"A Sunday Kind of Love" is a popular song composed by Barbara Belle, [a] Anita Leonard, [b] Stan Rhodes, [c] and Louis Prima and was published in 1946. [1]
The song has become a pop and jazz standard, recorded by many artists. The song was first recorded by Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra on November 11, 1946. He released the song as a single in January, 1947 [2] and it became permanently identified as the signature song for its vocalist, Fran Warren. [3] Louis Prima and his Orchestra released his recording of the song in February 1947. The popularity of the up-tempo version by The Del-Vikings released in 1957 increased the song's popularity. Despite having wide acclaim, the song never made the Billboard Top 40. [4]
The song was featured in the jukebox musical Jersey Boys as well as the film version.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Etta James' version | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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