"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" | ||||
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Single by Frankie Valli | ||||
from the album Solo | ||||
B-side | "This Is Goodbye" | |||
Released | August 1965 | |||
Recorded | July 1965 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | Smash | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
Frankie Valli singles chronology | ||||
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"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio.
It was originally released as a single credited to Frankie Valli as a solo artist in 1965 on the Smash label, but was more successful when recorded by the Walker Brothers in 1966. Cher, Keane, Doug Parkinson and Bruce Springsteen have also recorded the song.
Frankie Valli recorded and released the first version of the song but his single achieved only limited success, charting on Billboards Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart (#128) but not making the Billboard Hot 100 itself. [1] Although it was recorded in a Four Seasons recording session (with the other band members at that time), it was Valli's first official "solo" single since the 1950s.
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | ||||
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Single by The Walker Brothers | ||||
from the album The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore | ||||
B-side | "After the Lights Go Out" | |||
Released | 25 February 1966 [2] | |||
Recorded | 9 January 1966, Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London | |||
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Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | Philips BF 1473 [4] Smash Records (U.S.) | |||
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The Walker Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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In 1966, the Walker Brothers released their remake as a single. Re-titled "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", this version met with much greater success than Valli's. It topped the UK Singles Chart, [5] and also became their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., where it peaked at #13. [6] The single also hit the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway.
The Walker Brothers' recording has since garnered retrospective critical acclaim, and is considered the group's signature song. NME ranked the song at #357 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", Pitchfork ranked it at #187 on its list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s", and it is listed in the 2010 book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.
In 1990, in the movie 'Truly, Madly, Deeply', this song was sung as a cover, as well as playing a prominent role in trailer.
In 2010, this version was used in the promotional trailer for the AMC television series The Walking Dead .[ citation needed ]
In 2012, the Walker Brothers' rendition played a prominent role in the film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World . It was featured the following year in the film Stoker .
In 2013, the single's B-side, "After the Lights Go Out", played over the end-credits of the Canadian-Spanish psychological thriller film Enemy .
In 2018, the Hulu streaming service series Castle Rock used the Walker Brothers' recording in season 1, episode 6.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | 3:17 | |
2. | "After the Lights Go Out" | John Stewart | 4:01 |
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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Belgium Ultratop singles chart [7] | 15 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles [8] | 2 |
Germany Media Control singles chart [9] | 4 |
Netherlands [10] | 9 |
New Zealand ( Listener ) [11] | 7 |
Irish Singles Chart [12] | 5 |
Norway VG-lista singles chart [13] | 6 |
UK Singles Chart [5] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 13 |
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | ||||
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Single by Cher | ||||
from the album It's a Man's World | ||||
B-side | "Not Enough Love in the World" (Sam Ward Remix) | |||
Released | August 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 5:13 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Trevor Horn | |||
Cher singles chronology | ||||
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Licensed audio | ||||
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" on YouTube |
In 1996, Cher released her remake as the fourth official European single from her twenty-second album, It's a Man's World . The track went to #26 on the UK Singles Chart. Her version was used in The X-Files episode "The Post-Modern Prometheus".
Allmusic called the song "a real highlight" and added, "epic and beautiful, complete with echoes of the Wild West." [14]
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC) [15] | 15 |
UK Singles (OCC) [16] | 26 |
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Single by Keane | ||||
Released | 20 April 2005 | |||
Recorded | Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | War Child music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Crewe-Bob Gaudio-Tim Rice-Oxley | |||
Producer(s) | Alex Lake Nathan Thomas | |||
Keane singles chronology | ||||
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In 2004, British band Keane recorded the song. Deviating from the original, Tim Rice-Oxley, pianist and composer of Keane, changed the guitar for piano. He also took the lead vocals in the second chorus, like the original version. The single was selected in summer 2004 by readers of the NME and first released as a download-only single in September 2004. It was given for download to the War Child foundation website and one thousand vinyl copies given as a gift to some fans of Keane, who had supported and helped the band. The numbered copies each included a handwritten note from Tim Rice-Oxley, also signed by the other two members, thanking them for their support.
The Four Seasons is an American vocal quartet formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey. Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The band evolved out of a previous band called The Four Lovers, with Frankie Valli as the lead singer, Bob Gaudio on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on bass guitar and bass vocals. On nearly all of their 1960s hits, they were credited as The 4 Seasons. The band had two distinct lineups that achieved widespread success: the original featuring Valli, Gaudio, DeVito, and Massi that recorded hits throughout the 1960s, and a 1970s quintet consisting of Valli, Lee Shapiro, Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone and John Paiva, with Gaudio and Long providing studio support.
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