V/A - Summer Days & Summer Nights CD (Bear Family)

Summer! Heat! Swimming! Nature! Beach parties ... and music!!! This disc has 31 tracks from 1952-1963, and includes classics from famous artists such as Keely Smith, Dinah Washington, Conway Twitty, The Brothers Four, Hank Snow and more.  The disc includes a few rarities as well, and has instrumentals by the Viscounts and Tito Puente with a summery Latin flair along with the early surf sounds by Dave York & The Beachcombers and The Fleetwoods! The musical range is wide: from pop to jazz, rhythm 'n' blues, doo-wop, country music and lots of rock 'n' roll, with Ricky Dean, Johnny O'Neill, Sammy Salvo, Paul Peek and many others! The 20-page color booklet includes notes by producer Marc Mittelacher on each song & many photos and illustrations, some of which are rare.

Tracks:

Tony Bennett - Put On A Happy Face
The Fleetwoods - They Tell Me It's Summer
Conway Twitty - Beachcomber
Carole King - Queen Of The Beach
Dave York & The Beachcombers - I Wanna Go Surfin'
The Fleetwoods - Surfer's Playmate
Ricky Dean - Bikini
Diane Renay - Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard
Ernie Maresca - Down On The Beach
Tito Puente & His Orchestra - Emerald Beach
Johnny O'Neill - Beach Doll
Sammy Salvo - The Bully Of The Beach
Googie Rene & His Band - Swingin' Summer Love
Maxine Daniels - My Summer Heart
Kari Lynn - Summer Day
Dinah Washington - That Sunday (That Summer)
The Viscounts - Summertime
The Brothers Four - The Green Leaves Of Summer
Keely Smith - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Hank Snow - Lazy Bones
Bucky & The Premiers - Summer School
Dickie Loader & The Blue Jeans - Heatwave
Eydie Gormé - Soda Pop Hop
Don Cherry - Wild Cherry
Paul Peek - Watermelon
T.J. Fowler, His Piano & Orchestra - Wine Cooler
Barney Kessel Quartet - Summertime
Bobby Williamson - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)
The Quotations - Summertime Goodbyes
The Safaris with The Phantom Band - Summer Nights
Lee Diamond with The Challengers - Good Old Summertime