VA - A Box Of Sunshine Pop - 5 Various Artists compilations [2006-2017] (7 x CDs)

SUNSHINE POP

VA - A Box Of Sunshine Pop - 5 Various Artists compilations [2006-2017] (7 x CDs)

Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop) is a subgenre of pop music that originated in Southern California in the mid-1960s. Rooted in easy listening and advertising jingles, sunshine pop acts combined nostalgic or anxious moods with "an appreciation for the beauty of the world".[1] It largely consisted of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups such as the Mamas & the Papas and the 5th Dimension. While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences, virtually none of the band's own music was representative of the genre. Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade, with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967, especially just before the Summer of Love. Popular acts include the Turtles, and the Association. Other groups, like the Millennium, Sagittarius, and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later with albums like Begin (Millennium, 1968) and Present Tense (Sagittarius, 1968) being sought after on the collectors’ market.

The sunshine radiates throughout this feel-good collection of groovy and breezy '60s-flavoured tracks, featuring wall-of-sound inspired creations, twists with twangy surf guitars, organ and big band arrangements, vintage rock 'n' roll numbers and psychedelic pop. (Amazon)

Here are 5 different Sunshine Pop Albums (refer to track lists). Enjoy the happy, harmony-laden sound of Sunshine Pop

VA - 60's Sunshine Pop [2014]

VA - Chartbusters USA, Special Sunshine Pop Edition [2009]

VA - Papagayo! The Spanish Sunshine Pop & Popsike Collection [2006]

VA - Waves of Sunshine [2015]

VA - 60 from the Sixties (Let the Sunshine In) [2017] CD1+CD2+CD3

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Track lists

VA - 60's Sunshine Pop [2014]

01    Matthew Moore    Fun in the Sun    2:47
02    Richard Jacques    Any Way You Like It    2:10
03    Henry Parsley    Buggin Out    1:56
04    Thomas King    Yeah Oh Yeah    2:52
05    Tom Howe    Totally Twisted    1:41
06    Danny Fromajio    Idiot Jive    2:21
07    Vasco    Sun Sun Sun    2:09
08    Stuntman Mike    Surf Up    2:35
09    Thomas King    Feeling Groovy    2:54
10    James Hustwit    California Kiss    2:18
11    Danny Fromajio    Surf Feels Good    2:22
12    Matthew Moore    Twisting Time Is Here    2:06
13    Henry Parsley    Animal House    1:34
14    Peter Hajioff    Summer Memories    2:24
15    Benjamin Ferrari    Wave Tripping    2:18
16    Danny Fromajio    Beach Beat    2:06
17    Thomas King    Doo Wah Boo Bah    2:38
18    Stuntman Mike    Twist and Shake    3:38
19    Henry Parsley    Summertime    2:17

VA - Chartbusters USA, Special Sunshine Pop Edition [2009]

01    Turtles    Happy Together    2:54
02    Critters    Younger Girl    2:25
03    Don & The Goodtimes    I Could Be So Good To You    3:20
04    Keith    98.6    3:05
05    Mama Cass    It's Getting Better    3:01
06    Tommy James & The Shondells    Crystal Blue Persuasion    4:04
07    Robert John    If You Don't Want My Love    2:18
08    Beach Boys    Darlin'    2:13
09    Donovan    Wear Your Love Like Heaven    2:25
10    Peppermint Rainbow    Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael    2:34
11    Lemon Pipers    Green Tambourine    2:26
12    Young Rascals    A Girl Like You    2:50
13    5th Dimension    Workin' On A Groovy Thing    3:11
14    Tokens    She Lets Her Hair Down    3:05
15    Friends Of Distinction    Grazing In The Grass    2:55
16    Sunshine Company    Back On The Street Again    2:28
17    Neon Philharmonic    Morning Girl    2:13
18    Association    Time For Livin'    2:47
19    Bobby Vee & The Strangers    Look At Me Girl    2:30
20    Mamas & The Papas    I Saw Her Again    2:45
21    Lovin' Spoonful    She Is Still A Mystery    3:01
22    Spanky & Our Gang    Lazy Day    3:07
23    Forum    The River Is Wide    2:48
24    Harpers Bizarre    Anything Goes    2:01
25    Mercy    Love (Can Make You Happy)    3:13
26    Cowsills    The Rain, The Park And Other Things    2:59

VA - Waves of Sunshine [2015]

01    Tomorrow's Peoples    Sting Ray's Back in Town    2:21
02    Chartbusters    Lonely Surfer Boy    2:49
03    Visions    Keepin' Your Eyes On the Sun    2:14
04    Spring Fever    Stop!    1:55
05    Linda Gray    The Sea Took Him Away    2:25
06    Cradle    What A Summer    2:29
07    Impacts    Summer (The Best Time Of The Year)    2:28
08    Breakers    All My Nights, All My Days    3:03
09    Hot Dog Stand    C'mon Summer's Happenin'    2:34
10    Group    Baby, Baby It's You    1:53
11    Phil & the Flakes    Chrome Reversed Rails    2:32
12    Trade Winds    Club Seventeen    1:53
13    Beach Bums    Florida Time    2:03
14    In Crowd    The Girl in the Black Bikini    2:52
15    Creations IV    Dance In the Sand    2:55
16    Forte Four    I Don't Want to Say Goodnight    2:39
17    Jones Boys    Impressions    2:26
18    Finders Keepers    On the Beach    2:48
19    Scramblers    Go, Gilera, Go    1:59
20    Linda Hall    Beach Boy    2:19
21    Excels    California On My Mind    2:39
22    Life Guards    Swimtime U.S.A.    2:05
23    Sea Shells    Barefoot in the Sand    2:00
24    Jill Gibson    It's as Easy as 1,2,3 (Alternate Vocal Version)    2:27

