''Summertime'' is the fifth album to be released by
Philadelphia International Records
Philadelphia International Records (PIR) was an American record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1971 by songwriting and production duo Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff along with their longtime collaborator Thom Bell. I ...
houseband
MFSB
MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom B ...
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated
#"Picnic in the Park" 4:10
#" Summertime" (
George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...
) 4:53
#"Plenty Good Lovin'" 4:33
#"Sunnin' and Funnin'" ( John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) 4:14
#"Summertime and I'm Feelin' Mellow" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) 4:00
#"I'm on Your Side" 3:30
#"Hot Summer Nights" 4:25
#"We Got the Time" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) 4:41
Personnel
;MFSB
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Bobby Eli
Bobby Eli is an American musician, arranger, composer and record producer from Philadelphia. He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio band MFSB.
Overview
A multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter and arranger, Eli ...
Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...
, Lenny Pakula, Eddie Green, Harold "Ivory" Williams - keyboards
* Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington - drums
*Larry Washington - percussion
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Vincent Montana, Jr.
Vincent Montana Jr. (February 12, 1928 – April 13, 2013), known as Vince Montana, was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and percussionist. He is best known as a member of MFSB and as the founder of the Salsoul Orchestra. He has ...
- vibraphone
* Zach Zachery, Tony Williams - saxophone
* Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns
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Barbara Ingram
Barbara Jane Ingram (February 9, 1947 – October 20, 1994) was an American R&B singer and songwriter who was active throughout the early 1970s until the mid-late 1980s, enjoying modest success as a backup singer for almost two decades.
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