Lovely Day

Lovely Day
singolo discografico
Vinile del singolo, lato A
ArtistaBill Withers
Pubblicazione16 dicembre 1977
Durata3:46 (single version) - 4:08 (album version)
Album di provenienzaMenagerie
GenereRhythm and blues
Disco
Funk
Blues rock
EtichettaColumbia Records
ProduttoreBill Withers, Clarence McDonald
Certificazioni originali
Dischi di platinoDanimarca (bandiera) Danimarca[2]
(vendite: 90 000+)
Regno Unito (bandiera) Regno Unito (2)[3]
(vendite: 1 200 000+)
Stati Uniti (bandiera) Stati Uniti (2)[4]
(vendite: 2 000 000+)
Certificazioni FIMI (dal 2009)
Dischi d'oroItalia (bandiera) Italia[1]
(vendite: 35 000+)
Bill Withers - cronologia
Singolo precedente
(1975)
Singolo successivo
(1981)

Lovely Day è un singolo del cantante statunitense Bill Withers, pubblicato il 16 dicembre 1977 come primo estratto dal sesto album in studio Menagerie.[5] Il singolo rappresenta uno dei maggiori successi in assoluto del cantante, nonché una delle canzoni divenute più celebri di tutti gli anni '70.[6]

Successo commerciale

Lovely Day, pubblicata alla fine del 1977, riscosse immediatamente un successo strepitoso in tutto il mondo, tanto da raggiungere, negli Stati Uniti, la posizione numero 6 nella classifica Billboard dei brani R&B, e la numero 30 nella Billboard Hot 100, all'inizio del 1978.[7]

Al di fuori del Nord America, Lovely Day raggiunse la vetta della top 10 delle classifiche nel Regno Unito, e si inserì alla posizione n° 7 nella UK Singles Chart.[8]

Riconoscimenti

Nel 2021 Lovely Day è stata inserita alla posizione n° 402 nella lista delle 500 migliori canzoni di tutti i tempi stilata dalla Rolling Stone.[9]

Nella cultura di massa

La canzone è presente nella colonna sonora nel film del 2010 127 ore, con protagonista James Franco.[10]

Cover

Numerosi sono stati gli artisti internazionali che hanno realizzato molte cover del brano, e tra questi figurano:

Note

  1. ^ Lovely Day (certificazione), su FIMI. URL consultato il 28 giugno 2021.
  2. ^ (DA) Lovely Day, su IFPI Danmark. URL consultato il 9 luglio 2024.
  3. ^ (EN) Lovely Day, su British Phonographic Industry. URL consultato il 17 agosto 2023.
  4. ^ (EN) Bill Withers - Lovely Day – Gold & Platinum, su Recording Industry Association of America. URL consultato il 22 giugno 2024.
  5. ^ Bill Withers – Lovely Day. URL consultato il 10 luglio 2024.
  6. ^ (EN) Billboard Staff, Bill Withers’ 15 Greatest Songs: Staff Picks, su Billboard, 3 aprile 2020. URL consultato il 10 luglio 2024.
  7. ^ (EN) Kevin Rutherford, ‘The Crowded Room’ Sends Bill Withers to No. 1 on Top TV Songs Chart, su Billboard, 13 luglio 2023. URL consultato il 10 luglio 2024.
  8. ^ (EN) BILL WITHERS, su Official Charts, 12 agosto 1972. URL consultato il 10 luglio 2024.
  9. ^ (EN) Rolling Stone, The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, su Rolling Stone, 16 febbraio 2024. URL consultato il 10 luglio 2024.
  10. ^ 127 ore (2010) - Colonne sonore - IMDb. URL consultato il 10 luglio 2024.
  11. ^ whosampled.com, https://www.whosampled.com/cover/302642/alt-J-Lovely-Day-Bill-Withers-Lovely-Day/.

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