Almost Summer (album)

Almost Summer
Studio album by Celebration
Released	May 8, 1978 (1978-05-08)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	34:55
Label	MCA Records
Celebration chronology
Almost Summer (1978) Celebration (1979)

Almost Summer is the first album release by the Mike Love fronted band Celebration. The album was released in support of the motion picture of the same name. The album included the band's only charting single "Almost Summer" co-written by Love's Beach Boys bandmates Al Jardine and Brian Wilson.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Almost Summer" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Al Jardine) – 2:40
2. "Sad Sad Summer" (Love) – 3:44
3. "Cruisin’" (Love) – 2:10
4. "Lookin’ Good" (Ron Altbach) – 2:05
5. "Summer In The City" (John Sebastian/Mark Sebastian/Steve Boone) – 3:00
6. "It's O.K." (Wilson/Love) – 2:18
7. "Football" (Charles Lloyd/Altbach) – 1:32
8. "Island Girl" (Lloyd) – 7:24
9. "Christine and Bobby" (Altbach) – 3:47
10. "We Are the Future" (Laws/Holiday/Bolton/Womack) – 3:42
    • Performed by High Inergy
11. "She Was a Lady" (Bill Pratt) – 2:35
    • Performed by Fresh

Personnel

• Mike Love - lead vocals (1, 2, 3)
• Charles Lloyd - saxophone, flute
• Ron Altbach - Keyboards
• Dave "Doc" Robinson - backing vocals, bass, lead vocals (5, 6)
• Paul Fauerso - Vocals and Keyboards
• Mike Kowalski - Drums, Percussion
• Ed Carter - Guitar
• Wells Kelly - Bass
• Gary Griffin - Keyboards

Additional musicians:

• Steve Douglas - Sax
• Rusty Ford - Bass
• Tom Smith - Drums
• Sterling Smith - Synthesizers
• Ed Tuleja - Guitars
• Dave Bunch - Guitars
• Maureen Love - Harp

Single

• "Almost Summer" - #28 Billboard Hot 100^[2]

References

1. "BeachBoys.com: The Complete Guide". www.beachboys.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
2. "Celebration - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017.