1972 Seals & Crofts – Summer Breeze

Dash Crofts, Jim Gordon, Jim Horn, Jim Keltner, Jim Seals, Joe Osborn, John Guerin, Larry Knechtel, Louie Shelton, Marty Paich, Michael Omartian, Mike Lang, Russ Kunkel, Seals and Crofts, Wilton Felder

Summer Breeze is the fourth album by the American soft rock band Seals and Crofts, released in 1972 through Warner Bros. Records. It was a major commercial breakthrough for the group, and peaked at #7 on the Billboard album chart. The title cut was released as a single on September 9, 1972, peaking at #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and #6 Pop. “Hummingbird” was the second single, climbing to #12 AC, #20 Pop.

Tracks

1 Hummingbird (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 4:42
2 Funny Little Man (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 3:14
3 Say (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 2:43
4 Summer Breeze (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 3:31
5 East Of Ginger Trees (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 3:52
6 Fiddle In The Sky (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 3:34
7 The Boy Down The Road (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 4:33
8 The Euphrates (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 4:20
9 Advance Guards (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 4:17
10 Yellow Dirt (Jim Seals; Dash Crofts) 5:14

Biography

Seals & Crofts

Musicians

Bass	Joe Osborn
Bass	Wilton Felder
Bass	Louie Shelton
Bass	Harvey Brooks
Bass	Bobby Lichtig
Drums	Jim Keltner
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Drums	Jim Gordon
Drums	John Guerin
Guitar	Louie Shelton
Guitar	Jim Seals
Guitar	Dash Crofts
Steel Guitar	Red Rhodes
Piano	Clarence McDonald
Piano	John Ford Coley
Piano	Larry Knechtel
Piano	Mike Lang
Piano	Michael Omartian
Piano	Dash Crofts
Banjo	John Hartford
Mandolin	Dash Crofts
Clarinet	Bobby Lichtig
Flute	Jim Horn
Flute	Bobby Lichtig
Fiddle	Jim Seals
Sax	Jim Seals
Percussion	King Errisson
Percussion	Milt Holland
Background Vocals	Dee Higgins
Background Vocals	Donnie Shelton
Background Vocals	Louie Shelton
Vocals	Jim Seals
Vocals	Dash Crofts

Liner Notes

Producer – Louie Shelton
Arranged By (Strings) – Marty Paich
Engineer (First) – Dave Hassinger
Engineer (Second) – Val Garay

Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Design – Dave Bhang
Illustration – Mark English

Recorded At The Sound Factory
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Dawnbreaker Music