Happy Man (Sunnyboys song)

"Happy Man"
Vinyl cover art work
Single by Sunnyboys
from the album Sunnyboys
A-side"Happy Man"
B-side"Tomorrow Will be Fine"
ReleasedJune 1981 (1981-06)
Recorded1981
Alberts Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre
Length3:01
LabelMushroom
Songwriter(s)Jeremy Oxley
Producer(s)Lobby Loyde
Sunnyboys singles chronology
"Happy Man"
(1981)
"Alone with You"
(1981)

"Happy Man" is a song by Australian power pop band, Sunnyboys.[1] It was written by lead singer-guitarist, Jeremy Oxley,[2] and was the first single released in June 1981, on Mushroom Records, from their self-titled debut album, which followed in September.[3][4] The studio tracks were produced by Lobby Loyde[5] and engineered by Colin Freeman at Alberts Studios, Sydney. "Happy Man" reached No. 26 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[3] The live tracks were recorded at the Bombay Rock, Brunswick.

  1. ^ Tulich, Katherine (4 April 1983). "Sunnyboys' new songs, new facets". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ^ "'Happy Man' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 July 2015. Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:', e.g. Happy Man; or at 'Performer:' Sunnyboys.
  3. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  4. ^ Coupe, Stuart (17 June 1984). "Sunnies back on the right track". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Lobby Loyde". Australian Music Database. Retrieved 16 July 2015.