Sunday Mornin' (Spanky and Our Gang song)

"Sunday Mornin'"
Single by Spanky and Our Gang
from the album Like to Get to Know You
B-side"Echoes"
ReleasedDecember 1967 (1967)
GenreSunshine pop, psychedelic pop, pop rock
Length3:00
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Margo Guryan
Producer(s)Stuart Scharf, Bob Dorough[1]
Spanky and Our Gang singles chronology
"Lazy Day"
(1967)
"Sunday Mornin'"
(1967)
"Like to Get to Know You"
(1968)
"Sunday Mornin'"
Single by Oliver
B-side"Letmekissyouwithadream"
ReleasedNovember 1969 (1969)
GenrePop rock
Length3:02
LabelCrewe Records
Songwriter(s)Margo Guryan
Producer(s)Bob Crewe
Oliver singles chronology
"Jean"
(1969)
"Sunday Mornin'"
(1969)
"Angelica"
(1970)

"Sunday Mornin'" is a song written by Margo Guryan. It was recorded as "Sunday Morning" and appeared on her 1968 album Take a Picture[2] as well as on the B-side to her single "Spanky and Our Gang."

"Sunday Mornin'" was made famous by Spanky and Our Gang included on the album Like to Get to Know You,[3] and Oliver. Spanky and Our Gang's version became a hit single, reaching No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 39 on the easy listening chart in early 1968,[4] and No. 23 in the Canadian RPM Magazine chart.[5] Oliver's 1969 version was also released as a single, which reached No. 35 and No. 14 on the same charts,[6] and No. 20 in Canada.[7]

"Sunday Mornin'" was listed as one of the "102 most performed songs in the BMI repertoire during 1968".[8]

Background[edit]

In the Spanky and the Our Gang version, the song also appears on an album in a long unedited version, including the group warming up their harmonies in the beginning (albeit for a different song), as well as an extended ending, where the sounds of a tape machine rolling back, plus the sounds of the group's joking until the fade is completed, causing one of the members to state that they need to get a new producer, resulting in laughter.[citation needed] This version lasted over six minutes in length.[citation needed]

Chart history[edit]

Spanky and Our Gang single
Chart (1968) Peak
position
Canada RPM 23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 39
Oliver single
Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canada RPM 20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 35
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 14

Other recordings[edit]

"Sunday Mornin'" was recorded by many others. Other contemporary recordings include those by:

Popular culture[edit]

  • Shula Chen's version became synonymous with Tnuva cottage cheese after being used in a commercial for the product.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spanky And Our Gang - Sunday Mornin'". 45cat.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Take a Picture - Margo Guryan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Spanky and Our Gang, Like to Get to Know You, AllMusic, Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Spanky and Our Gang's Chart Singles Discography, Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 17, 1968" (PDF).
  6. ^ Oliver Chart Singles Discography, Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 14, 2012,
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 27, 1969" (PDF).
  8. ^ Billboard, 7 June 1969 (full-page BMI ad, p. 30)
  9. ^ "Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - Bobbie Gentry | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Music Is My Life - Jim Galloway | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Sunday Morning - Jim Galloway | Cover Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  12. ^ Sand, Benjamin (July 2013). "Steal Yr Face: Margo Guryan". Badsoundsmagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.