Summer of Love 1

Various Artists - Rock - Classic, Summer Of Love (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000032VU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,130 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)

2. Reach Out of the Darkness

3. Get Together

4. The Flower Children

5. Love Is All Around

6. Groovin'

7. The Rain, the Park & Other Things

8. Up, Up and Away

9. Windy

10. Lazy Day

11. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

12. Groovy Summertime

13. Sunshine Girl [*]

14. Neon Rainbow [*]

15. King Midas in Reverse [*]

16. San Franciscan Nights [*]

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: SUMMER OF LOVE
Title: VOL. 1-TUNE IN-GOOD TIMES &
Street Release Date: 09/01/1992
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT! FLOWER POWER AT ITS BEST., June 19, 1999

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Jeff Harris([e-mail]) (South Wales) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Summer of Love 1 (Audio CD)

The maturity of the senior tracks(San Francisco, Love is all Around, San Franciscan Nights, etc),and the gloss of the junior titles(Reach out of the Darkness, Lazy Day, Sunshine Girl)combine to make a great CD. You can almost smell the flowers and practically feel the warmth of the sun on your face.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars songs from an era when creativity and music went completely synonymous--GREAT JOB, EVERYONE !!!, June 20, 2009

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer of Love 1 (Audio CD)

Summer of Love, Vol. 1: Tune In (Good Time & Love Vibrations) has excellent music from the era when creativity and high quality music went hand-in-hand. These are tunes that made the airwaves sizzle back in the day; and that's grand. They will easily bring back memories for many people who first heard these numbers on the radio; and this album also introduces a lot of other people to these songs and ballads. The quality of the sound on this CD is excellent and I love that artwork!

Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" starts the CD track set off with a terrific number; Scott sings this with all his heart and soul and just one listen proves it! The music that plays goes along with Scott's vocals; they make good use of the percussion, guitar, drums and more. This is a major highlight of this CD. In addition, "Reach Out of the Darkness" shines brighter than silver and gold combined when Friend & Lover perform it faultlessly; I could never tire of hearing this tune. "Get Together" by The Youngbloods is another tune that you may recognize after you hear the first few bars; this is classic 60's music and they do this one without ever missing a beat.

The Troggs were always impressive; and I enjoy hearing their hit entitled "Love Is All Around." "Love Is All Around" features The Troggs right there in the spotlight and that's quite all right by me! They make excellent use of the strings and electric guitar as they sing this and it lacks nothing--this music is all THAT good. The Cowsills also score big with their timeless classic, "The Rain, the Park & Other Things." The Cowsills had all too brief a career working together--but wow, how they gave us great music!

The 5th Dimension does s wonderful rendition of "Up, Up and Away;" this song has them singing it to perfection--and beyond! Ooh, how they could harmonize so very well, too. The Association does "Windy" which I could never forget; and there's yet another gem in "Lazy Day" by Spanky & Our Gang. Spanky & Our Gang had worlds of talent and "Lazy Day" is one of their very best. Harpers Bizarre's "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is pretty awesome; the melody is easy on the ear and that arrangement is incredibly lush.

The Box Tops perform Neon Rainbow with panache; I love how they used the guitars for this tune. The Hollies do "King Midas in Reverse" very well--they never let go of a single superfluous note! The CD ends very well with Eric Burdon & the Animals performing "San Franciscan Nights." I really like it a lot.

Summer of Love, Vol. 1: Tune In (Good Time & Love Vibrations) is not a complete retrospective of the music from the "Summer of Love;" and some will say that not even all of this music comes from 1967. Diehard fans will certainly want more comprehensive CD box sets of this music; this CD is perhaps best geared toward the more casual fan or anyone who just plain wants a smaller set of songs from the 1960's.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you want it, you've got it!, May 5, 2004

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E. Karasik (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer of Love 1 (Audio CD)

This is a high quality compilation for those who really dig this genre of music. Personally, I bought the CD just for the two gorgeous songs "San Francisco" and "Love is All Around." Either one of those would be worth the price of the CD, but there are lots of classics included. A few of the tracks don't seem to stand the test of time particularly well, but may be worthwhile to those who have an historical interest.