Main Ingredient - Summer Breeze

[sharonmaclean47]

first time i heard these guys sing this song

[victorcager]

My favorite version of this song..!!

[musicgood4yoursoul]

my alias is summerbreeze - this is just my no. 1 song :)

[taria4eva]

Beautiful song! Wat happened!? I miss these kinds of brothers...now they have more soul than any of these wannabe "gangster" rappers.

[ManeHigh]

is there a bests of or some like that from that band on cd ?

[japhrell]

By far the best version of this song, has more soul than the rest and that bass line is haunting.

[algreenlovesme]

strong contender for my favourite record of all time

[alorettagay]

I agree with FromUR2UB..this is one awesome song..whoever covers it..simply fantastic

[QamataKhoiKhoi]

God Bless Black Ballads!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Specialdark23]

Oh! I want to feel this summer breeze! Love this group!

[geo1xxx]

i found this album on Amazon they wanted 35 dollars.... Euphrates River

[mediatesilent]

@geo1xxx they got it cheaper on cdandlp.com - site is AMAZING

[FromUR2UB]

Cuba Gooding, Sr's voice was so soothing...the kind of voice you can close your eyes and listen to, just forget about your troubles and your 9-5!

[FromUR2UB]

This is such a good song! I love every version I've heard.

[Eyyoh77]

@FromUR2UB Last week I heard this song the very first time...and I can´t get it out of my mind. Seems to be more than only a song...it´s a feeling!

[FromUR2UB]

@Eyyoh77 - You're right! Great music is ALL about a feeling! It's very emotional. That's why people respond to it the way they do because it touches something in them.

[sdahiphop]

geoslide !!! =D r.i.p ! 

[will30078]

This always reminds me of my bro in law Art...RIP

[smokeemonkee]

Check out Jackie Mittoo's cool mid-70's reggae version...very soulful.

[Benefit187]

2:40 is magic

[JRG1120]

This is the most powerful version of Summer Breeze in my opinion.

[inshreds45]

Very good thanks for posting

[markstanley28]

Funky ass beat, I must say.

[tawheedization]

i am a big fan but somehow was trippin a litatle too much dont remember this version i even know the seals and croft version as well as isley bro what happened buat better late than never then that would taruly be a loss love Sis Jalilah

[datasurferable]

3 people are still shoveling snow

[RakimFiend]

Biggie - Things Done Changed

[cakeandthewine]

Great beginning of summer song.

[steezitup]

Walter Gross samples the beginning of this for Chop Chop pt II

[sarmela4]

just great! one of the few times that covers are so good, and have something special to give!

[5Kpro]

FLYINGLOTUSwasHERE

[REVkingtremain]

You can get just about anything on Amazon.com.

[flatwormfarm]

Where can I buy this track?

[BigNice001]

This is so Smooth! It is seamless and flows with perfect rhythm. We sold out leaving this type and quality music.

[PS3xMedia]

things done changed

[G7M3B2]

Makes me fell fine

[earthsaylove]

***** Tune!!!!! *****

[GuyRification]

They stole the song from Type O Negative!

(just kidding)

[ilovewoofy]

I think this song is simular to Weldon Irvine- Morning Sunrise at the especially :20-:30 ....and funny how this songs called Summer Breeze too....you all need to listen to em both

[Kabuddschlaan]

0:09 - 0:32 i got this feeling of being james bond walkin' through some catacombs

rest of the track: goose flesh

[emmettk]

BTW- if anyone is confused..... Seals and Crofts wrote it.

[emmettk]

It's just a great song- i like almost every version I've heard- and they're each different. That's what is great about music/

[fwore]

best version ever. saw it live

[9nemesis9]

Proppa!

[threedamin]

this was a song that you couldn't mess up ala "you r the sunshine of my life", everyone who did it put their own stamp on it and their all good listenin'.

[djbigpean]

Lets not forget the Isley's bros version too!

[tke277]

This version kicks ass!

[yellowlinks]

simply beautiful

[RaynMan718]

Were they the ones to sing this song originally?

[tke277]

@RaynMan718 Seals and Crofts was

[RaynMan718]

@tke277 Thanks

[1msbabygotback]

who cares who sampled it?? its a good song so shut up & listen

[IMyerDOOM]

Notorious BIG - Things Done Changed sampled this perhaps??

[djhaylow]

Seriously, whoever dislikes this is missing a soul, and many of other lifes necessities.

[Indianasongbird]

The younger generation as been bomb-barded with auto tune.. They don't know natural singing. lol OR REAL TALENT!

[relaximdointhis]

Wow Mary J. Blige sampled this for "Press On"

[jo22338601]

Lord who hasn't covered this piece and they all sound great, Boy the magic of music bring out many characters . Glad I was born when music had real words and meanings love the 60's 70's and now.

