Summer Breeze (song)

"Summer Breeze"
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by Seals and Crofts
from the album Summer Breeze
B-side"East of Ginger Trees"
ReleasedAugust 31, 1972
GenreSoft rock[1][2]
Length3:25
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Jim Seals, Dash Crofts
Producer(s)Louie Shelton
Seals and Crofts singles chronology
"When I Meet Them"
(1971)
"Summer Breeze"
(1972)
"Hummingbird"
(1973)
Official audio
Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze" (Official Audio) on YouTube

"Summer Breeze" is a 1972 song by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. It is the title track of their fourth studio album, and was released as the album's lead single in August 1972. The song reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. In 2013, it was ranked No. 13 in Rolling Stone′s "Best Summer Songs of All Time".[3] The song also became a hit for the Isley Brothers in 1974.

  1. ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Best Summer Songs of All Time – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2022.