| "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" | ||||
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| Single by Spanky and Our Gang | ||||
| from the album Spanky and Our Gang | ||||
| B-side | "Distance" | |||
| Released | April 1967 | |||
| Recorded | April 13, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Baroque rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Terry Cashman, Gene Pistilli | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Ross | |||
| Spanky and Our Gang singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunday Will Never Be the Same" is a 1967 song by the American band Spanky and Our Gang from their self-titled debut album. The single peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and #7 in the Canadian RPM Magazine charts.[3] The song was written by Terry Cashman and Gene Pistilli and borrows an interlude from the French carol “Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes”. The arrangement is by Jimmy Wisner.[4]
As with most of the band’s hit singles, producer Jerry Ross used a group of session musicians to provide the instrumental backing track while the rest of the group members provided lead and background vocals. Session personnel on this record included Vinnie Bell, Al Gorgoni, Hugh McCracken, Charles Macey on guitar, Paul Griffin on piano, Artie Butler on harpsichord, Joe Macho on bass, Bobby Gregg and Al Rogers on drums, Joe Macho, Irving Spice, Louis Stone, Ray Free, Matthew Raimondi, Lou Haber on violins, Artie Kaplan on flute, and Seymour Barab and Maurice Bialkin on cellos. Additional instruments were also played by Samuel Casale, Charles Naclerio, Joe Renzetti, and Jimmy Wisner.