Automatically Sunshine
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| "Automatically Sunshine" | ||||
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| Single by The Supremes | ||||
| from the album Floy Joy | ||||
| B-side | "Precious Little Things" | |||
| Released | April 11, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972, Hitsville U.S.A. | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul | |||
| Length | 2:41 (single/album version) | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Smokey Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Smokey Robinson | |||
| The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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| Floy Joy track listing | ||||
9 tracks
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"Automatically Sunshine" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes as the second single from their popular album Floy Joy in 1972.
The single featured
UK Singles Chart
peaking at number ten.
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Bangkok (Billboard)[2] | 3 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 31 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn)[4] | 10 |
| 10 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 17 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 37 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 21 |
| US Cashbox Top 100[9] | 37 |
| US Cashbox R&B[10] | 31 |
| US Record World Singles[11] | 47 |
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Mary Wilson and Jean Terrell
- Background vocals by Mary Wilson, Jean Terrell and Cindy Birdsong
- Additional vocals by The Andantes
- Produced and written by Smokey Robinson
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 558.
- ^ "Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. 2 September 1972. p. 56.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7646." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Alþýðublaðið - 186. Tölublað (22.08.1972)". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 22 August 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Supremes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. June 17, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. February 19, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "THE SINGLES CHART: Week of June 24, 1972" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. June 24, 1972. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
