| "Summerlove Sensation" | ||||
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| Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
| from the album Rollin' | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock[1] | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin | |||
| Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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| "Summerlove Sensation" (TopPop, 1974) on YouTube | ||||
"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.[2]
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 53 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 5 |
| Japan | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 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).[5]
Track listing
7" single (1977, France etc.)
- A. "Petit rainbow" ("Summer Love Sensation") (3:33)
- B. "Bla bla bla" (2:46)[6]
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (singles sales)[5] | 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.[7]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Sylvie Vartan - Petit rainbow". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 249.
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