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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name =Come to the Sunshine
| name = Come to the Sunshine
| Cover =
| cover = Come to the sunshine.jpg
| caption = 2013 reissue picture sleeve
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| Cover size =
| Caption =
| alt =
| Artist =[[Van Dyke Parks]]
| border = yes
| A-side =
| type = single
| B-side ="Farther Along"
| artist = [[Van Dyke Parks]]
| Released = 1966
| album =
| Format =[[vinyl record|Vinyl]]
| B-side = Farther Along
| Recorded =
| released = September 1966
| recorded = March 1966
| Genre = [[Baroque pop|Baroque]], [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]], [[sunshine pop]]
| Length ={{Duration|m=2|s=52}}
| studio =
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| venue =
| Label =[[MGM Records]] <small>K13570</small>
| Writer =[[Van Dyke Parks]]
| genre = [[Sunshine pop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=52}}
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| Producer =[[Tom Wilson (producer)|Tom Wilson]] and Tim Alvorado
| label = [[MGM Records|MGM]]
| Certification =
| writer = [[Van Dyke Parks]]
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| Last single = "[[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Number Nine]]" <br />(1966)
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| producer = [[Tom Wilson (producer)|Tom Wilson]] and Tim Alvorado
| This single = "'''Come to the Sunshine'''" <br />(1966)
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| prev_title = [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Number Nine]]
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| Next single = "[[Colours (Donovan song)|Donovan's Colours, Pt. 1]]" <br />(1968)
| prev_year = 1966
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| next_title = [[Colours (Donovan song)|Donovan's Colours, Pt. 1]]
| next_year = 1968
}}
}}


"'''Come to the Sunshine'''" is a song written and recorded by [[Van Dyke Parks]] and covered by several other artists. It was one of two [[45rpm]] singles Parks would issue through the [[MGM Records|MGM]] label in 1966 before moving to [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] in 1968.
"'''Come to the Sunshine'''" is a song written and recorded by [[Van Dyke Parks]] and covered by several other artists. It was one of two singles Parks issued through the [[MGM Records|MGM]] label in 1966 before moving to [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] the following year.


==Composition==
==Composition==
It was composed in the summer of 1965 while Parks was living in the rear apartment at 7222 1/2 Melrose Avenue in [[Hollywood]]. The arrangement is characteristically jumbled, featuring multiple overlapping vocals by Parks, as well as a jazzy piano and a busy mandolin. He's said it to have been inspired by [[Snuff Garrett]]’s "50 Guitars Go South of the Border" and his father’s [[Great Depression|Depression-era]] dance band The White Swan Serenaders.<ref>{{cite web|last=Inman|first=Davis|title=Van Dyke Parks, “Come To The Sunshine”|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/11/van-dyke-parks-come-to-the-sunshine/|work=American Songwriter|publisher=americansongwriter.com|accessdate=1 August 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20111116025526/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/11/van-dyke-parks-come-to-the-sunshine/|archivedate=November 16th, 2011|date=November 14th, 2011}}</ref> It was written especially for his father, in honor of "what he was doing at the time." Parks added, "I thought that he would think it was very wonderful, and I don't think he thought it was very wonderful."<ref>{{cite web|last=Claster|first=Bob|title=A Visit With Van Dyke Parks|url=http://www.bobclaster.com/radioshows/Van%20Dyke%20Parks.mp3|work=Bob Claster's Funny Stuff|publisher=bobclaster.com|accessdate=1 August 2013|date=February 13, 1984}}</ref>
It was composed in the summer of 1965 while Parks was living in the rear apartment at 7222 1/2 Melrose Avenue in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. The arrangement is characteristically jumbled, featuring multiple overlapping vocals by Parks, as well as a jazzy piano and a busy mandolin. He's said it to have been inspired by [[Snuff Garrett]]’s "50 Guitars Go South of the Border" and his father’s [[Great Depression|Depression-era]] dance band The White Swan Serenaders.<ref>{{cite web|last=Inman|first=Davis|title=Van Dyke Parks, "Come To The Sunshine"|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/11/van-dyke-parks-come-to-the-sunshine/|work=American Songwriter|publisher=americansongwriter.com|accessdate=1 August 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116025526/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/11/van-dyke-parks-come-to-the-sunshine/|archivedate=November 16, 2011|date=November 14, 2011}}</ref> It was written especially for his father, in honor of "what he was doing at the time." Parks added, "I thought that he would think it was very wonderful, and I don't think he thought it was very wonderful."<ref>{{cite web|last=Claster|first=Bob|title=A Visit With Van Dyke Parks|url=http://www.bobclaster.com/radioshows/Van%20Dyke%20Parks.mp3|work=Bob Claster's Funny Stuff|publisher=bobclaster.com|accessdate=1 August 2013|date=February 13, 1984|archive-date=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914172619/http://www.bobclaster.com/radioshows/Van%20Dyke%20Parks.mp3|url-status=live}} {{YouTube|id=8a7EjakxeCc|title=YouTube mirror}}</ref>


