One Summer (song) explained

One Summer
Cover:One Summer.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Daryl Braithwaite
Album:Edge
B-Side:Pretending to Care
Released:27 January 1989
Genre:Pop, acoustic
Length:3:43
Label:CBS
Producer:Simon Hussey
Prev Title:All I Do
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Let Me Be
Next Year:1989

"One Summer" is a single by Daryl Braithwaite from his 1988 album Edge. Braithwaite was inspired to write the song by the British television series One Summer. The single reached No. 8 in Australia,[1] No. 5 in Norway[2] and No. 4 in Sweden.[3] It was certified gold in Australia.[4]

A music video was created for the song. It features footage of various people at the beach mixed with shots of Braithwaite, Chuck Hargreaves (in a red shirt) and John "Jak" Housden (in a yellow shirt) playing the song on the front porch of a rural property.

Braithwaite performed the song live on Hey, Hey, It's Saturday on 16 February 1989.[5]

Track listing

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "One Summer"!Chart (1989)!Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 45

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daryl Braithwaite singles . australian-charts.com . 7 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Daryl Braithwaite . norwegiancharts.com . 7 January 2011.
  3. Web site: Daryl Braithwaite . swedishcharts.com . 7 January 2011.
  4. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  5. Daryl Braithwaite. Six Moons . 1994. CD. Sony Music Australia.
  6. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1989. ARIA Charts. 26 February 2015.