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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Summertime's Calling Me
| name = Summertime's Calling Me
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| type = single
| Caption =
| artist = The Catalinas
| Artist = The Catalinas
| album =
| Album =
| A-side = Summertime's Calling Me
| released = December 1975
| A-side = Summertime's Calling Me
| B-side =
| recorded = December 1975
| Released = December 1975
| studio =
| Format = 45R.P.M. single
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| Recorded = December 1975
| genre = Beach Music
| length = 2:53 (single version)<br>3:07 (album version)
| Genre = Beach Music
| Length = 2:53 (single version)<br>3:07 (album version)
| label = Sugarbush Records (#114)
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| writer = Johnny Barker<br>Wayne Jurnegan<ref>[http://www.johnbarker.org/index.html Johnny Barker's website which lists Wayne Jurnegan as a co-writer]</ref>
| Label = Sugarbush Records (#114)
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| producer = Johnny Barker
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| Writer = Johnny Barker<br>Wayne Jurnegan<ref>[http://www.johnbarker.org/index.html Johnny Barker's website which lists Wayne Jurnegan as a co-writer]</ref>
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| Producer = Johnny Barker
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| misc = The Sugarbush single release is shorter than the version released now (which runs 3:07) and the organ is more pronounced in the single version.
| This single = Summertime's Calling Me
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}}'''Summertime's Calling Me''' is a song written by Johnny Barker (September 8, 1945-October 25, 2023<ref>[https://www.brightfunerals.com/tributes/John-Barker Obituary for Johnny Barker; retrieved May 1, 2024.]</ref>), then of the [[beach music]] band [[The Catalinas]], in December 1975. Originally released as a [[45rpm]] [[Single (music)|single]] on [[Sugarbush Records]], the song initially had slow growth on the beach music scene.<ref>[http://www.beachshag.com/ImagesSoundsResources/BeachShag.html Fessa John Hook's beach music page features a notation about Summertime's Calling Me not being a hit in 1975 nor 1976]</ref> Today, however, it is regarded as one of the most influential and favorite beach music songs of all time (ranging between #s 4-7 depending on the source).<ref>[http://www.thecatalinas.com/page3/index.html The Catalinas' website which lists Summertime's Calling Me as#4]</ref><ref>[http://waxmuseum.net/OTB%20Top%2040%20Countdown.html On the Beach All-time Beach Music Top 40 Countdown which lists Summertime's Calling Me as #7]</ref>
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| Misc = The Sugarbush single release is shorter than the version released now (which runs 3:07) and the organ is more pronounced in the single version.
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}}'''Summertime's Calling Me''' is a song written by Johnny Barker, then of the [[beach music]] band [[The Catalinas]], in December 1975. Originally released as a 45R.P.M. single on Sugarbush Records, the song initially had slow growth on the Beach Music scene.<ref>[[http://www.beachshag.com/ImagesSoundsResources/BeachShag.html Fessa John Hook's beach music page features a notation about Summertime's Calling Me not being a hit in 1975 nor 1976]]</ref> Today, however, it is regarded as one of the most influential and favorite Beach Music songs of all time (ranging between #s 4-7 depending on the source).<ref>[[http://www.thecatalinas.com/page3/index.html The Catalinas' website which lists Summertime's Calling Me as #4]]</ref><ref>[http://waxmuseum.net/OTB%20Top%2040%20Countdown.html On The Beach All-time Beach Music Top 40 Countdown which lists Summertime's Calling Me as #7]</ref>


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==External Links==
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKVjzlv8VKM Summertime's Calling Me on Youtube]
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKVjzlv8VKM Summertime's Calling Me on Youtube]



[[Category:1975 singles]]
[[Category:1975 singles]]
[[Category:1975 songs]]

Latest revision as of 19:48, 1 May 2024

"Summertime's Calling Me"
Single by The Catalinas
A-side"Summertime's Calling Me"
ReleasedDecember 1975
RecordedDecember 1975
GenreBeach Music
Length2:53 (single version)
3:07 (album version)
LabelSugarbush Records (#114)
Songwriter(s)Johnny Barker
Wayne Jurnegan[1]
Producer(s)Johnny Barker
The Sugarbush single release is shorter than the version released now (which runs 3:07) and the organ is more pronounced in the single version.

Summertime's Calling Me is a song written by Johnny Barker (September 8, 1945-October 25, 2023[2]), then of the beach music band The Catalinas, in December 1975. Originally released as a 45rpm single on Sugarbush Records, the song initially had slow growth on the beach music scene.[3] Today, however, it is regarded as one of the most influential and favorite beach music songs of all time (ranging between #s 4-7 depending on the source).[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Johnny Barker's website which lists Wayne Jurnegan as a co-writer
  2. ^ Obituary for Johnny Barker; retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Fessa John Hook's beach music page features a notation about Summertime's Calling Me not being a hit in 1975 nor 1976
  4. ^ The Catalinas' website which lists Summertime's Calling Me as#4
  5. ^ On the Beach All-time Beach Music Top 40 Countdown which lists Summertime's Calling Me as #7
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