Automatically Sunshine
"Automatically Sunshine" is a single 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.
| "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 | |||
| 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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The single featured Jean Terrell and original Supreme Mary Wilson sharing lead vocals on the song. Floy Joy was one of the group's final albums recorded at Motown's famed Detroit studio, Hitsville U.S.A.. On The US, soul chart "Automatically Sunshine" went to number twenty-one, and was the Supremes' final top 40 U.S. hit for four years peaking at number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 [1] while it became the group's third consecutive top ten single on the UK Singles Chart peaking at number ten.
Chart positions
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 37[2] |
| U.K. Singles | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 21 |
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Mary Wilson and Jean Terrell
- Background vocals by Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong
- Additional vocals by The Andantes
- Produced and written by Smokey Robinson
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
External links
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 558.
- "Top 100 Songs (June 17, 1972)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
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