Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ "Reader Review: Atom Heart Mother". IGN. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] "The Official Site". Pink Floyd.

[2] ttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-songs-ranked/

[3] Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.

[mabbett-4] Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.

[:0-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Tan, Irving (18 September 2010). "Review: Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

[6] "Reader Review: Atom Heart Mother". IGN. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

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