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1.StopSummer in the City – The Lovin' Spoonful 02:44
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2.StopA Summer Song – Chad & Jeremy 02:38
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3.StopSummertime, Summertime – The Jamies 02:02
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4.StopVacation – Connie Francis 02:23
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5.StopWipe Out [Instrumental] – The Surfaris 02:40
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6.StopSummer Means Fun – Bruce & Terry 02:15
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7.StopDancing in the Street – Martha & the Vandellas 02:40
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8.StopSunny Afternoon – The Kinks 03:34
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9.StopIn the Summertime – Mungo Jerry 03:34
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10.StopHappy Summer Days – Ronnie Dove 02:20
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11.StopSealed With a Kiss – Brian Hyland 02:41
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12.StopThe Theme from "A Summer Place" [Instrumental] – Percy Faith & His Orchestra 02:24
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13.StopOn the Beach (In the Summertime) – The 5th Dimension 03:29
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14.StopSummer Wine – Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra 04:17
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15.StopSummer Sand – Tony Orlando & Dawn 02:58
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16.StopHere Comes Summer – Jerry Keller 02:11
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17.StopSchool Is Out – Gary "U.S." Bonds 02:29
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18.StopPalisades Park – Freddy Cannon 01:54
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19.StopLet's Go Trippin' [Instrumental] – Dick Dale 02:10
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20.StopBeach Party – Annette 01:49
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21.StopLost Summer Love – Shelley Fabares 02:18
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22.StopGonna Hustle You – The Legendary Masked Surfers, Dean Torrence 02:43
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23.StopWombling Summer Party – The Wombles 04:03
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24.StopSummer – War 04:00
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25.StopSummertime – Billy Stewart 02:40
Since these tracks date back to the '60s and early '70s, this upbeat collection of happy sunshiny tunes should have an "oldies" tag attached to its boasting, clumsy title. Otherwise there's little about this collection that doesn't live up to its rather grandiose moniker. OK, so the unfortunate exclusion of the Beach Boys as well as fellow California surfers Jan Dean leaves this lacking, but there are plenty of other compilations that include them, and fascinating rarities such as the Wombles' "Wombling Summer Party" as well as the Legendary Masked Surfers (featuring Dean Torrence) doing Brian Wilson and Jan Berry's obscure "Gonna Hustle You" carry the torch for the more popular MIA Wilson summer tunes. Other than that, the track list says it all, and unique, along with seldom anthologized nuggets from Nancy Sinatra with Lee Hazelwood, the 5th Dimension, and Bruce and Terry, make this a winning and wonderfully consistent 70 minutes of fun in the sun tunes. The booklet features snappy liner notes and original trade ads for the songs, which enhance the disc's kitschy appeal and prove this is not just another tacky, quickly thrown-together package meant to make a quick buck. So hop in your woody, throw the top down, and slap in this disc. It's guaranteed to plaster a warm smile on your face, even during those freezing, bleak winter days. Hal Horowitz, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll/Roots
- Category Surf, Rock & Roll, Sunshine Pop
- Release Date: July 25, 2000
- Artist: 25 All-Time Greatest Summer Songs: The Ultimate
- Additional Artist: Ronnie Dove (Performer), Shelley Fabares (Performer), The Legendary Masked Surfers (Performer), Various artists collection, Dick Dale (Performer), Connie Francis (Performer), Brian Hyland (Performer), The Kinks (Performer), The Lovin' Spoonful (Performer), War (Performer), Nancy Sinatra (Performer), The Surfaris (Performer), Martha & the Vandellas (Performer), The 5th Dimension (Performer), Mungo Jerry (Performer), Billy Stewart (Performer), Jerry Keller (Performer), Annette (Performer), Freddy Cannon (Performer), Chad & Jeremy (Performer), Bruce & Terry (Performer), Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Performer), Tony Orlando & Dawn (Performer)