Summer '68
{{Distinguish|text=Summer of '69, a song by Bryan Adams}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Summer '68
| cover =
| alt =
| type = song
| artist = Pink Floyd
| album = Atom Heart Mother
| A-side = "Julia Dream" (Japan){{cite web |url=http://www.pinkfloyd.com/music/singles.php |title=The Official Site |publisher=Pink Floyd |date=}}
| released = October 1970
| recorded = December 1968 – January 1969, 5–20 July 1970{{cite book |last=Guesdon |first=Jean-MIchel |title=Pink Floyd All The Songs |publisher=Running Press |date=2017 |isbn=9780316439237 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF0RDgAAQBAJ}}
| studio = Abbey Road Studios, London
| venue =
| genre = Baroque pop
| length = 5:28
| label = Harvest
| writer = Richard Wright
| producer = * Pink Floyd
}}
"Summer '68" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd on their 1970 album Atom Heart Mother.{{Cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |title=The Great Rock Discography |publisher=Canongate Books |location=Edinburgh |isbn=1-84195-551-5 |page=1177 |year=2004 |edition=7th}}{{Cite book |last=Mabbett |first=Andy |title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd |publisher=Omnibus Press |location=London |isbn=0-7119-4301-X |year=1995}}
Recording
Written and sung by [[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard
Wright]], "Summer '68" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in July 1970. Its lyrics describe Wright's meeting with a groupie in 1968.
On 4 December 1968, an incomplete version of this song, titled "One Night Stand", was started at Abbey Road Studios. The band kept working on it until 16 December, and it was eventually scrapped by the band on 16 January 1969 after a session at Abbey Road.{{Cite book |last=Guesdon |first=Jean-Michel |title=Pink Floyd All The Songs |publisher=Running Press |year=2017 |isbn=9780316439237 |language=English}}
Reception
In a retrospective review for the Atom Heart Mother album, Irving Tan of Sputnik Music gave "Summer '68" a positive review, describing it as "the catchiest and most-accessible track on the album."{{Cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/39178/Pink-Floyd-Atom-Heart-Mother/ |title=Review: Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother {{!}} Sputnikmusic|last=Tan|first=Irving|date=18 September 2010|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|access-date=23 July 2017}} Tan really enjoyed Wright's vocals, the "bombastic trumpet solo breaks", and believed the track had "a groovy chorus".
In another retrospective review for the Atom Heart Mother album, IGN described "Summer '68" as "a catchy, fast and happy pop tune written and sung by Richard Wright" that's "one of the few songs Wright has ever done for Pink Floyd and it's actually pretty fine."{{cite web |title=Reader Review: Atom Heart Mother |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/12/reader-review-atom-heart-mother |website=IGN |accessdate=14 August 2017 |date=11 December 2003}}
Personnel
- Richard Wright – lead vocals, piano, Hammond organ
- David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, classical guitar, backing vocals
- Roger Waters – bass guitar
- Nick Mason – drums, percussion
with:
- Abbey Road Session Pops Orchestra – brass
References
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Category:Songs written by Richard Wright (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by David Gilmour
Category:Song recordings produced by Roger Waters
Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Wright (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Nick Mason
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