Paper Sun
For the song by Def Leppard, see Paper Sun (Def Leppard song).
| "Paper Sun" | ||||
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| Single by Traffic | ||||
| B-side | "Giving to You" (Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood) | |||
| Released | May 1967 | |||
| Format | 7", 45 rpm vinyl | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic pop[1] | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Island WIP 6002 (UK) | |||
| Writer(s) | Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller | |||
| Traffic singles chronology | ||||
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"Paper Sun" was the British band Traffic's debut single, released in May 1967.[2] It was a number 5 hit in the United Kingdom[3] and peaked at number 70 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart in the United States.[4] The song is famous for its time-typical sitar riff, played by Dave Mason, and its soulful vocals by composer Steve Winwood.
The single's B-side, "Giving to You", was later issued in a modified version (4:20) on Traffic's album Mr. Fantasy. The original B-side version was later released as a bonus track on a CD reissue of Mr. Fantasy. The album version omits the opening vocal section, and begins and ends with overdubbed spoken parts (probably by Chris Wood).
The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 2010 British film Made in Dagenham.
References
- ↑ "Paper Sun review". Matthew Greenwald. Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ Details @ Australian-charts.com Retrieved June 2009
- ↑ Traffic in the UK Charts, The Official Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press. p. 604.
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