''Almost Summer '' is the first album release by the

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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

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Track listing

#"Almost Summer" (

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

Personnel

- 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

References

Celebration (1970s band) albums 1978 debut albums 1978 soundtrack albums MCA Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub