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Faith re-recorded the song twice: first, in 1969, as a female choral version, then, in 1976, as a disco version [8] titled "Summer Place '76". As reported by Casey Kasem on the American Top 40 broadcast of 25 September 1976, "Theme from A Summer Place" is the biggest hit on the American charts by a Canadian artist.
A Summer Place is a 1959 American romantic drama film based on Sloan Wilson's 1958 novel of the same name, about teenage lovers from different classes who get back together 20 years later, and then must deal with the passionate love affair of their own teenage children by previous marriages.
A Summer Place may refer to: A Summer Place, a 1958 novel by Sloan Wilson; A Summer Place, a 1959 American romantic drama film based on the novel "Theme from A Summer Place", a 1959 song written for the film
Percy Faith placed 21 albums on the Billboard Hot 200 best sellers chart through 1972, making him one of the more successful easy listening acts in terms of sales. 1963's Themes for Young Lovers was by far his biggest seller, peaking at No. 32 on the chart and followed by three sequel albums "for young lovers".
The big break of Donahue's career came when he was cast opposite Sandra Dee in the 1959 Warner Bros' film A Summer Place, directed by Delmer Daves.The movie was released to mixed critical reception, however still managed to gain widespread popularity and became a box office hit.
A Summer Place: Released: July 2014; Format: CD, Digital; Label: Sony Classical (8843040412) Island Songs (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra) works by Peter Sculthorpe, Ross Edwards, Brett Dean: Released: May 2015 [7] Format: CD, Digital; Label: ABC Classics (4811703) Glass works by Philip Glass including Violin Concerto and Sonata Released ...
"A Summer Song" was played on Juke Box Jury and guest-judge Ringo Starr assessed the track as a "miss" (i.e., flop), with no U.S. hit potential. [8] Indeed, in the UK, where Chad & Jeremy's "Yesterday's Gone" had been a mild hit, followed by the unsuccessful "Like I Love You Today", "A Summer Song" did not reach the charts; possibly because it was released on a very small label and was largely ...
In addition, Steiner scored The Searchers (1956), A Summer Place (1959), and Gone with the Wind (1939), which ranked second on the AFI's list of best American film scores, and is the film score for which he is best known. He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, which he won for his score for Life with ...