From Facebook:  “Minnesota,” this mostly-forgotten, Beach-Boys-in-flannel-shirts tribute to the North Star State debuted at number 98 on Billboard’s Hot 100 on May 10, 1975. It stayed on the national charts for five weeks, getting as high as 88. Northern Light was not a band as such—it was basically a group of local musicians who came together in the old Sound 80 studios in Minneapolis to create a home-grown version of the California Sound. (The group’s front man, David Sandler, had worked closely with the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson.) By the way: That loon you hear at the beginning of the record? It was recorded in Wisconsin. May 9th, 2013.  [I have an email from someone who says he performed the loon call, but I’ll have to find it!]  From You Tube:  Northern Light was formed in 1974 and is made up of four members: guitarist, Spence Peterson, lead guitarist, Nick Raths, bassist, Gary Lopac and David Sandler on piano. The group shares singing roles and is particularly noted for their pristine vocals and masterful pop productions. Sandler writes most of the material and does the arranging and producing with aid from other members of the group.  Hear it on You Tube.  Northern Light was inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in 2007.