Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)

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"Sunny"
Sunny (1966) by Bobby Hebb US single side-A.png
Side A of the US single
Single by Bobby Hebb
from the album Sunny
B-side "Bread"
ReleasedJune 1966 [1]
RecordedFebruary 21, 1966
Studio Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre Soul jazz
Length2:44
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Bobby Hebb
Producer(s) Jerry Ross
Bobby Hebb singles chronology
"Sunny"
(1966)		"A Satisfied Mind"
(1966)
Official audio
"Sunny" on YouTube

"Sunny" is a soul jazz standard written by the American singer and songwriter Bobby Hebb in 1963. It is one of the most performed and recorded popular songs, with hundreds of versions released and its chord progression influencing later songs. BMI rates "Sunny" No. 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century". [2]

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Background and composition

Bobby Hebb, 1966 Bobby Hebb.png
Bobby Hebb, 1966

Hebb's parents, William and Ovalla Hebb, were both blind musicians. Hebb and his older brother Harold performed as a song-and-dance duo in Nashville, beginning when Bobby was three and Harold was nine. Hebb performed on a TV show hosted by country music record producer Owen Bradley.

Hebb wrote the song after his older brother, Harold, was stabbed to death outside a Nashville nightclub. [3] Hebb was devastated by the event and many critics say it inspired the lyrics and tune. According to Hebb, he merely wrote the song as an expression of a preference for a "sunny" disposition over a "lousy" disposition following the murder of his brother. [4]

Events influenced Hebb's songwriting, but his melody, crossing over into R&B (#3 on U.S. R&B chart) and Pop (#2 on U.S. Pop chart), together with the optimistic lyrics, came from the artist's desire to express that one should always "look at the bright side". Hebb has said about "Sunny":

All my intentions were to think of happier times and pay tribute to my brother – basically looking for a brighter day – because times were at a low. After I wrote it, I thought "Sunny" just might be a different approach to what Johnny Bragg was talking about in "Just Walkin' in the Rain".

Chord progression's legacy

Its sixteen-bar form starts with two repeats of a four-bar phrase starting on the song's E minor tonic i chord followed by a V7–I to C major and a ii–V7 in the last bar to return to the first i chord:

𝄆 Em7 𝄀 G7 𝄀 Cmaj7 𝄀 F♯m7 B7 𝄇

The third four-bar phrase's last bar is substituted with F7 (the tritone sub of the B7 dominant chord):

𝄀 Em7 𝄀 G7 𝄀 Cmaj7 𝄀 F7 𝄀

The fourth and final four-bar phrase is a ii–V7–i that settles on the song's tonic:

𝄀 F♯m7 𝄀 B7 𝄀 Em 𝄀 𝄎 𝄂

Elements of this "Sunny" chord progression are found in some later jazz and pop songs, notably: [5]

Bobby Hebb versions

1966 recording

The personnel on the Bobby Hebb recording included Joe Shepley, Burt Collins on trumpet, Micky Gravine on trombone, Artie Kaplan and Joe Grimaldi on sax, Artie Butler on piano, Joe Renzetti and Al Gorgoni on guitar, Paul (PB) Brown and Joe Macho on bass, Al Rogers on drums and George Devens on percussion. [6] The song was recorded while the session was in overtime; many of the studio musicians booked for that date had to leave early for other recording sessions. Joe Renzetti was the arranger. Its form modulates up a half step every cycle after the second cycle and ends with a looped tag.

"Sunny" was originally part of an 18-song demo recorded by producer Jerry Ross, also famous for Spanky and Our Gang, Keith's "98.6" and "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" by Jay & the Techniques (Hebb was offered this song but didn't want to be considered a novelty act and let the song go to Jay Proctor).

"Sunny" was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City and released as a single in 1966. It met with immediate success, which resulted in Hebb touring in 1966 with the Beatles. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late August 1966. [7]

American TV series Soul! in 1971 had a live duo video with Ron Carter on electric bass that starts with a rubato guitar introduction followed by four loops of the "James Bond" chord progression (which is also used for the final tonic of the chord progression) before starting the main vocal form. It ends with a long vamp which includes a bass solo.

