"SUNNY"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AFFqC-S9Dg
From AllMusic.com
Even the unavoidable covers are treated very well; Hunter and Frank Wilson altered "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Sunny," and even "Daydream Believer" to sound more natural next to a real Motown song like "Remember When." If it never hit the chart heights of 1967's Reach Out, Yesterday's Dreams still proved more of a solid listen.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/yesterdays-dreams-mw0000845221
On Eil.com
http://eil.com/fulltext/search.asp?searchtext=Yesterday%27s+Dreams&type=1&style=2&zone=title&sort=-C-F&artlist=0&artcode=&prodtype=1
http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=559202
THE FOUR TOPS on
THE COVERS PROJECT
http://www.coversproject.com/artist/Four+Tops
IN THE NETHERLANDS
'SUNNY'
WAS THE FLIP SIDE OF
'DAYDREAM BELIEVER'
http://www.45cat.com/record/go25892
MOTOWN ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY
http://www.bsnpubs.com/motown/motown/motown.html
ALSO ON
on eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-TOPS-hits-of-gold-LP-12-track-tms3514-uk-tamla-motown-1982-/261293569951?pt=UK_Records&hash=item3cd64f779f
Review by Andrew Hamilton
A good catch if you can find a copy lying around a
Goodwill or flea market, Motown surrounds three hits -- "7 Rooms of
Gloom," "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever," and "Standing in the Shadows
of Love" -- with nine selections that were either B-sides or album
dwellers, including Raynard Miner's "The Key," two Hal David and Burt Bacharach songs, the Doors' "Light My Fire," and Bobby Hebb's "Sunny."
http://www.allmusic.com/album/hits-of-gold-mw0000845930Four Tops – Hits Of Gold
Label:
Pickwick – TMS 3514,
Tamla Motown – TMS 3514
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:
Released:
Genre:
Style:
Tracklist
| A1 | Standing In The Shadows Of Love | |
| A2 | The Key | |
| A3 | 7 Rooms Of Gloom | |
| A4 | Where Did You Go | |
| A5 | The Look Of Love | |
| A6 | Honey | |
| B1 | Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever | |
| B2 | Sunny | |
| B3 | I'm Grateful | |
| B4 | This Guy's In Love With You | |
| B5 | Daydream Believer | |
| B6 | Light My Fire |
http://www.discogs.com/Four-Tops-Hits-Of-Gold/release/3093823
VIDEO of the STUDIO VERSION of
Levi Stubbs & Four Tops singing
SUNNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQM7ldT_N1A
The "live" version from the 4 Tops is missing in action on YouTube
Yesterday's Dreams was the eighth Motown album release from the Four Tops, 1968, including a "Greatest Hits" and a "live" disc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Tops_discography
Someone removed the Four Tops LIVE performing "SUNNY' on YouTube but we have it saved on DVD.
Motown
artists have performed multiple versions of
"Sunny" which makes for a unique story. All versions are completely
different recordings - Four Tops (studio and live,) Stevie Wonder
(studio and live,) Marvin Gaye (studio and multiple remixes of same,)
and Mary Wells (on Jubilee Records after she left Motown.) Wilson
Pickett's version straddles both Motown and the Buddy Miles / Electric
Flag version so it is tangentially related to the Motown renditions of
"SUNNY"
Four
Tops version appeared on Yesterday's Dreams, was the flip of the
Netherlands 45 RPM "Daydream Believer" and was put on a now rare Best of
FOUR TOPS HITS OF GOLD
The Motown material will be discussed in the boxed set liner notes.
I put these essays on the blog as a "test run" before posting on
Bobbyhebb.com and http://sunnythesong.com
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IN 2001 THERE WAS A TWO-FER INCLUDING THE CD OF YESTERDAY'S DREAMS FEATURING "SUNNY"
IT GOES FOR BIG BUCKS ON THE WEB
US $100.00
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IN 2001 THERE WAS A TWO-FER INCLUDING THE CD OF YESTERDAY'S DREAMS FEATURING "SUNNY"
IT GOES FOR BIG BUCKS ON THE WEB
US $100.00
Yesterday's Dreams/Soul Spin by Four Tops (The) (CD, Nov-2001, Motown (Record.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yesterdays-Dreams-Soul-Spin-by-Four-Tops-The-CD-Nov-2001-Motown-Record-/321422152011?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item4ad640d14b
Track Listing
1. Yesterday's Dreams
2. Can't Seem to Get You Out of My Mind
3. I'm in a Different World
4. We've Got a Strong Love (On Our Side)
5. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
6. Remember When
7. Sunny
8. Never My Love
9. Daydream Believer
10. Once Upon a Time
11. The Sweetheart Tree
12. A Place in the Sun
13. Look Out Your Window
14. Barbara's Boy
15. Lost in a Pool of Red
16. Got to Get You Into My Life
17. Stop the World
18. Nothing
19. This Guys in Love With You
20. Light My Fire
21. Honey
22. The Look of Love
23. California Dreamin'
Album Notes "Sunny," "California Dreamin'," "Daydream Believer," "Light My Fire," and "This Guy's in Love With You" -- and succeed only when the arrangement is modified for a Motown format. ~ John Bush
| Album Features | |
| UPC: | 766488108422 |
| Artist: | The Four Tops |
| Format: | CD |
| Release Year: | 2001 |
| Record Label: | Motown (Record Label) |
| Genre: | Motown, R&B |
Track Listing
1. Yesterday's Dreams
2. Can't Seem to Get You Out of My Mind
3. I'm in a Different World
4. We've Got a Strong Love (On Our Side)
5. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
6. Remember When
7. Sunny
8. Never My Love
9. Daydream Believer
10. Once Upon a Time
11. The Sweetheart Tree
12. A Place in the Sun
13. Look Out Your Window
14. Barbara's Boy
15. Lost in a Pool of Red
16. Got to Get You Into My Life
17. Stop the World
18. Nothing
19. This Guys in Love With You
20. Light My Fire
21. Honey
22. The Look of Love
23. California Dreamin'
| Details | |
| Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi |
| Recording Type: | Studio |
| Recording Mode: | Stereo |
| SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes "Sunny," "California Dreamin'," "Daydream Believer," "Light My Fire," and "This Guy's in Love With You" -- and succeed only when the arrangement is modified for a Motown format. ~ John Bush
Sheet music for Title Track of album that includes "Sunny"
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