Sun Glasses (song)

For other songs of the same name, see Sunglasses (disambiguation).
"Sun Glasses"
Single by Skeeter Davis
from the album Singin' In The Summer Sun
B-side"He Loved Me Too Little"
Released1965
GenreCountry
Length2:38
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
Skeeter Davis singles chronology
"I Can't Help It"
(1965) 		"Sun Glasses"
(1965) 		"I Can't See Me Without You"
(1965)
"Sunglasses"
Single by Tracey Ullman
from the album You Caught Me Out
B-side"Candy"
Released1984
GenrePop
LabelStiff
Songwriter(s)John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s)Peter Collins
Tracey Ullman singles chronology
"My Guy's Mad at Me"
(1984) 		"Sunglasses"
(1984) 		"Helpless"
(1984)
Official video
"Sunglasses" on YouTube

"Sun Glasses" is a song originally released by Skeeter Davis in 1965, which was written by John D. Loudermilk.[1] In 1984 Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses", which became an international hit.

Skeeter Davis version

Skeeter Davis's version reached No. 16 on Record World's Top Country Singles chart,[2] No. 19 on Cash Box's Country Top 50,[3] and No. 30 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[4]

In 1966, Davis was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female for her rendition of "Sun Glasses".[5]

Chart performance

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 30
US Cash Box Country Top 50 19
US Record World Top Country Singles 16
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[6] 120
US Cash Box Looking Ahead[7] 23
US Record World Singles Coming Up[8] 23

Tracey Ullman version

In 1984 Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses".[9] Ullman's version spent 9 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 18,[10] while reaching No. 6 on Austria's Ö3 Hit wähl mit chart,[11] No. 13 on Sweden's Topplistan,[12] and No. 18 on the Irish Singles Chart.[13]

Reception

Muriel Gray at Smash Hits said, "This is a completely undisguised Phil Spector/Ronettes/Shangri-Las ripoff, straight from any 'Best of the Sixties' album you care to pick up. So why is Tracey Ullman living in the past so fanatically? Presumably to make a great deal of money."[14]

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Hit wähl mit) 6
Flanders[15] 25
Germany[9] 52
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 18
Netherlands (Nationale Hitparade)[16] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 32
Sweden (Topplistan) 13
UK Singles Chart 18

References

  1. ^ "Country Spotlights", Billboard, July 31, 1965. p. 14. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Top Country Singles", Record World, October 2, 1965. p. 31. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Country Top 50", Cash Box, September 25, 1965. p. 42. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, October 16, 1965. p. 56. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  5. ^ 2013 Induction Class - Skeeter Davis, Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100", Billboard, September 18, 1965. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Looking Ahead", Cash Box, September 18, 1965. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Singles Coming Up", Record World, September 25, 1965. p. 18. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  10. ^ Tracey Ullman - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 22, 2016.
  11. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, austriancharts.at. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  12. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, swedishcharts.com. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Tracey Ullman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  14. ^ Muriel Gray. "Singles". Smash Hits (19 July 1984): 23.
  15. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, Ultratop. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  16. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, Dutch Charts. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  17. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, Media Markt Top 40. Accessed July 23, 2016.
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