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Sunday Mornin' (Spanky and Our Gang song)

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"'Sunday Mornin'" is a song written by Margo Guryan, and was recorded by Guryan as "'Sunday Morning'" and it appeared on her 1968 album 'Take a Picture', as well as on the B-side to her single "Spanky and Our Gang."

"Sunday Mornin'" was made famous by Spanky and Our Gang included on the album 'Like to Get to Know You',[http://www.allmusic.com/album/like-to-get-to-know-you-r18572 Spanky and Our Gang, 'Like to Get to Know You'], AllMusic, Retrieved March 14, 2012. and Oliver. Spanky and Our Gang's version became a hit single, reaching No. 30 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, No. 39 on the easy listening chart in early 1968,[http://musicvf.com/Spanky+%2526+Our+Gang.art Spanky and Our Gang's Chart Singles Discography], Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 14, 2012. and No. 23 in the Canadian RPM Magazine chart. Oliver's 1969 version was also released as a single, which reached No. 35 and No. 14 on the same charts,[http://musicvf.com/Oliver.art Oliver Chart Singles Discography], Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 14, 2012. (plus No. 20 in Canada).

"Sunday Mornin'" was listed as one of the "102 most performed songs in the BMI repertoire during 1968".'Billboard', 7 June 1969 (full-page BMI ad, p. 30)

Background



In the Spanky and the Our Gang version, the song also appears on an album in a long unedited version, including the group warming up their harmonies in the beginning (albeit for a different song), as well as an extended ending, where the sounds of a tape machine rolling back, plus the sounds of the group's joking until the fade is completed, causing one of the members to state that they need to get a new producer, resulting in laughter. This version lasted over six minutes in length.

Chart history



;Spanky and Our Gang single

;Oliver single

Other recordings



"Sunday Mornin'" was recorded by many others. Other contemporary recordings include those by:

*1968: Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell, on the album 'Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell'

*1968: Baja Marimba Band, on the album 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose?'

*1968: Marie Lafort (as "Et Si Je T'Aime", with French lyrics by Michel Jourdan), on 'Album : 4'. She also recorded "E se ti amo", a version with Italian lyrics by Daniele Pace.

*1969: Julie London, on 'Yummy, Yummy, Yummy'.

*1969: Richard "Groove" Holmes, on 'Welcome Home'

*1969: *A Hebrew version, was recorded by Shula Chen (as "Bo Habayta" (Come Home), with Hebrew lyrics by Avinoam Koren), on the album 'Yours, Shula Chen'.

*1969: Sue Raney, on 'With A Little Help From My Friends'

*2000: Linus of Hollywood, on 'Your Favorite Record'

*2001: Jim Galloway, on 'Music Is My Life'

Popular culture



*Shula Chen's version became synonymous with Tnuva cottage cheese after being used in a commercial for the product.

References



Category:1968 singles

Category:Spanky and Our Gang songs

Category:Bobbie Gentry songs

Category:Glen Campbell songs

Category:Oliver (singer) songs

Category:1967 songs

Category:Mercury Records singles

Category:Songs written by Margo Guryan

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