VA - Papagayo! The Spanish Sunshine Pop & Popsike Collection [2006]

01    Caoba    Don Nadie    3:18
02    Joe Y Luis    Lo Bueno Y Lo Malo    2:40
03    Reaccion    Una Sonrisa, Una Mirada    2:57
04    Cuerpos Y Almas    Mi Cancion Es Amor    2:54
05    Tiza    Juventud    2:58
06    Ellos Y Ellas    Papagayo    3:19
07    Nuevos Horizontes    Cuatro Estaciones    3:10
08    Voces Amigas    Mundo De Amor    3:13
09    Licia    Sunshine Boy    1:58
10    Angeles    Sueños    2:31
11    Elia Y Elisabeth    Fué Una Lágrima    3:04
12    Amigos    Lluvia En Tus Mejillas    2:39
13    Las Cuatro Monedas    Cosas    3:11
14    Les Extremes    Una Flor Es Mi Amor    2:38
15    Dulces Años    Voy Buscando    2:55
16    Parábola    Pediré    2:22
17    Nueva Democracia    Hey Hey    3:38
18    Oveja Negra    Pensando En Tí    2:41
19    Queimada    Let's Hang On    3:17
20    David Y Sonia    Frases Sueltas    2:58
21    Tiza    Sometimes    2:47
22    Tuset 31    Nuestro Lugar    3:01
23    Los Yetis    Todo Acabó    3:04
24    Daniel Velazquez    No Te Vayas Nunca    3:16

VA - 60 from the Sixties (Let the Sunshine In) [2017] CD1+CD2+CD3

01    Teddy Randazzo    Let the Sunshine In    2:49
02    Gene McDaniels    The Long Hot Summer    2:23
03    Pentagons    Down at the Beach    2:12
04    Les Baxter    Hot Summer Night    2:50
05    Carole King    I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance    2:48
06    Nelson Riddle    Indian Summer    2:46
07    Adam Faith    Summertime    2:32
08    Springfields    The Green Leaves of Summer    2:17
09    Kari Lynn    Summer Day    2:15
10    Freddy Cannon    Summer's Comin    2:11
11    Marcels    You Are My Sunshine    2:40
12    Frankie Avalon    The Summer Of '61    2:38
13    Brian Hyland    Summer Job    1:43
14    Linda Scott    Through the Summer    2:10
15    Dick Dale And His Del-Tones    Surf Beat    2:57
16    Fleetwoods    They Tell Me It's Summer    2:27
17    Bill Justis    Summer Holiday    2:04
18    Larry Finnegan    Pretty Suzie Sunshine    2:05
19    Safaris    Summer Nights    1:52
20    Jo Ann Campbell    I Wish It Would Rain All Summer    2:25
21    Karl Hammel Jr.    The Magic of Summer    2:06
22    Les Baxter    Tahiti, A Summer Night at Sea    2:30
23    Zabethe Wilde    Summer Sunday    2:34
24    Jerry Fuller    Gone for the Summer    2:34
25    Marketts    Surfer's Stomp    1:56
26    Jerry Keller    Here Comes Summer    2:07
27    Joe Jones    California Sun    2:21
28    Jamies    Summertime, Summertime    1:58
29    Carole King    Queen of the Beach    2:08
30    Shelley Fabares    The Things We Did Last Summer    2:27
31    Les Baxter    Pyramid of the Sun    2:34
32    Billy Duke    Summer at the Shore    2:17
33    Tuesday Weld    All Through Spring and Summer    2:37
34    Bud And Travis    Cloudy Summer Afternoon    1:50
35    Eydie Gorme    When the Sun Comes Out    3:10
36    Martin Denny    Blue Paradise    2:17
37    Applejacks    Struttin' in the Summertime    2:10
38    Bruce Johnston    Do the Surfer Stomp    4:08
39    Acker Bilk    Summer Set    3:39
40    Gary U.S. Bonds    School Is Out    2:40
41    Diana Trask    Long Ago Last Summer    2:20
42    Percy Faith    A Summer Place    2:20
43    Guy Mitchell    Sunshine Guitar    3:06
44    Four Preps    Lazy Summer Night    2:12
45    Brian Hyland    Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini    2:21
46    Dick Dale And His Del-Tones    Surfing Drums    4:47
47    Videls    Now That Summer Is Here    2:29
48    Karl Hammel Jr.    Summer Souvenirs    2:19
49    Tony Richards    The Summer Is Comin    2:02
50    Dave York & The Beachcombers    (Let's Have A) Beach Party    2:13
51    Joe Barry    For You, Sunshine    2:19
52    Tokens    When Summer Is Through    2:32
53    Nelson Riddle    East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)    2:16
54    Journeymen    Soft Blow the Summer Winds    2:32
55    Johnny Mathis    Wasn't the Summer Short?    2:55
56    Eddie Rambeau    Summertime Guy    1:57
57    Fendermen    Beach Party    2:03
58    Johnny and the Hurricanes    You Are My Sunshine    2:15
59    Martin Denny    Paradise Found    2:33
60    Lettermen    Summer's Gone    2:04

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