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Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Walking on Sunshine
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eddy Grant
| album =
| B-side = Sunshine Jam
| released = 1979
| recorded = 1979
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:20
| label = Ice Records
| writer = Eddy Grant
| producer = Eddy Grant
| prev_title = Living on the Front Line
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = My Turn to Love You
| next_year = 1980
}}
"'Walking on Sunshine'" is a song by Eddy Grant, originally released as a single and the title track of his 1979 album 'Walking on Sunshine'. Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later by Rockers Revenge, a studio project assembled by producer Arthur Baker. The single, with vocals by Donnie Calvin, peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top thirty in Belgium, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The single did not chart on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, but was number one on the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play charts for one week and peaked at number 63 on the 'Billboard' Hot Black Singles chart. The song's bassline would later be sampled in Eleanor's 1988 song "Adventure", itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.
Personnel
* Fred Zarr bass guitar, keyboard instrument
* Donnie Calvin vocals
* Bashiri Johnson percussion
* Jellybean Benitez and Arthur Baker mixers
Chart performance and certifications
Weekly charts
Certifications
References
Category:1979 songs
Category:1982 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Arthur Baker (musician)
Category:Songs written by Eddy Grant
Category:Eddy Grant songs
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