need suggestions for summer/vacation compilation

[JOL]

I'm thinking of making a compilation of summer and vacation type songs I would appreciate any suggestions. Songs about summer or exotic locations anything that evokes the feeling of sand, sun warn breezes etc. Here are a few examples that came to mind:

Paul Jabara- Pleasure Island
Pauls Moore- Valparaiso
Arrow- Hot Hot Hot
Warp 9- No Mani Is An Island
Baiser- Summer Breeze
The Dream Academy- Indian Summer
Style Council-Long Hot Summer
Barry White- My Sweet Summer Suite
Liza Minnelli-Tropical Nights
Two Man Sound- Captial Tropical
Laid Back- Sunshine Reggae
Julia Claire- A Summer Romance
Mungo Jerry- In The Summertime

Thanks

[the disco kid]

Here are a few more for your consideration:

musique "summer love" vocal or instrumental version
el coco "bahia"
MFSB "picnic in the park" and just about anything from their SUMMERTIME LP

[shives]

Arrow - Groove Master (summery party feel)
Paul Jabara - Ocho Rios
Donna Summer - Summer Fever
Biddu Orchestra - Summer of '42
Wish Key - Last Summer
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Vicki Sue Robinson - Hot Summer Night

and of course the ultimate in summery.....
Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose

[JOL]

Shives and The Disco Kid thanks.

[discophil]

Voyage - Souvenirs

(depending on which direction you're going:)
Voyage - From East to West
Village People - Go West

And, in the summer of '79 when my folks and I took a trip from CA to CO, I played McFadden & Whitehead's "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" as we cruised along 80!

[markydefad]

EXOTIC/TROPICAL

LET'S FLY AWAY - Voyage
PARADISE ISLAND - The Wonderland Band
DANCING IN PARADISE - El Coco
SHANGRI-LA - La Pregunta
RIO DE JANEIRO - Gary Criss
BRAZILIAN NIGHTS - Love Unlimited Orchestra
TRINIDAD - John Gibbs & the U.S. Steel Band
MIAMI HEAT WAVE - Seventh Avenue
ONLY IN MIAMI - Bette Midler
CUBA - Gibson Brothers
FLIGHT TO JAMAICA - Crashers
SAN SALVADOR - Azoto
MANDOLAY - La Flavour
TAHITI, TAHITI - Voyage
FANTASY ISLAND - Herb Alpert

SUMMERY

IN THE SUMMERTIME - Bobby Ox (remake of Mungo Jerry)
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME - Dayton
SUMMERTIME AND I'M FEELING MELLOW - MFSB
WALKING ON SUNSHINE - Eddy Grant or Rocker's Revenge
UNDER THE BOARDWALK - Tom Tom Club
SUMMER OF LOVE - B-52's
MISS SUN - Boz Scaggs
HOLIDAY - Madonna
SUMMER LOVERS - Michael Sembello

[JOL]

Thanks Discophil

[kdavid13]

Other choices :

Ritchie Family Brazil / Summer breeze
Joe T Vannelli featuring Rochelle Fleming Get it on [Summer Love]
Lianna It's a hot summer night
Deee-Lite Picnic in the summertime
Queen Samantha Summer dream
kd lang Summerfling [Calderone Club Mix]
Chic A warm summer night [King Britt Mix]

[JOL]

Thanks Markydefad and Kdavid13

[HairInTheWind]

I made a compilation of songs to play during Summer in the Spring...figured I would just copy them here. The range is from classic to lounge.



Sunny - Boney M
Lover's Holiday - Change
Beyond the Clouds - Quartz
Let's Fly Away - Voyage
Sun After The Rain - Sylvettie - Salsoul Strings (Moulton Mix)

Pure Shores - All Saints
Heater - Samim
Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean
Funky Nassau - Beginning of the End
Banal Realty - Organic Grove
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Reggae Night - Bob Marley
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
The Boy's of Summer - Don Henley
The Captain of Her Heart - Double
La Isla Bonita - Madonna
Chacarron Macarron - Mediterraneo (this one makes me laugh)
Escape - Rupert Holmes
Red Red Wine - UB40
Looking in Your Big Brown Eyes - Bob Marley
Coconut - Harry Nilsson
Theme from Endless Summer - Gary Hoey
Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone
I'll Take You There - Staple Singers
Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra
Breezin - George Benson
Edge of the Ocean - Ivy
Holiday - Madonna
Into the Sun - Weekend Players
Grazing in the Grass -
Great Southern Land - Ice House
Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest
Yachts - Costes

[JOL]

thanks hairinthewind

[drlove]

...and JOL, don't forget the Ritchie Family's Summer Dance (off of the African Queens LP). Great tune -- and while you're at it, include the same LP's Quiet Village -- very exotic & fun.

[JussiK]

Isabel: Blue Nights of Valencia - great kitschy 7-incher
April: Summer In The City - especially good disco version, 7" from 1977
O Santiago: Summer In The City - 16 minute marathon lp version, not bad
Red Face: Summer In The City - 12" from Hansa label, 1980
Evolution: Summer In The City - another 12" and why not, it's a good song
L'Eclipse: In The Summertime - one of many Mungo Jerry covers
Mort Shuman: L'Hotel De La Plage ost with Sheila
Serge Gainsbourg: Sea, Sex and Sun - It's SERGE and it's disco! It's even got Jane Birkin moaning a lot and pretending to be a nymphette in heat. A summer disco classic.
Philharmonics: Summer - long disco version of the Vivaldi tune, from the excellent Four New Seasons lp, not to be confused with the Masters in Philadelphia lp

[JOL]

drlove & jussick thanks for the suggestions.

[Mr.Ree]

Here are a few more for your consideration:

musique "summer love" vocal or instrumental version
el coco "bahia"
MFSB "picnic in the park" and just about anything from their SUMMERTIME LP

when I still used a cassette recorder for my personalized recordings (it could start and stop on a dime) I would take the vocal and instrumental versions of Musique's "Summer Love" and splice them together into a glorius 17 minute whole. Chic's "Warm Summer Night" and the Bee Gees "Spirits Having Flown" (my favorite Gibb tune of all time) would also be included on a compilation of favorite summer-themed songs