| "Sunshine" | ||||
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| Single by Jonathan Edwards | ||||
| from the album Jonathan Edwards | ||||
| B-side | "Emma" | |||
| Released | November 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Country folk, country rock, pop | |||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jonathan Edwards | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Casperson | |||
| Jonathan Edwards singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunshine" is a country folk song from 1971 by Jonathan Edwards, released as the first single from his debut album Jonathan Edwards. The single reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 15, 1972,[1] and earned a gold record.[2]
"Sunshine" was not originally planned for release, but when an engineer accidentally erased the master of a track called "Please Find Me" near the end of sessions for the album, "Sunshine" was used to fill the hole.[2]
The song was released as a single and first gained popularity[citation needed] on Boston radio, before going nationwide. Regarding its success, Edwards stated, "It was just at the time of the Vietnam War and Nixon. It was looking bad out there. That song meant a lot to a lot of people during that time—especially me."[2]
"Sunshine" bears some melodic resemblance to the traditional country blues song "Green Rocky Road",[citation needed] popularized in the 1960s by folk singers Len Chandler and Dave van Ronk.
- ^ "Billboard Jan 15, 1972". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Jonathan Edwards bio". Archived from the original on July 13, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.