We'll Sing in the Sunshine (album)
We'll Sing in the Sunshine | ||||
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Released | May 2, 1978 | |||
Recorded | January - February 1978 | |||
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Genre | Pop/Rock[1] | |||
Length | 34:11 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Kim Fowley Nick DeCaro | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
We'll Sing in the Sunshine is the tenth studio album by
Singles
Just as the lead single ("You're My World") of Reddy's previous album, Ear Candy, was a cover, so was the case here. "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," a hit for Gale Garnett in 1964, was released on March 27, 1978,[4] and became Reddy's first lead single not to appear on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It did, however, debut on Billboard's Easy Listening chart in the April 22 issue, and peaked at number 12 during its nine weeks there.[6] Of this song, Reddy writes, "For those who can't commit because they hear the call of the open road, this one is for you."[4]
"Ready or Not" had its Easy Listening chart debut as the second single from the album later that year, in the July 1 issue, and got as high as number 28 over the course of eight weeks.[6] The July 15 issue saw the start of the song's five-week run on the Hot 100, during which time it made it to number 73,[5] and in Canada's RPM magazine it reached number 70 pop.[7]
Track listing
Side 1
- "Ready or Not" (Amber DiLena, Jerry Keller) – 3:51
- "All I Ever Need" (Jacques Sawyer) – 3:28
- "Poor Little Fool" (Jeff Lynne) – 4:09
- "One After 909" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:02
- "I'd Rather Be Alone" (Bruce Roberts) – 4:16
Side 2
- "Lady of the Night" (Richard Germinaro, Evie Sands, Ben Weisman) – 3:17
- "Catch My Breath" (Alan O'Day) – 2:56
- "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" (Gale Garnett) – 3:34
- "Blue" (Joe Raposo) – 4:32
- "If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You" (Steve Gibb) – 3:02
- Rarities from the Capitol Vaults tracks
In 2009 EMI Music Special Markets released Rarities from the Capitol Vaults, a 12-track CD of mostly what were previously unreleased Reddy recordings.[8] Four of the songs were taken from the recording sessions for We'll Sing in the Sunshine, including an alternate version of "Blue" and:
- "Me and My Love" (Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:28
- "Together" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) – 3:23
- "Rhythm Rhapsody" (Ralph Schuckett, John Siegler) – 4:15
Personnel
- Helen Reddy – vocals
- Charles Koppelman – executive producer
- Linda Grey – public relations
- Jeff Wald – management
- Francesco Scavullo – photography
- Roy Kohara – art direction
- Personnel on "All I Ever Need", "Catch My Breath", "I'd Rather Be Alone", "If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You", "Poor Little Fool", "We'll Sing in the Sunshine"
- Kim Fowley – producer
- Taavi Moté – recording and remix engineer
- Sherry Klein – assistant engineer
- Linda Corbin – assistant engineer
- John Golden – mastering
- recorded and mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios
- Billy Thomas – drums
- Willie Ornelas – drums
- Richard Bennett – guitar; steel guitar ("All I Ever Need")
- Doug Rohen – guitar
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- Mitch Holder – guitar
- Thom Rotella – guitar
- Dan Ferguson – guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Reini Press – bass guitar
- Jim Hughart – bass guitar
- Scott Edwards – bass guitar
- David Carr – keyboards
- Alan Lindgren – keyboards
- Eric Bikales – keyboards
- Vince Charles – percussion
- Gene Estes– percussion
- Kim Fowley – percussion
- Ben Benay – harmonica ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Additional personnel on "All I Ever Need", "Catch My Breath", "If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You", "Poor Little Fool"
- Marc Peters – arranger; conductor; associate producer
- Sid Sharp – concertmaster
- Laura Creamer – background vocals
- Mark Creamer – background vocals
- Denyce Deuschle – background vocals
- Barbara Cross – background vocals
- Nick Uhrig – background vocals
- Marc Piscitelli – background vocals
- Additional personnel on "I'd Rather Be Alone", "We'll Sing in the Sunshine"
- David Carr – arranger and conductor
- Jack Shulman – concertmaster
- Amy Boersma – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Marcia Waldorf – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Kate Hopkins – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- B. J. Emmons – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Gale Kanter – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- David Carr – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- John Joyce – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Mark Creamer – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Jim McMains – background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Moose McMains –background vocals ("We'll Sing in the Sunshine")
- Personnel on "Blue", "Lady of the Night", "One After 909", "Ready or Not"
- Nick DeCaro – producer ; arranger (orchestra and singers); rhythm arranger ("Blue", "One After 909")
- David Wolfert – rhythm arranger ("Lady of the Night", "Ready or Not")
- recorded at Sound Labs
- Mallory Earl – mixing engineer
- mixing at Hollywood Sound
- Steve Mitchell – orchestra recording engineer
- orchestra recorded at A&M Studios
- orchestra recorded at
- Ed Greene – drums
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Thom Rotella – guitar
- Reini Press – bass guitar
- Steve Forman – percussion
- Jay Daversa – trumpet
- Bud Shank – saxophone
- Ian Underwood – synthesizers
- Tom Hensley – piano ("Blue", "One After 909")
- Jai Winding – piano ("Lady of the Night", "Ready or Not")
- Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
- Angela Winbush – background vocals
- Stephanie Spruill – background vocals
Notes
- ^ a b "We'll Sing in the Sunshine - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 646.
- ^ "Ear Candy/We'll Sing in the Sunshine - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ a b (2006) The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records 09463-57613-2-0.
- ^ a b Whitburn 2009, p. 805.
- ^ a b Whitburn 2007, p. 227.
- ^ "Top Singles". RPM. 26 August 1978. p. 34.
- ^ (2009) Rarities from the Capitol Vaults by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Hollywood: EMI Music Special Markets 509996-98493-2-9
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7
- Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 978-0-89820-180-2
- Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3