NOW That’s What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (4CD)

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£13.01

Format: 4 x CD
Catalogue No.: CDNNNOW128
Barcode: 0196587207229
Release Date: 24 Jun 2022
Genre: Pop / Rock

NOW Music are pleased to announce our next release - NOW That’s What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun’, out June 24th. 86 tracks across 4CDs recalling the nostalgia of past summers with music of the 60s and 70s… a collection of songs that have stood the test time as fantastic summer anthems… the perfect soundtrack to your summertime fun!

Beginning Disc 1 (the 60s) with ‘Surfin’ U.S.A.’, from The Beach Boys with that instantly recognisable, feel-good guitar riff and continuing on a cool coastal theme with, ‘Surf City’ (Jan & Dean) and ‘Wipe Out’ (The Surfaris), before featuring the smooth sound of Otis Redding’s iconic vocals on ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay’. The No.1 from Sandie Shaw ‘(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me’ and Brian Hyland’s ‘Sealed With A Kiss’ also feature. Sonny & Cher’s ‘I Got You Babe’ had to be included, and in celebration of the music inspired by the ‘Summer Of Love’, we’ve featured Scott Mckenzies’s No. 1 ‘San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)’ and ‘Let’s Go To San Francisco’ by The Flowerpot Men, along with the legendary ‘California Dreamin’’ by The Mamas & The Papas and UK chart topper ‘Something In The Air’ by Thunderclap Newman.

Disc 2 (the 70s) begins with the timeless classics ‘Lovely Day’ (Bill Withers) and ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ (Johnny Nash) before featuring huge pop hits from John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, The Rubettes, Bay City Rollers and Mungo Jerry with ‘In The Summertime’, which topped the charts for 7 weeks. Wings and Captain & Tennille are here with easy summer memories, before winding down with No. 1’s from 10cc with ‘I’m Not In Love’ and ‘Seasons In The Sun’ from Terry Jacks – a summertime classic.

Back to the 60s for disc 3, kicking off with ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ from The Animals, before featuring ‘Telstar’ (The Tornados) and ‘Cathy’s Clown’ by The Everly Brothers – both massive chart favorites. The chart toppers don’t stop there - including ‘Everlasting Love’ (Love Affair) and ‘It’s Now Or Never’ (Elvis Presley), which spent an incredible 8 weeks at No. 1. Manfred Mann and The Honeycombs are included, as are iconic groups The Ronettes, The Supremes and The Temptations, and the disc closes with two of the sixties’ greatest anthems: ‘Ferry Cross The Mersey’ from Gerry & The Pacemakers, and The Walker Brother’s ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’.

Our final disc is all about 70s pop and soul, beginning with ‘Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday’ from Boney M., and the joyful anthems ‘Good Times’ from CHIC, and ‘Love Is In The Air’ by John Paul Young. Enduring classics from Candi Staton and Elton John, and beach holiday grooves from Marshall Hain, Baccara and Sheila & B. Devotion follow. More sunshine pop from Barry Manilow, The New Edition and First Class, before massive soul hits from The Stylistics, The Three Degrees and The Isley Brothers, as well as from legendary vocalists Aretha Franklin and Minnie Riperton. The sun sets on this stunning track list with the timeless UK No.1 ‘Albatross’ from superstars Fleetwood Mac – a smash hit in both the 60s and the 70s.

Whether reminiscing about Summer’s past or to soundtrack this year’s sunshine…. NOW That’s What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun – Out 24th June.

TRACKLIST
DISC 1:
1. The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.
2. Jan & Dean - Surf City
3. The Surfaris - Wipe Out
4. The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk  
5. Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
6. Sandie Shaw - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
7. Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose
8. Stan Getz / João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema
9. Brian Hyland - Sealed With A Kiss
10. The Monkees - Daydream Believer
11. Stone Poneys / Linda Ronstadt - Different Drum
12. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
13. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
14. Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
15. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
16. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
17. The Flowerpot Men – Let’s Go To San Francisco
18. The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
19. Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air
20. The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
21. Matt Monro - Born Free
22. Jacky - White Horses
23. The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)

DISC 2:
1. Bill Withers - Lovely Day
2. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
3. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - The Grease Mega-Mix
4. The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
5. Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation
6. Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime
7. Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs – Seaside Shuffle
8. David Dundas - Jeans On
9. Sweet - Co-Co
10. Wings - Silly Love Songs
11. George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca
12. Sylvia Vrethammar - Y Viva Espana
13. Demis Roussos - Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun
14. Brotherhood Of Man – Angelo
15. Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
16. Pussycat - Mississippi
17. Billie Jo Spears - Blanket On The Ground
18. Billy Swan - I Can Help
19. 10cc - I'm Not In Love
20. Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun

DISC 3:
1. The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
2. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
3. The Tornados – Telstar
4. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
5. Love Affair - Everlasting Love
6. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
7. Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
8. The Toys - A Lover's Concerto
9. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
10. The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
11. The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
12. Chubby Checker – Limbo Rock
13. Chris Montez - The More I See You
14. Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
15. Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy Diddy
16. The Honeycombs - Have I The Right
17. Little Eva - The Locomotion
18. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
19. The Supremes - The Happening
20. The Temptations - My Girl
21. Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey
22. The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

DISC 4:
1. Boney M. - Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
2. Chic - Good Times
3. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
4. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5. Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom
6. Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
7. Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
8. Raffaella Carrà - Do It Do It Again (A Far L'Amore Comincia Tu)
9. Voyage – Let’s Fly Away
10. Sheila & B. Devotion - Singin' In The Rain
11. MUD – Shake It Down
12. Barry Manilow - Copacabana
13. The New Edition - Get A Little Sand Between Your Toes
14. First Class – Beach Baby
15. Donna Summer - Theme From The Deep (Down Deep Inside)
16. The Stylistics - Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)
17. The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
18. The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
19. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
20. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
21. Fleetwood Mac – Albatross