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"Happy Summer Days" is a 1966 pop single by Ronnie Dove.

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"Happy Summer Days"
Happy Summer Days Ronnie Dove.jpeg
Single by Ronnie Dove
from the album Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You
B-side "Long After"
ReleasedJune 1966
Recorded1966
Genre Pop
Length2:08
Label Diamond
Songwriter(s) Larry Kusik, Ritchie Adams, Wes Farrell
Producer(s) Phil Kahl, Ray Vernon
Ronnie Dove singles chronology
"Let's Start All Over Again"
(1966)
"Happy Summer Days"
(1966)
"I Really Don't Want to Know"
(1966)

Background

The single was Dove's 10th charting single for the Diamond label. It was the only Dove single to be released with a picture sleeve.

Chart positions

"Happy Summer Days" peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1966. It did considerably better on the Easy Listening Charts, peaking at #7. It was featured on his Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You album. [1]

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 27
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 7

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References

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  2. "Ronnie Dove Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. "Ronnie Dove Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  4. "Amazon TV Commercial, 'Summer Delivered' Song by Ronnie Dove".