Summer in the City / Butchie's Tune

by The Lovin' Spoonful

Summer in the City / Butchie's Tune cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 4 July 1966
  • Label: Kama Sutra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 5:13
  • Community rating: 4.13/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Erik Jacobsen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A remarkably tense and evocative pop single that vividly captures the oppressive heat and kinetic energy of an urban summer. The distinctive, staccato electric piano chords and the innovative use of traffic noise and jackhammer sound effects set it apart from the era's typically breezy sunshine pop.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, bubbly, harmonies, street, vintage

Tracklist

  1. Summer In The City (2:39)
  2. Butchie's Tune (2:34)

Credits

  • The Lovin' Spoonful - primary artist
  • John Sebastian - written-by
  • Mark Sebastian - written-by
  • Steve Boone - written-by

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