[shanequilly]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhh i'm gonna CONCEIVE my second kid to this...RIGHT NOWWWWWW!!!

[LuvLeeKai]

Lovin' this song all over again

[theomac30]

BACK IN THE DAYS, WHEN NIGGAS HAD WAVES

[micvelo]

@theomac30 Hahahaha!!! Hey, us Asian guys, all decked out taking our ladies to the Circle Star Theatre (San Carlos, CA... R.I.P.) wearing our perms, nylon shirts with loud patterns, 3" block heeled plats, driving jacked up Chivverlays..... '70s FLY!! LOL!!!! ;=0

[Itsandy89]

AFu ra sampled this!

[ItalianQue]

I used to hear this version of this song on the radio when I was a little boy, never knew it was the Main Ingredient.

[lowendfella]

@ItalianQue It was many artist who put their spin on that song. They all sound damn good!

[deez4utoo]

max b sample!!!!! free max b .....lets get that paper lets swerve out gain green comin you betta put the word out

[roscoegino]

Not better than the Isley Bros version just different. Interesting arrangement though.

[wstptsbrged]

Dope cover !!!

[BeatKnockerz]

AMEN Odawg96

[Benefit187]

Those vibes are sublime



[tresonic]

I cant get enough of the bridge

[BigLilChef]

@Traveldoctor00 From the intro which sounded like a Harp, played throughout the song... the distinct sound of every instrument that was used, blending with the harmonies of their voices,-- created magic for me! I grew up listening to beautiful music fr. Mario Lanza, to the Beatles up to the present -- but my all time fave song remains Girl Blue by the Main Ing. Stevie W. co-wrote it and sang it too. I love Stevie but can't compare...To this day, no one has ever recorded this song again.

[BigLilChef]

@Traveldoctor00

Thank you so much! When I said, my favorite Summer Breeze version of all -- I meant, every version that's been out there since the 70's. I like Seals & Croft version too, Isley's is okayl -- they're all good! But somehow, this version for me is just soo C o o o l ... It's sooo s m o o t h and soothing to the senses. I can listen to it over and over! And each time I do, even after so many years, it's like hearing it for the first time. The whole ensemble... (continued..)

[tresonic]

Its songs like this that make me enjoy life a bit more

[Nadetastic44]

Wow so much amazing music to discover

[Eden2Gethsemane]

Its songs like this...that make me feel like I was born at the wrong time...lol.

[cakeandthewine]

i close my eyes and visualize their story. It's like shuuuu....be quiet and listen.

Definitely, SUMMER TIME!

greAT sONG!

[treeZon1]

"a little light, shiiinin thru the window lets me know evrythins aaaallriiiight"

whEN U GONNA FUCKIN COOOOOMMMEEEE BAAAAAACXXXXXKKKKKK

[blkwuud]

i still have this on vinyl oooo so guuud

[blkshepherd]

Cuba Gooding Sir OWNS this song. hands down..no if ands or buts about it

[fontinelli147]

This guy didn"t even need a Mike. I saw him a million times in person Most people you see and the're worse than the reccord, some you see they are kind of close , but some are better, because the voice is right and your seeing it. This guy was one of those. He didn't even need a mike!!!!!!!!!

[MoneyBlocc868]

biggie used this song to make 'things done changed'....listen to the first part closely....koolllll

[sistawatani1]

Yeah, summer breeze, tis all you need (w or w/o that xtra soul) !

[polishblacksoul]

Completely incredible version. Many thanks for upload!

[BillionGODSun]

Turn It Up!

[rdartis]

damn.......i remember hearing this when i was younger...........takes me back

[lrjpgms62758]

Great song, however I like the original version.

[BrayanTheGenius]

Harlem USA- Children of the Corn

[sottythesecond]

oh niggas , nice try u neva Seals and Crofts!

[beatrixginting]

my fav!!

[firstchoice1956]

The Delphonics on the nickel and the shoe label...I grew up on this music and believe me it is hip as it gets... from the fellas to the ladies...the Delphonicis express what is in us to you!

[will4ward]

This is a gr8 version- and to think I only knew the Seals & croft version.

Thx for post.

-Americas gift to the world... 60-70's soul!

[GodsS0N1]

tight

[kinstube]

SOUNDS AMAZIN!

[bijannamazi]

I NEED THIS!!! where can i download???

[Avantgardefunker]

that's going to be super hard to find...probably try itunes...but I doubt they might have this...

