Sitting in the Park (song)

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"Sitting in the Park"
Single by Billy Stewart
from the album I Do Love You
B-side "Once Again"
ReleasedJune 1965
Genre Soul
Length3:05
Label Chess
Songwriter(s) Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart singles chronology
"I Do Love You"
(1965)
"Sitting in the Park"
(1965)
"How Nice It Is"
(1965)

"Sitting in the Park" is a 1965 song written and performed by Billy Stewart. The single was Stewart's fourth and most successful entry on the soul chart in the United States. "Sitting in the Park" peaked at number four on the soul chart and number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] The song was featured on his 1965 album, I Do Love You. [2]

Contents

The song was arranged by Phil Wright. [3]

Cover versions

Sampled versions

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