The Summits

The Summits

The Summits are a group name used by more than one act. One version is a 1963 recording act that releases the single “He’s an Angel/Hanky Panky” on Harmon 10117, in a Bright Tunes production. The B-side is the Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry song later made a hit by The Raindrops and Tommy James & The Shondells, and it is possibly the first released recording of that song. The A-side is written by Jeff Barry and Artie Resnick and is described as an example of the girl group sound, with a lead vocal similar in style to Carla Thomas on “Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)”. No further biographical details are available for this act.

Another The Summits is a four-piece covers band from Oldbury, West Midlands. The group forms in 2003 from long-time friends Jack Cartwright on guitar, James Hewitt on bass, Chris Ward on guitar and Alex Elseworth on drums. It records the single “Chris’ Song” in 2005 and breaks up in December 2006. The band is known for loose covers of punk-pop and classic rock songs, and for not having a permanent lead vocalist. It is also known as Maybe before 2005.