[muziqlover416]

dis iz now ma favrit verzion nxt 2 da isley brothers

[Ericksvision]

seals and crofts and the isley brothers have their versions,and the main ingredient's is as well versioned as relaxing

[BigLilChef]

Ahhh... my favorite Summer Breeze version of all! The whole ensemble is just sooo b e a u t i f u l !

[Traveldoctor00]

@BigLilChef

The the original by Seals and Croft I swear you will change your mind

[cmulwee001]

@Traveldoctor00

Yes Seals and Crofts original is great, and I also love the version by The Ray Conniff Singers! This renditon, heard here, is a great find! I'll bet Seals and Croft feel honored that so many people want to cover their song!

[chessfunk]

@BigLilChef than u did not listen to the phantasically isley brothers, which composed this song originally!!!! unbeatable

[SoothingSound]

This song has quite many versions. I personally like this one and the one by Ramsey Lewis better than the original.

[LUVJONZ99]

ESSENTIAL SONG OF THE 70'S whether it's Main Ingredient or Isleys or Seals and Crofts..............

[mirxtrail]

Great version with Cuba Gooding Sr. on lead vocals.

[troopersbloo]

I love this interpretation best. Seals and Crofts did it originally, this is my favorite !

[nuthinnicehiphop]

i should be at the bowling alley now...

[TheReason77]

Biggie!! Things Done Changed...

[casual36]

I love this album. Have it in a crate somewhere..

[dabigdikdangler]

Mane I'm smokin a blunt and surfin the tube...I aint never heard this song before...this shit got me high as HELL! You know I'm hittin the favorite button right?

[SIRnonsense123321]

bigge!!!!! things done changed :)

[PatsBooks]

Why can't we like something without putting someone's elses version down. I like this version just as much as the Isley's version. Each group has their own interpertation.

[PatsBooks]

Nice. I like.

[Odawg96]

OBVIOUSLY there are too many youngsters on this thread. This song is a COVER song, something that was pretty normal back in the day. It's not about one version being better than another. It's about taking an IDEA and building on it, INTERPRETATION, something that is LOST on the current generation of R&B wannabes, most of whom have NO musical personality at all. Great songs lend themselves to multiple interpretations, and this song is a primary example. So quit fighting about which is better.

[jlomax]

@Odawg96 You said it sooo beautifully!!! I get so sick of these people polluting the boards saying oh I like the other version better...blah blah blah..just be quiet and appreciate the music!!!!

[slimschludy]

@Odawg96 true words Sir ! Isleys rules as well...sunny smiles....

[blkshepherd]

@Odawg96 well I am from old school and old school artists had a way of taking an original song and make it their own..remember what Luther Vandross did for the Carpenters Superstar or Dionne Warwick A house is not home..Folks Ony remember His covers.

[mysweetcherie]

@Odawg96

wow!!!

truth my friend,truth!!

[gjc82071]

@Odawg96 Yea, your right. I was b71, & even though this is kinda a little b4 my time, I sill like this style of music. I don't really listen to much newer "music". Basically Classical, Jazz, & oldies (50-s -early 80's) Anyway, in the 60's & 70's it wasn't uncommon for multiple bands, of different genres, to be performing & recording the same songs simultaneously. 1 example, CCR & Ike & Tina Turner - "Proud Mary". You don't see that today. You don't have different bands doing "Poker Face".

[Odawg96]

@gjc82071 Believe me, I'm with ya all the way. How about The Doors and Jose Feliciano's version of "Light My Fire"? or Glenn Campbells re-tooling of Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights"? or Vanilla Fudge's version of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On"?or Isaac Hayes and ANYTHING written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach? Yep, those were great musical times. Between a crappy music industry and crappy artists, musical imagination appears to be a thing of the past.

[mormana]

@gjc82071 lol at poker face. now that made me almost fall out my chair laughing. yea these youngsters think soulja boy is the best artist of all time really? I wouldn't usae his cd for a coaster for my beer!!!!

[gjc82071]

@mormana Honestly, I've never even heard of soulja boy. Your right about not using a CD as a beer coaster, but for another less obvious reason. I wouldn't even want it in such close proximity to my beverages. It could taint the flavor & after all, I gotta actually drink'em ya know? Actually, shitty CD's do have a purpose, & in a sense can be "recycled"! They kinda make a decent, neat, shiny, "Frisbee" (having roughly the same aerodynamic properties & all). So, not a total waste. {:o)

[mormana]

@gjc82071 trust me you aint missing nothing. I like the frisbee idea. I wouldnt waste the money on it tho. I will stick with the original frisbee!!! LMAO

[Jatycre]

@Odawg96 Definitely agree with you. Far too many youngsters these days that don't understand what real music is like. Real music is so good that many different artists can put their own spin on it, and it's not "copying". Of course, what can you expect? This generation is listening to Justin Bieber and Keisha, they can't possibly understand.

