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| Name = A Place in the Sun
| name = A Place in the Sun
| Cover = aplaceinthesun.jpg
| cover = aplaceinthesun.jpg
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| type = single
| Caption =
| artist = [[Stevie Wonder]]
| Artist = [[Stevie Wonder]]
| album = [[Down to Earth (Stevie Wonder album)|Down to Earth]]
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| B-side = Sylvia
| Album = [[Down to Earth (Stevie Wonder album)|Down to Earth]]
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| released = {{Start date|November 1966}}
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| B-side = "Sylvia"
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| Released = {{Start date|1966}}
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| Genre = [[soul music|Soul]]
| genre = [[soul music|Soul]]
| Length = 2:59
| length = 2:59
| Label = [[Motown|Tamla]]
| label = [[Motown|Tamla]]
| Writer = [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ronald Miller]]<br />Bryan Wells
| writer = [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ron Miller]]<br />Bryan Wells
| Producer = [[Henry Cosby]]
| producer = [[Henry Cosby]]
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| prev_title = [[Blowin' in the Wind]]
| Certification =
| prev_year = 1966
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| Last single = "[[Blowin' in the Wind]]"<br />(1966)
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| next_title = Someday at Christmas
| This single = "'''A Place in the Sun'''"<br />(1966)
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| Next single = "Someday at Christmas"<br />(1966)
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"'''A Place in the Sun'''" is a 1966 [[soul music|soul]] single by [[United States|American]] and [[Motown]] musician [[Stevie Wonder]]. Written by [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ronald Miller]] and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary. "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963 and hit #9 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' pop singles chart and # 3 on the R&B charts.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=635}}</ref> Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in [[Italian language|Italian]] titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (''The Sun is for Everyone'').
"'''A Place in the Sun'''" is a 1966 [[soul music|soul]] single by [[United States|American]] and [[Motown]] musician [[Stevie Wonder]]. Written by [[Ron Miller (songwriter)|Ronald Miller]] and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963, hitting number 9 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' pop singles chart and number 3 on the R&B charts.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=635}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the song as a "folk-oriented release" to which Wonder gives an "exciting treatment."<ref name=bb>{{cite news|newspaper=Billboard|accessdate=March 2, 2021|date=November 5, 1966|page=18|title=Spotlight Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1966/Billboard%201966-11-05.pdf}}</ref> [[The Originals (band)|The Originals]] and [[The Andantes]] sang background vocals on the recording. Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in [[Italian language|Italian]] titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (''The Sun is for Everyone'').


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
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==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
* [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] on his 1967 album ''The Last Waltz''
* [[The Rascals]] covered the song on their 1967 album [[Groovin' (The Young Rascals album)|''Groovin''']].
* [[The Four Tops]] on their 1968 album ''[[Yesterday's Dreams (album)|Yesterday's Dreams]]''
* [[Bill Cosby]] on his 1967 album ''[[Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings]]''.
*[[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] did his version of the song on his 1967 album ''[[The Last Waltz]]''.
* [[The Supremes|Diana Ross & the Supremes]] & [[The Temptations]] on their 1968 album ''[[Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations]]'' which hit number #2 on the Billboard ''Top Pop Albums Charts''
* [[The Supremes|Diana Ross & the Supremes]] & [[The Temptations]] on their 1968 album ''[[Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations]]'', which hit number 2 on the ''Billboard'' "Top Pop Albums Charts".{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
*[[The Young Rascals]] on their 1967 album ''[[Groovin' (The Young Rascals album)|Groovin']]''
* [[The Four Tops]] for their 1968 LP [[Yesterday's Dreams (Four Tops album)|''Yesterday's Dreams'']].
*A reggae version by [[David Isaacs (singer)|David Isaacs]] was released in 1968
* [[The Staple Singers]] for their 1968 album ''What the World Needs Now Is Love''.
*[[Gabe Dixon Band|The Gabe Dixon Band]]
*[[Glen Campbell]] on the album ''[[A New Place in the Sun]]''
* [[Glen Campbell]] from his 1968 album ''[[A New Place in the Sun]]''.
* [[David Isaacs (singer)]] in 1968 on [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]]'s Upsetter label.
*[[Monk Montgomery|Monk Montgomery]]
* [[The Gabe Dixon Band]] in the end credits of the 2006 film [[Charlotte's Web (2006 film)|''Charlotte's Web'']].
* [[Jake Shimabukuro]] covered the song on his 2021 album ''Jake & Friends''.
* [[The Con's Combo]] covered the song (Spanish title: Un Lugar en el Sol) on their 1967 album ''Los Fabulosos Suecos!''.


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://secondhandsongs.com/work/31262/versions List of cover versions of ”A Place in the Sun”] at SecondHandSongs.com


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Latest revision as of 07:02, 25 March 2024

"A Place in the Sun"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Down to Earth
B-side"Sylvia"
ReleasedNovember 1966 (November 1966)
GenreSoul
Length2:59
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Ron Miller
Bryan Wells
Producer(s)Henry Cosby
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Blowin' in the Wind"
(1966) 		"A Place in the Sun"
(1966) 		"Someday at Christmas"
(1966)

"A Place in the Sun" is a 1966 soul single by American and Motown musician Stevie Wonder. Written by Ronald Miller and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary.[citation needed] "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963, hitting number 9 on the Billboard pop singles chart and number 3 on the R&B charts.[1] Billboard described the song as a "folk-oriented release" to which Wonder gives an "exciting treatment."[2] The Originals and The Andantes sang background vocals on the recording. Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in Italian titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (The Sun is for Everyone).

Chart positions

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Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[3] 29
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles 3

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 635.
  2. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 262.
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