| "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" | ||||
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| Single by Frankie Valli | ||||
| from the album Solo | ||||
| B-side | "This Is Goodbye" | |||
| Released | August 1965 | |||
| Recorded | July 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
| Frankie Valli singles chronology | ||||
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"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio.
It was originally released as a single credited to Frankie Valli as a solo artist in 1965 on the Smash label, but was more successful when recorded by the Walker Brothers in 1966. Cher, Keane, Doug Parkinson and Bruce Springsteen have also recorded the song.
Frankie Valli recorded and released the first version of the song but his single achieved only limited success, charting on Billboards Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart (#128) but not making the Billboard Hot 100 itself.[1] Although it was recorded in a Four Seasons recording session (with the other band members at that time), it was Valli's first official "solo" single since the 1950s.