"Summer Symphony" is a song written by

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

and

Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...

. It was arranged by

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and produced by Pat Aulton. The song was used on the album ''Sounds Of Sedaka'', a UK issue of the 1969 album, '' Workin' On A Groovy Thing'' recorded for Festival Records of Australia. As the early 60s came to an end, Neil’s last Hot-100 entry in the decade was “The Answer to My Prayer” in 1965. In 1968 he recorded “Star Crossed Lovers” in Australia and re-energized his career with a #1 hit there. The following year he recorded a full album in Australia with arrangements by John Farrar, who went on to guide the career of Olivia Newton-John. “Summer Symphony” was a track on the album and was one of seven tracks written with Sedaka’s long-time collaborator, Howard Greenfield. Together they wrote some of his biggest hits, including “

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” in 1962. A number of tracks from this album were recorded by other artists; “Summer Symphony” was recorded by

Lesley Gore Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein, May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song " It's My Party", a US number one in 1963. She follow ...

on Mercury (1969). It was a non-album single, however, it used as the B-side of Gore's medley hit, " 98.6/ Lazy Day" (U.S. AC #38).

Jack Gold Sound cover

"Summer Symphony" was also covered by songwriter and producer

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in 1970. His rendition reached #10 on the U.S.

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chart in the summer of 1970. The following summer the song was re-released and became a hit again, reaching #34. It was included on a compilation LP, ''Make The Music Play (Neil Sedaka's Songwriting Gems 1963-1971)''.Various – Make The Music Play (Neil Sedaka's Songwriting Gems 1963-1971)
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Other versions

In 1972, The

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recorded another lyricized version with Tony Ruivivar on lead vocals. It was featured on their LP ''Simply Ourselves''.

Chart history

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Lyrics of this song
1969 songs 1970 singles 1971 singles Neil Sedaka songs Songs written by Neil Sedaka Songs with lyrics by Howard Greenfield Lesley Gore songs Columbia Records singles {{1970s-single-stub