''Summer Breeze'' is the fourth album by the American
soft rock
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band
Seals and Crofts
Seals and Crofts were an American soft rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1969 by James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938). They are best known for their hits " Su ...
, released in 1972 through
Warner Bros. Records
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. It was a major commercial breakthrough for the group peaking at No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart, their highest position on the chart. The title track was released as a single on August 31, 1972, peaking at No. 4 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 6 on the Hot 100. "Hummingbird" was the second single, climbing to No. 12 on the Easy Listening chart, No. 20 on the Hot 100, and No. 40 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Magazine chart. ''Summer Breeze'' finished second on ''Billboards Top Pop Albums of 1973 list.
Track listing
*All lyrics by Jim Seals, music by Jim Seals and Dash Crofts, except "Say", music and lyrics by Seals and Crofts.
Side One
#"
Hummingbird
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" – 4:35
#"Funny Little Man" – 3:12
#"Say" – 2:41
#" Summer Breeze" – 3:24
#"East of Ginger Trees" – 3:49
Side Two
#"Fiddle in the Sky" – 3:32
#"The Boy Down the Road" – 4:31
#"The Euphrates" – 4:18
#"Advance Guards" – 4:12
#"Yellow Dirt" – 5:14
#"Summer Breeze (2004 Philip Steir Remix)" – 4:30 (''2004 remastered bonus track'')
Milt Holland
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Joe Osborn
Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018John Ford Coley, Dash Crofts,
Larry Knechtel
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Michael Omartian
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Jim Keltner
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,
Russ Kunkel
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*Percussion: King Errisson, John Guerin, Milt Holland
*Saxophone: Wilton Felder, Jim Seals
*Woodwinds:
Jim Horn
James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician.
Biography
Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for ...
, Robert Lichtig
*Backing Vocals: Dee Higgins, Don Shelton