Sitting in the Midday Sun

"Sitting in the Midday Sun"
Single by The Kinks
from the album Preservation Act 1
B-side	"Sweet Lady Genevieve" (US); "One Of The Survivors" (UK)
Released	June 1973 (UK); August 1973 (US)
Recorded	June 1973 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, North London
Genre	Rock, folk rock, music hall
Length	3:47
Label	RCA 2387 (U.K.) RCA LPBO 5001 (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)	Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Ray Davies
The Kinks singles chronology
"Celluloid Heroes" (1972) "Sitting in the Midday Sun" (1973) "Sweet Lady Genevieve" (1973)

"Sitting in the Midday Sun" is a song by British rock band The Kinks, written by their frontman and main songwriter Ray Davies. It was recorded in June 1973 and released as a single in the US and UK the same year. Reviews were generally positive, but it failed to chart. "Sitting in the Midday Sun" was included on Preservation Act 1, released in November 1973. Act 1 peaked at number 177 on the US Billboard charts, but failed to make an impression on the UK charts.^[1]