Sunny Day (song)

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"Sunny Day"
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Single by Book of Love
from the album Candy Carol
Released20 April 1991
Recorded1989–1990
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Length3:40(album version)
3:48 (single version)
Label Sire Records
Songwriter(s) Theodore Ottaviano
Producer(s) Ted Ottaviano and Ben Grosse
Book of Love singles chronology
"Alice Everyday"
(1991)		"Sunny Day"
(1991)		"Counting The Rosaries"
(1991)

"Sunny Day" is the ninth single released by the American synthpop band Book of Love. The song was released as the second single from the band's third album, 1991's Candy Carol .

Contents

"Sunny Day" was written by band member Ted Ottaviano, who also sings the lead vocals on the track. It became the second Book of Love song to feature him on lead vocals. The single was featured in Jonathan Demme's 1991 film, The Silence of the Lambs . [1] In a strange twist of fate, band member Lauren Roselli was cast in the role of Stacy Hubka in the movie. [1]

"We were working on Candy Carol while Jonathan was working on Silence [of the Lambs]. I played him a rough mix of the record and I think he liked "Sunny Day" and felt he could use it somewhere in the film." -Lauren Roselli Johnson, 2009 [1]

The song was initially remixed by Ben Grosse and released as a CD promo single [2] and cassette single. [3] Shortly thereafter, the band themselves remixed the track, and this remix appeared on their following single "Counting The Rosaries", [4] the CD maxi-single edition of which also included the Ben Grosse remix. [5]

"Sunny Day" was reworked in 1993 for Ted Ottaviano's post Book of Love project with Basil Lucas, [6] Doubleplusgood. The 1993 version, found on Sire's 1993 compilation, New Faces, features Lambert Moss on vocals and is more of a dance oriented track. [6]

In 2001, "Sunny Day" was once again re-recorded as a new version, for the band's best of compilation, I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love . [7] The 2001 version of "Sunny Day" featured Lori Lindsay on guitar, who would later become the lead vocalist of The Myrmidons, Ted Ottaviano and Lauren Roselli's band formed in the mid-2000s. [7]

Track listings

1991 Promo CD Single (Sire Records PRO-CD-4805) [2]

  1. "Sunny Day" (Remix) - 3:51

1991 "Counting The Rosaries"/"Sunny Day" CD Maxi-Single (Sire Records 9 40240-2) [5]

  1. "Counting The Rosaries" (Partial Confession Mix) - 4:11
  2. "Counting The Rosaries" (Full Confession Mix) - 7:58
  3. "Counting The Rosaries" (Happiness & Love Mix) - 6:17
  4. "Sunny Day" (Heal Your Positive Body Mix) - 6:04
  5. "Counting The Rosaries" (Crying Angels Mix) - 5:03
  6. "Counting The Rosaries" (Album Version) - 3:32
  7. "Sunny Day" (Single Remix) - 3:48

1991 "Counting The Rosaries"/"Sunny Day" 12" Maxi-Single (Sire Records 9 40240-0) [4]

Side A:

  1. "Counting The Rosaries" (Full Confession Mix) - 7:58
  2. "Counting The Rosaries" (Full Confession Dub) - 5:53

Side B:

  1. "Counting The Rosaries" (Happiness & Love Mix) - 6:17
  2. "Counting The Rosaries" (Crying Angels Mix) - 5:03
  3. "Sunny Day" (Heal Your Positive Body Mix) - 6:04

Personnel

"Sunny Day" written by Theodore Ottaviano. "Counting The Rosaries" written by Lauren Roselli and Ted Ottaviano. All instruments arranged, programmed, and performed by Book of Love.

Credits [4] [5]

Official versions [2] [3] [4] [5]

YearVersionLengthMixed/Remixed byComment
1991Album version3:40 Ben Grosse Found on all formats of the album Candy Carol .*
1991Single Remix3:48 Ben Grosse Found on the cassette single, promo CD single (Sire Records PRO-CD-4805), and the "Counting The Rosaries" CD single (Sire Records 9 40240-2).
1991Heal Your Positive Body Mix6:04 Book of Love Found on both the "Counting The Rosaries" 12" vinyl single (Sire Records 9 40240-0) and CD single (Sire Records Sire Records 9 40240-2).
1993Doubleplusgood version4:08Ted OttavianoNew version by Ted Ottaviano's Doubleplusgood project with vocals by Lambert Moss. Found exclusively on the Sire/Warner Bros. 1993 CD compilation New Faces (Sire Records 9 45320-2).
20012001 Version3:25 Ben Grosse
Ted Ottaviano		Found exclusively on the CD version of I Touch Roses: The Best of Book of Love .*

" * " denotes that version is available as digital download

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References

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