Weekly charts

Chart (1966)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [8] 2
Japanese Singles Chart86
Netherlands 2
New Zealand ( Listener ) [9] 16
South Africa (Springbok) [10] 7
UK Singles Chart [11] 12
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 2
US Billboard R&B Singles 3
US Cash Box Top 100 [13] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1966)Position
Dutch Singles Chart [14] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 27
US Cash Box [16] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [18] Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

1976 recording

"Sunny '76"
Sunny 76 by Bobby Hebb US single side-A.png
Side A of the 1975 US single
Single by Bobby Hebb
B-side "Proud Soul Heritage"
Released1975
Genre Disco
Length3:31
Label Laurie (US)
Songwriter(s) Bobby Hebb
Producer(s) Joe Renzetti & Marty Sheriden

"Sunny '76'" is a reharmonized disco take on Bobby Hebb's song. Like the original 1966 version, it features Hebb; however, an updated disco beat was implemented with an eye to having it played in discos around the world. This version was arranged by Joe Renzetti, who also arranged the original record.

The 7-inch single was released in late 1975. The B-side featured another song of Hebb's called "Proud Soul Heritage". The song managed to become a minor hit, reaching No. 94 on the R&B chart. [19]

Cher version

"Sunny"
Single by Cher
from the album Chér
B-side "She's No Better Than Me" "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
ReleasedSeptember, 1966
Length3:10
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Bobby Hebb
Producer(s) Sonny Bono
Cher singles chronology
"I Feel Something in the Air"
(1966)		"Sunny"
(1966)		"Behind the Door"
(1966)

Cher sang the song on her third solo LP Chér , an album of covers released in September 1966. "Sunny" was the third single off the album for the European and Asian markets, achieving success mostly in Scandinavian countries. It is considered to be a tribute to her husband at the time, Sonny Bono.

Weekly charts

Chart (1966)Peak
position
Danish Singles Chart [20] 8
Netherlands ( Cash Box Holland) [21] 1
Finnish Singles Chart [22] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [23] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [24] 2
Norwegian Singles Chart [25] 1
Swedish Singles Chart [26] 3
UK Singles Chart [27] 32

Year-end charts

Chart (1966)Position
Dutch Singles Chart [14] 31

Boney M. version

"Sunny"
Sunny - boney m single.jpg
Single by Boney M.
from the album Take the Heat off Me
B-side "New York City"
ReleasedNovember 22, 1976
Genre Eurodisco
Length4:01
Label Hansa Records (FRG)
Atlantic Records (UK)
Atco Records (U.S.)
Songwriter(s) Bobby Hebb
Producer(s) Frank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Daddy Cool"
(1976)		"Sunny"
(1976)		"Ma Baker"
(1977)
Audio video
"Boney M. - Sunny (Official Audio)" on YouTube

Eurodisco group Boney M. recorded the song for their 1976 debut album, Take the Heat off Me , produced by Frank Farian and arranged by Stefan Klinkhammer. Following their breakthrough single "Daddy Cool", "Sunny" topped the German charts and reached the top ten in many other countries. [28] [29] [30]

The single's B-side was "New York City", a reworked version of Gilla's (another Farian artist) 1976 hit single "Tu es!" and its English version "Why Don't You Do It", which had an intro borrowed from the Boney M. album track "Help Help". This was issued in some territories instead of "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" on "Take the Heat off Me".

The track was remixed and reissued several times in 1988, 1999, 2000 and 2015, and was sampled by Mark Ronson for his 2003 song "Ooh Wee" and by Boogie Pimps on their 2004 version. While Liz Mitchell sang the original lead vocals on Boney M.'s version, original member Maizie Williams recorded a solo version in 2006. The original version was also featured in the Umbrella Academy season 2 soundtrack. [31] The 2000 remix appeared on Boney M.'s remix album 20th Century Hits .

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Sunny" by Boney M.
Chart (1976–77)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [32] 36
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [33] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [34] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [35] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [36] 6
Ireland (IRMA) [37] 4
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [38] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [39] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [40] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [41] 17
Norway (VG-lista) [42] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [43] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [44] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [45] 3
West Germany (GfK) [46] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Sunny" by Boney M.
Chart (1977)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [47] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [48] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [49] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [50] 25
West Germany (Official German Charts) [51] 12

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France—500,000 [52]
United Kingdom
1977 release 		—250,000 [53]
United Kingdom (BPI) [54] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other notable cover versions

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