[kingod615]

@Odawg96 but when rappers do it they call it stealing lol

[remaininginlight]

@Odawg96 Amen brother!

[tazali08]

I loved this version. I have not heard this since I was a kid. When my family goes on long trips We always asked this to be played on the 8 track

[tazali08]

I love this version when I was a kid. It bring back when my family used to go long road trips we always asked to play this on the 8 track.

[lewisner]

Nice version but can't touch the Isleys.

[mikey21390]

biigie smals- things dun changed loool

[stamatalaky]

I love this version !

[ProudLion00]

I cant decide if i like this version or the Isley Brothers better....quite a delima i face

[oldmenrule69]

AWSOME!

[crockett007]

damn this is good.....better than the original...period. and i loved the original....but this is the apogee for this song.

[bbbshipley47]

Great song "Summer Breeze". Plus also a really good album. Thanks for the post!

[adenaan]

Main Ingredients havealways and will always b the greatest

[dtpac]

The Isley Brothers and Type O Negative both performed unique, creative, compelling versions of this song.

This version just plain sucks.

Cuba Badding.

[brokeneckgiraffe]

you're an idiot, both those versions are trash - this is the second best next to the original.

[dtpac]

you're the one with the broken neck, assface. and your taste in music smell like the other end of the giraffe.

cuba badding

[dtpac]

cuba dumbass. giraffe feces. shitty song.

[brokeneckgiraffe]

i don't even remember what you posted, but i'm sure you're wrong.

[dtpac]

This is what you posted, an insult and you don't even know me. To wit:

you're an idiot, both those versions are trash - this is the second best next to the original.

The song sucks as do you. You are wrong. Eat shit and die slowly and painfully.

[dtpac]

I stand by this statement. This song stinks.

[brokeneckgiraffe]

oh yeah, you were totally wrong.

[brokeneckgiraffe]

also, why do you keep mentioning cuba?

[dtpac]

because you are an idiot.

[dtpac]

really, really bad song. horrible. listen to the Isley Brothers version, which is real soul. Better yet, go to Type O Negative and hear real creativity. you idiot.

[brokeneckgiraffe]

oh ok, you mentioned cuba because i'm an idiot and singing a song really slowly but changing nothing of the music except adding distortion is creativity. ok, sorry, i didn't know your were mentally challenged, sorry for picking on you. i hope they find a cure for you some day. best wishes.

[dtpac]

Yes, you're an idiot and probably from europe, or a democrat. There is no cure for your particular form of idiocy/ignorance. In medical terms you're condition is known as "being a stupid fucker." The semen in your rectum declares the veracity of those terms. Cuba is a horrible, awful singer. That's why he's forgotten, except for the advent of his gay son.

[donnax20]

love this song

[samsonlt123]

brings back memories, wow, playing in the field on hot summer day,

I like all versions,makes me smile

[bkboy1016]

Seals & Croft also did this song..Awesome version by Main Ingredient..

[ELRANDY11]

outstanding.. vocals and music ..enchanting.

[schoolshow94]

things done changed on this side, remember when they used to bump, and now they blast, right?

[ezsteve109]

How many versions of this song are there?

They are all great within the context of each

artist..

We use 2 mix the Isley Bros. version with

R.Kelly's ummer Bunnies & Will Smith's Summer Time... During the 1st week of July..along with the summer tune frim Porgy & Bess...Lady Day also did a memorable tune relating 2 Summer Time...

We were big on music for particuliar themes..

[ksaboda]

Real awesome instrumental harmony.

[dagoninfinite]

main ingredient is pussy?

[CherryDarling788]

THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!!!!

[Justbleazy]

Back in the day.......

[CherryDarling788]

anyone had the lyrics of the song?

I'm spanish and I don't understand very much... but I love the song!

[chavpl]

See the curtains hanging in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light shining through the window Lets me know everything's alright {Summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowing through the jasmine in my mind} (x2) See the paper laying on the sidewalk Little music from the house next door So I walk on up to the door step Through the screen and across the floor {Summer...}

[chavpl]

Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom

July is dressed up and playing her tune

When I come home from a hard day's work

And you're waiting there, not a care in the world

I See the smile a-waiting in the kitchen

Food cooking and the plates for two

Feel the arms reach out to hold me

In the evening when the day is through

sorry.. I couldn't paste link here...

[iYEMTheGreatest]

PORTISHEAD sampled the :09-15 seconds of this song.

[CherryDarling788]

simply great

[to0nstyle]

Isley Bros. version sucks, this is the real shit right here.

[dmbyankz]

i am also known aka summerbreeze lol

[TAMTULROD1]

Simply COOL!!!!