Summer Sounds

Summer Sounds
Studio album by
Robert Goulet
ReleasedJuly 1965
GenreTraditional pop
Length29:11
LabelColumbia
ProducerErnie Altschuler
Robert Goulet chronology
Begin to Love
(1965)		 Summer Sounds
(1965)		 On Broadway
(1965)
Singles from Summer Sounds
  1. "Summer Sounds"
    Released: May 10, 1965

Summer Sounds is the tenth studio album by American singer Robert Goulet, released in July 1965, by Columbia Records. and was available both in stereo and mono. It was produced by Ernie Altschuler, it was arranged and conducted by Don Costa. and features the singles, "Summer Sounds".

Background

The album included mix of originals and covers of old standards from the 1930s ("Summertime", "I've Got the World on a String"), 1940s ("Mam'selle",), 1950s (Old Cape Cod", "Till"), and 1961 ("What Now My Love"). as well as his own songs.

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 14, 1965, and remained on the chart for 19 weeks, peaking at number 31. It debuted on the Cash Box albums chart in the issue dated July 17, 1965, and remained on the chart for 26 weeks, peaking at number 17.

The album's title track, debuted on the Hot 100 on June 5, 1965, spending one week at number 58 during a seven-week run. number 43 on the Cash Box singles chart, in an eight-week run on the chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart during its eight-week run.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar

Billboard stated Goulet's "revival of ''Mam'selle'' is tender and warmly delivered."

Cashbox notes Goulet "is at his best on this outing, loosing his rich, warm tonsils on a savory and appetizing bill of fare that includes such sturdies as “I’ll Get By” and “Summertime,” as well as the title tune"."

Variety notes "Goulet perfroms a superb French ballad, "Once Upon a Summertime" and the evergreen "Summertime"

Record World notes Goulet "is in superb voice for this collection of standards, topped off by his current single hit", and praised Costa, Ramin, Burns for their "provide superb backing." American Record Guide referred to it as "another finely (Though at times either stuffily or affectedly) sung album."

it was given a three-star rating by The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. AllMusic gave it a two and a half star out of five rating.

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 31
US Cash Box 17
Singles
Year Single Chart Peak
1965 "Summer Sounds" US Billboard Hot 100 58
US Cash Box 43
US Easy Listening 14

References

  1. ↑ Kinslow, Chris (2015). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide 2015. Penguin. p. 232. ISBN 9-781440-243721. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Goulet, Robert (July 1965). "Summer Sounds". Columbia Records. CL 2380 (M) CL 9180 (S) (LP).
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums : 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 312. ISBN 0898201179.
  4. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 286. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
  6. 1 2 Downey, Pat (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 142–143. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  7. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
  8. 1 2 "Robert Goulet - Summer Sounds: Ratings & Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  9. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The encyclopedia of popular music. Omnibus Press. p. 842. ISBN 9780195313734. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Pop Spotlight: Summer Sounds". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 32. August 7, 1965. p. 60.
  11. ↑ "Cashbox Album Pop Picks Reviews: Summer Sounds". Cash Box. Vol. 27, no. 0. July 31, 1965. p. 32.
  12. ↑ "Record Reviews: Lettermen, Goulet's Summer Sounds, Ray Charles Singers, The Ipcress File, The Knack, Si Zentner Top New LPs". Variety. Vol. 239, no. 10. July 28, 1965. p. 90.
  13. ↑ "Album Reviews: Pick Hits" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 20, no. 946. July 24, 1965. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Unlikely Corners". American Record Guide. Vol. 32, no. 1. September 1965. p. 100.