🎵 Summer Madness // by Kool & the Gang

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Summer Madness

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Light of Worlds September 1, 1974 📍 Media Sound Studios (New York, New York) 👁 14,925
🎧 411,524 listeners ▶ 2,394,521 plays IMUDB Ranking 9.1/10 Based on how many times this track has been played on Last.fm — not a critic score.
Summer Madness
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About this song (Last.fm)
Kool & the Gang's Summer Madness is an instrumental song released in 1974 on their album Light of Worlds. The song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 36 on the Hot Soul Singles charts. As the album's standout track, it features smooth melodies and distinctive synthesizer work. With over 145 recordings sampling it as of 2018, it has become one of the most sampled R&B compositions ever. The band later released it as a single, followed by a companion piece titled Winter Sadness on their 1975 album Spirit of the Boogie. Read more on Last.fm.

🎛️ Credits

Produced by
Written by
Oboe
Piano
Mellotron
Kalimba
Clavinet
Bass Guitar
Gong
Drums
Flugelhorn
Trumpet
Vibraphone
Conductor
Percussion
Guitar
Arranger
Vocals
Saxophone
Background Vocals

🔗 Connections

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Sampled in 103
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Interpolated by
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