A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder song)

"A Place in the Sun"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Down to Earth
B-side"Sylvia"
ReleasedNovember 1966 (November 1966)
GenreSoul
Length2:59
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Ron Miller
Bryan Wells
Producer(s)Henry Cosby
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Blowin' in the Wind"
(1966) 		"A Place in the Sun"
(1966) 		"Someday at Christmas"
(1966)

"A Place in the Sun" is a 1966 soul single by American and Motown musician Stevie Wonder. Written by Ronald Miller and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary.[citation needed] "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963, hitting number 9 on the Billboard pop singles chart and number 3 on the R&B charts.[1] Billboard described the song as a "folk-oriented release" to which Wonder gives an "exciting treatment."[2] The Originals and The Andantes sang background vocals on the recording. Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in Italian titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (The Sun is for Everyone).

Chart positions

Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[3] 29
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles 3

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 635.
  2. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 262.


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