"Summerlove Sensation" is a song originally recorded by the

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. It was part of their 1974 album '' Rollin'''. In the same year it was also released as a

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. The single peaked at no. 3 on the

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Sylvie Vartan version (in French)

The song was later reworked into French under the title "Petit rainbow". It was recorded by

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and released in 1977 as a single. In France her version of the song spent one week at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (from 7 to 13 October 1977).

Track listing

7" single (1977, France etc.) : A. "Petit rainbow" ("Summer Love Sensation") (3:33) : B. "Bla bla bla" (2:46)

Charts

Other versions

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covered "Summerlove, Sensation" in 1978. His version reached #44 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart during the summer of that year.

References

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