Summertime (MFSB album)
Summertime | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Studio | Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
Genre | Soul, disco | |||
Length | 34:43 | |||
Label | Philadelphia International | |||
Producer | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen | |||
MFSB chronology | ||||
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Summertime is the fifth album to be released by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated
- "Picnic in the Park" 4:10
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin) 4:53
- "Plenty Good Lovin'" 4:33
- "Sunnin' and Funnin'" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) 4:14
- "Summertime and I'm Feelin' Mellow" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) 4:00
- "I'm on Your Side" 3:30
- "Hot Summer Nights" 4:25
- "We Got the Time" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) 4:41
Personnel[]
- Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Reggie Lucas, Roland Chambers, T.J. Tindall - guitar
- Anthony Jackson, Ron Baker - bass
- Leon Huff, Lenny Pakula, Eddie Green, Harold "Ivory" Williams - keyboards
- Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington - drums
- Larry Washington - percussion
- Vincent Montana, Jr. - vibraphone
- Zach Zachery, Tony Williams - saxophone
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns
- Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen - backing vocals
Charts[]
Year | Album | Chart positions[2] | ||
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US | US R&B |
Jazz Albums | ||
1976 | Summertime | 106 | 18 | 21 |
Singles[]
Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | |
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US R&B |
US Dance | ||
1976 | "Picnic In The Park" | — | 1 |
"Summertime" | 65 | 1 |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Summertime at AllMusic
- ^ "MFSB US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "MFSB US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
Categories:
- 1976 albums
- MFSB albums
- Albums produced by Kenneth Gamble
- Albums produced by Leon Huff
- Albums arranged by Bobby Martin
- Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
- Philadelphia International Records albums