| "Summerlove Sensation" | ||||
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| Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
| from the album Rollin' | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock [1] | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin | |||
| Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Summerlove Sensation" (TopPop, 1974) on YouTube | ||||
"Summerlove Sensation" is a song originally recorded by the Bay City Rollers. It was part of their 1974 album Rollin' . In the same year it was also released as a single. The single peaked at no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 53 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [3] | 5 |
| Japan | |
| UK Singles (OCC) [4] | 3 |
| "Petit rainbow" | ||||
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| Single by Sylvie Vartan | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Coulter, Bill Martin, Pierre Grillet | |||
| Producer(s) | Jacques Revaux | |||
| Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | ||||
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The song was later reworked into French under the title "Petit rainbow". It was recorded by Sylvie Vartan and released in 1977 as a single. In France her version of the song spent one week at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (from 7 to 13 October 1977). [5]
7" single (1977, France etc.)
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (singles sales) [5] | 1 |
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