Artist	Song
Sarah Vaughan	Summertime
from 16 Most Requested Songs (1993)
Ben Harper	She's Only Happy In the Sun
from Diamonds On the Inside (2003)
Johnny Mercer	Summer Wind
from My Huckleberry Friend (1996)
James Taylor	Up On the Roof
from James Taylor: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (2000)
Bruno Mars	The Lazy Song
from Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Deluxe Version) (2010)
Lyle Lovett	This Old Porch
from Anthology Volume 1: Cowboy Man (2001)
Astrud Gilberto	Once Upon a Summertime
from The Diva Series: Astrud Gilberto (2003)
Seals & Crofts	Summer Breeze
from Rhino Hi-Five: Summer Hits - EP (2006)
Brad Paisley	Water
from American Saturday Night (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Jack Johnson	Dreams Be Dreams
from On and On (2003)
Jason Mraz	Lucky (feat. Colbie Caillat)
from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things (2008)
Nancy Wilson	In the Heat of the Night
from Welcome to My Love (1994)
Willie Nelson	Georgia On My Mind
from The Essential Willie Nelson (2003)
Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
from The Very Best of Otis Redding (2007)
Colbie Caillat	Bubbly
from Coco (2007)
Sublime	What I Got
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sublime (2002)
Train	Hey, Soul Sister
from Hey, Soul Sister - Single (2009)
Etta James	A Sunday Kind of Love
from Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)
Jimmy Buffett	Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
from Songs You Know By Heart (1985)
Corinne Bailey Rae	Like a Star
from Corinne Bailey Rae (2007)
Moby	Summer
from Play & Play: B Sides (2008)
Norah Jones	Sunrise
from Feels Like Home (2004)
The Style Council	Long Hot Summer
from The Singular Adventures of the Style Council (1999)
Zero 7	Somersault
from When It Falls (2004)
Aqualung	Brighter Than Sunshine
from Strange & Beautiful (2006)
Sam Cooke	Summertime Pt. 1
from The Man Who Invented Soul (2000)
She & Him	In the Sun
from Volume Two (2010)
The Beach Boys	Keep An Eye On Summer
from Surfer Girl / Shut Down, Vol.2 (2001)
Altan	Summer Will Come
from Another Sky (2000)
Cowboy Junkies	Thirty Summers
from The Caution Horses (1990)
Uncle Kracker	Smile
from Happy Hour (Deluxe Version) (2009)
Rickie Lee Jones	Up a Lazy River
from It's Like This (2000)
Regina Belle	Lazy Afternoon
from Lazy Afternoon (2006)
Great Big Sea	Summer
from Something Beautiful (2004)
R.E.M.	Summer Turns to High
from Reveal (2004)
Ingrid Michaelson	The Way I Am
from Girls and Boys (2007)
Billy Bragg & Wilco	California Stars
from Mermaid Avenue (2007)
Madeleine Peyroux	The Summer Wind
from Half the Perfect World (2010)
Yo La Tengo	The Summer
from Fakebook (2008)
Kayah & Cesaria Evora	Embarcacao
from The Very Best of Cesária Évora (1990)
Bill Laswell & Jah Wobble	6th Chamber
from Radioaxiom - A Dub Transmission (2001)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Hawai'i '78
from Facing Future (1993)
Long Beach Dub All Stars & will.i.am	Sunny Hours
from Wonders of the World (2001)
Daryl Hall & John Oates	August Day
from The Ballads Collection (2001)
Hem	Sailor
from Rabbit Songs (2010)
Frank Sinatra	Summer Wind
from Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) (2008)
Nanci Griffith	Fields of Summer
from Late Night Grande Hotel (1991)
XTC	Summer's Cauldron
from Skylarking (2003)
Dennis Brown	Summer Time Again
from Tribulation (1999)
John Taylor & Kenny Wheeler	Summer Night
from Where Do We Go From Here? (2004)
Blossom Dearie	Once upon a Summertime
from Once upon a Summertime (1992)
Roland Kirk	When the Sun Comes Out
from Roland Kirk's Finest Hour (2001)
The Beach Boys	Summer Means New Love
from Today!/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (2001)
Jim Morris	Back in the Sunshine Again
from Laid Back & Key Wasted (1999)
Chris Botti	Indian Summer
from A Thousand Kisses Deep (2003)
Gilberto Gil & Jorge Ben	Quem Mandou (Pe Na Estrada)
from Gil & Jorge (1992)
Sally Jaye	Junkyard
from Amarillo (2007)
Diana Krall	Let's Fall In Love
from The Very Best of Diana Krall (2007)
Mindi Abair	Into the Sun
from In Hi-Fi Stereo (2010)
Kelly Mcguire	Boat In Belize
from Boat In Belize (2007)
Lizz Wright	I Feel the Earth Move
from The Orchard (2008)
Xavier Rudd	Better People
from White Moth (2007)
Mishka	Coastline Journey
from Above the Bones (2009)
John Butler Trio	Better Than
from Better Than - Single (2007)
Donavon Frankenreiter	Beautiful Day
from Move By Yourself (2006)
Cassandra Wilson	Go to Mexico
from Thunderbird (2006)
Azure Ray	4th of July
from Azure Ray (2001)
Mason Jennings	Be Here Now
from Boneclouds (2006)
Matt Costa	Sunshine
from Songs We Sing (2006)
Ray Charles	Oh What a Beautiful Morning
from True to Life (2009)
Brent Burns	Barefoot Holiday
from Margarita Smile (2007)
Shooglenifty	August
from Solar Shears (2006)
Susannah McCorkle	Estate (Summer)
from Sabia (2007)
Summer	Nella Fantasia
from Summer (2003)

Comment:

The hottest part of the year is the perfect time for chilling out. Ira Gershwin had it right in "Summertime" when he said "the livin' is easy." Summer is the time to bring out the barbecue and the hammock; time to trade the sensible shoes and business attire for sandals and a swimsuit; time to catch a ball game or play hooky on a Friday afternoon. But whatever form your sun-baked relaxation takes, you'll need these lazy-summer sounds to set the scene. Whether you tap into a bluesy ballad from Ben Harper, a gently, jazzy croon from Norah Jones, or the gently loping surfside daydream of Jack Johnson, here's a do-it-yourself kit for a season in the sun that won't make you sweat.

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