We'll Sing in the Sunshine (album)

We'll Sing in the Sunshine
Studio album by Helen Reddy
Released 1978
Recorded 1978 at
Larrabee Sound Studios
Los Angeles, CA
Sound Labs
Hollywood, CA
A&M Studios
Hollywood, CA
Genre Pop/Rock[1]
Length 34:11
Label Capitol
Producer Kim Fowley
Nick DeCaro
Helen Reddy chronology
Ear Candy
(1977)		 We'll Sing in the Sunshine
(1978)		 Live in London
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

We'll Sing in the Sunshine is an album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1978 by Capitol Records and included two songs that were also covered by Johnny Mathis in the first half of that year: "All I Ever Need", which came out on his March release, You Light Up My Life, and "Ready or Not", on which he duetted with Deniece Williams for their June release, That's What Friends Are For. Reddy also ventures into Beatles territory with their rockabilly number "One After 909" and takes on Jeff Lynne's "Poor Little Fool" with accompaniment in the vein of Electric Light Orchestra. This was her first album that did not reach Billboard's Top LP's & Tapes chart.[2] On February 23, 2010, it was released for the first time on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD, the other album being her 1977 release, Ear Candy.[3]

Singles

Just as her last album, Ear Candy, had "You're My World", a cover of someone else's hit song, as its lead single, so was the case here. The title track from this album was released on March 27, 1978,[4] but became her first lead single not to have any appearances on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It did, however, debut on Billboard's Easy Listening chart in the issue of the magazine dated April 22, and peak at number 12 during its nine weeks there.[6] Reddy writes of this song, "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

  1. "Ready or Not" (Amber DiLena, Jerry Keller) – 3:51
  2. "All I Ever Need" (Jacques Sawyer[8]) – 3:28
  3. "Poor Little Fool" (Jeff Lynne) – 4:09
  4. "One After 909" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:02
  5. "I'd Rather Be Alone" (Bruce Roberts) – 4:16

Side 2

  1. "Lady of the Night" (Richard Germinaro, Evie Sands, Ben Weisman) – 3:17
  2. "Catch My Breath" (Alan O'Day) – 2:56
  3. "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" (Gale Garnett) – 3:34
  4. "Blue" (Joe Raposo) – 4:32
  5. "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.[9] Four of the songs were taken from the recording sessions for We'll Sing in the Sunshine, including an alternate version of "Blue" and:

Personnel

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"
Additional personnel on "All I Ever Need", "Catch My Breath", "If I Ever Had to Say Goodbye to You", "Poor Little Fool"
Additional personnel on "I'd Rather Be Alone", "We'll Sing in the Sunshine"
Personnel on "Blue", "Lady of the Night", "One After 909", "Ready or Not"

Notes

  1. 1 2 "We'll Sing in the Sunshine - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Whitburn 2010, p. 646.
  3. ↑ "Ear Candy/We'll Sing in the Sunshine - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 (2006) The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records 09463-57613-2-0.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn 2009, p. 805.
  6. 1 2 Whitburn 2007, p. 227.
  7. ↑ "Top Singles". RPM. 1978-08-26. p. 34.
  8. ↑ "Jacques Sawyer Discography". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. ↑ (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 0-89820-169-1 
  • Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-180-2 
  • Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-183-7 
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