That Lucky Old Sun

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"That Lucky Old Sun"
Single by Frankie Laine
PublishedMarch 9, 1949 (1949-03-09) by Robbins Music Corporation, New York [1]
RecordedJune 14, 1949 (1949-06-14) [2]
Genre Popular music
Length2:58
Label Mercury 5316
Composer(s) Beasley Smith
Lyricist(s) Haven Gillespie
"That Lucky Old Sun"
Single by Ray Charles
from the album Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
B-side "Ol' Man Time"
ReleasedNovember 1963
Recorded1963
Genre R&B
Length3:05
Label ABC Paramount
Composer(s) Beasley Smith
Lyricist(s) Haven Gillespie
Ray Charles singles chronology
"Making Believe"
(1963)
"That Lucky Old Sun"
(1963)
"My Heart Cries for You"
(1964)

"That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. [3]

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Background

Like "Ol' Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world. [4]

1949 recordings

Other covers

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References

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