| Summernights | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Euro disco | |||
| Label | Jupiter Records | |||
| Producer | Stephan Prager, Sylvester Levay | |||
| Silver Convention chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Summernights (released in some countries as: Golden Girls) is a 1977 album by German euro-disco group Silver Convention, which at the time consisted of vocalists Penny McLean, Ramona Wolf and Rhonda Heath, along with producer-songwriters Michael Kunze (aka Stephan Prager) and Sylvester Levay.
All tracks written by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay
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Side two
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| Chart (1977) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Albums Charts (RPM) [2] | 86 |
| Sweden Albums Top 60 [3] | 20 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) [4] | 71 |
Silver Convention were a German Euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention or Silver Bird.
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