"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 five months prior. The single peaked at no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] It also spawned two successful cover versions in the late 1970s, first a French adaption performed by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan, and a cover by American singer Bobby Vinton that was a minor hit in the charts.[4][5]
| "Summerlove Sensation" | ||||
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| Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
| from the album Rollin' | ||||
| B-side | "Bringing Back The Good Times" | |||
| Released | 26 July 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin | |||
| Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Summerlove Sensation" (TopPop, 1974) on YouTube | ||||
Charts
edit| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 53 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 5 |
| Japan | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 3 |
Sylvie Vartan version (in French)
edit| "Petit rainbow" | ||||
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| Single by Sylvie Vartan | ||||
| from the album Georges | ||||
| Language | French | |||
| English title | Little rainbow | |||
| B-side | "Bla bla bla" | |||
| Released | August 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop, disco | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin, Pierre Grillet | |||
| Producer(s) | Jacques Revaux | |||
| Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Petit rainbow" (French TV, 1978) on YouTube | ||||
The song was later reworked into French under the title "Petit rainbow" (meaning "Little rainbow"). It was recorded by Sylvie Vartan and released in August 1977 as the lead single off of her 1977 studio album Georges. In France her version of the song spent one week at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (from 7 to 13 October 1977).[8] The song also reached Number 1 on the French Belgian charts for two weeks in 1977, charting in Belgium from 17 September to 24 December 1977.[9] The song was also adapted into German from French by Michael Kunze as "Ein kleines Herz auf der Haut" (English: "A little heart on the skin", French: "Un petit coeur sur la peau") in 1978 but failed to chart.[10]
Track listing
edit7" single (1977, France etc.)
- A. "Petit rainbow" ("Summer Love Sensation") (3:33)
- B. "Bla bla bla" (2:46)[11]
Charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[8] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] | 1 |
Bobby Vinton version
edit| "Summerlove, Sensation" | ||||
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 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
| B-side | "My First, My Only Love" | |||
| Released | August 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Coulter | |||
| Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Summerlove, Sensation" on YouTube | ||||
Bobby Vinton covered "Summerlove, Sensation" (adding a comma to the title) in 1978 as a non-album single, released that August on Elektra Records. His version reached #44 on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart during the summer of that year, with Coulter returning to produce Vinton's version.[13] Vinton's version was also released as a promotional single in Canada around the same time but failed to chart.[14] Vinton and Coulter also co-wrote the single's B-side, "My First, My Only Love".[15]
Charts
edit| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] | 44 |
References
edit- ^ "Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation - ultratop.be".
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Young Love: Weenyboppers and Boy Bands". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ "BAY CITY ROLLERS | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - Petit rainbow - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 249.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Petit rainbow - Sylvie Vartan - Hit-Parade.net". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - Petit rainbow - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - Ein kleines Herz auf der Haut - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Sylvie Vartan - Petit rainbow". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - Petit rainbow - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 249.
- ^ "Bobby Vinton - Summerlove, Sensation (CAN)".
- ^ "Bobby Vinton - Summerlove, Sensation - 45cat.com".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 249.