Almost Summer is the first album release by the Mike Love fronted band Celebration. The album was released in support of the motion picture of the same name. The album included the band's only charting single "Almost Summer" co-written by Love's Beach Boys bandmates Al Jardine and Brian Wilson.
Track listing
"Almost Summer" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Al Jardine) – 2:40
"Sad Sad Summer" (Love) – 3:44
"Cruisin’" (Love) – 2:10
"Lookin’ Good" (Ron Altbach) – 2:05
"Summer In The City" (John Sebastian/Mark Sebastian/Steve Boone) – 3:00
"It's O.K." (Wilson/Love) – 2:18
"Football" (Charles Lloyd/Altbach) – 1:32
"Island Girl" (Lloyd) – 7:24
"Christine and Bobby" (Altbach) – 3:47
"We Are the Future" (Laws/Holiday/Bolton/Womack) – 3:42
Performed by High Inergy
"She Was a Lady" (Bill Pratt) – 2:35
Performed by Fresh
Personnel
Mike Love - lead vocals (1, 2, 3) Charles Lloyd - saxophone, flute Ron Altbach - Keyboards Dave "Doc" Robinson - bass, backing and lead (5, 6) vocals Paul Fauerso - Vocals and Keyboards Mike Kowalski - Drums, Percussion Ed Carter - Guitar Wells Kelly - Bass Gary Griffin - Keyboards Additional musicians: Steve Douglas - Sax Rusty Ford - Bass Tom Smith - Drums Sterling Smith - Synthesizers Ed Tuleja - Guitars Dave Bunch - Guitars Maureen Love - Harp