Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)

"Sunny"
Side A of the US single
Single by Bobby Hebb
from the album Sunny
B-side"Bread"
ReleasedJune 1966[1]
RecordedFebruary 21, 1966
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
GenreSoul jazz
Length2:44
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Bobby Hebb
Producer(s)Jerry Ross
Bobby Hebb singles chronology
"Sunny"
(1966)
"A Satisfied Mind"
(1966)
Official audio
"Sunny" on YouTube

"Sunny" is a soul jazz standard written by the American singer and songwriter Bobby Hebb in 1963. It is one of the most performed and recorded popular songs, with hundreds of versions released and its chord progression influencing later songs. BMI rates "Sunny" No. 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century".[2]

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll. Montclair: Backbeat Books. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
  2. ^ "BMI's Top 100 Songs Of The Century". Archer2000.net. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2014-06-28.