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Celebration

Studio album by Celebration

Released

February 21, 1979

Genre

Pop rock

Length

34:10

Label

Pacific Arts Records

Celebration chronology

Almost Summer: Music from the Original Motion Picture Score
(1978)

Celebration
(1979)

Disco Celebration
(1979)

Celebration is the self-titled second album release by the Mike Love fronted band Celebration. The album was released in February 1979 and mainly features song writing from Mike Love and Ron Altbach. The album also contains a Brian Wilson co-write called "How’s About A Little Bit". "Starbaby" and "Gettin' Hungry" were released as the lead singles for album. "Gettin' Hungry" was a cover of a Beach Boys track from 1967. The album was only released on LP and is currently out of print. It has also long been difficult to find as it is estimated only 5,000 copies were pressed and released.

Track listing

"Gettin’ Hungry" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 4:30
"Sailor" (Dave Robinson/Ron Altbach) – 3:07
"Lovestruck" (Ed Tuleja/Altbach) – 3:26
"She’s Just Out to Get You" (Love) – 3:12
"I Don’t Wanna Know" (Love) – 3:31
"Starbaby" (Love) – 4:32
"Go and Get That Girl" (Tuleja/Altbach) – 3:06
"How’s About a Little Bit" (Wilson/Diane Rovell/Love/Altbach) – 2:34
"Song of Creation" (Robinson/Altbach) – 2:58
"Country Pie" (Tuleja/Altbach) – 3:16

Personnel

Mike Love – lead vocals on 1, 4, 8 and 10
Dave "Doc" Robinson - bass and lead vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9
Paul Fauerso – keyboards and lead vocals on 6
Ron Altbach – keyboards
Charles Lloyd – saxophone
Kim Calkins – drums

References

^ "The Solo Albums: Mike Love". www.beachboys.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
"Mike Love's Celebration band & album(s)".

v t e Charles Lloyd
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Nirvana (1962–65) Discovery! (1964) Of Course, of Course (1965) Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966) Dream Weaver (1966) Forest Flower (1966) The Flowering (1966) Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967) Journey Within (1967) Love-In (1967) Soundtrack (1968) Moon Man (1970) Warm Waters (1971) Geeta (1973) Autumn in New York (1979) Montreux 82 (1982) A Night in Copenhagen (1983) Fish Out of Water (1989) Notes from Big Sur (1991) Acoustic Masters I (1993) The Call (1993) All My Relations (1994) Canto (1996) Voice in the Night (1998) Hyperion with Higgins (1999) The Water Is Wide (1999) Which Way Is East (2001) Lift Every Voice (2002) Jumping the Creek (2004) Sangam (2004) Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (and Jason Moran, 2012) Wild Man Dance (2013) I Long to See You (2015) Passin' Thru (2016) 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) (2020) Tone Poem (2021)
With Cannonball Adderley	Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964) Radio Nights (1967–68)
With Chico Hamilton	Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce (1960) The Chico Hamilton Special (1960) Drumfusion (1962) Passin' Thru (1962) A Different Journey (1963) Man from Two Worlds (1963) Chic Chic Chico (1965)
With The Beach Boys	Surf's Up (released 1971) Holland (1972) 15 Big Ones (released 1976) M.I.U. Album (released 1978)
With others	Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (Canned Heat, 1971) Almost Summer (Celebration, released 1978) Celebration (Celebration, released 1979) Les McCann Sings (1961) Roger McGuinn (1973) Full Circle (The Doors, 1972) Vanished Gardens (2018)

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