The lyrics at the time were oblique, atypical for pop music in 1966, and was one of the many songs heralding the imminent 1960s [[psychedelic music|psychedelic era]]. It would signify many things to come for Parks, including his lyrical collaborations with [[The Beach Boys]] aborted ''[[Smile (The Beach Boys album)|Smile]]'' album and his 1968 solo debut ''[[Song Cycle (album)|Song Cycle]]''.
The lyrics at the time were oblique, atypical for pop music in 1966, and was one of the many songs heralding the imminent 1960s [[psychedelic music|psychedelic era]]. It signified many things to come for Parks, including his lyrical collaborations with [[the Beach Boys]] aborted ''[[Smile (Beach Boys album)|Smile]]'' album and his 1967 solo debut ''[[Song Cycle (album)|Song Cycle]]''. It was recorded in one day and in just three takes,<ref>{{cite AV media notes

It was recorded in one day and in just three takes,<ref>{{Cite AV media notes
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}}</ref> along with his other singles released on his short tenure with the MGM label. The B-side was "Farther Along", which was in a similar sunshine pop style as "Come to the Sunshine".
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}}</ref> along with his other singles released on his short tenure with the MGM label. The B-side was "Father Along", which was in a similar sunshine pop style as "Come to the Sunshine".


Parks has reflected of the song years later, exclaiming "it was a good work! A fine example of plectrum arranging." Record producer and friend [[Michael Vosse]] recounted in 1969, "It was completed at least three months before all the other 'Sunshine' records came out—like [[the Beatles]] thing ("[[Good Day Sunshine]]") and "[[Sunshine Superman (song)|Sunshine Superman]]". I mean, it was recorded in March or something and MGM didn't want to put it out until September. Just neglected it. And they did that twice in a row to him."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Our Exagmination Round His Factification For Incamination of Work In Progress|journal=Fusion|date=April 14, 1969|volume=8|url=http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q476/marcus1970/Fusion_01.jpg|accessdate=6 February 2014|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221164827/http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q476/marcus1970/Fusion_01.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
Parks has reflected of the song years later, exclaiming "it was a good work! A fine example of plectrum arranging."


==Releases==
==Release history==
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The song as it was recorded by Parks in 1966 remained out of print for many years, and is a rare, sought after collector's item. It was included on the 2011 Parks compilation ''Arrangements, Volume 1'', alongside other rarities such as "The Eagle And Me", "Farther Along", "Out On The Rolling Sea When Jesus Speak To Me", and the mono single mix of "[[Colours (Donovan song)|Donovan's Colours]]".
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A year later in 1967, "Come to the Sunshine" was covered by the Warner Bros. [[sunshine pop]] group [[Harpers Bizarre]], as the opening track on their debut album, ''[[Feelin' Groovy]]''. Parks himself was present on the album's recording sessions, and plays keyboard on the track.


==Covers==
The song was also covered by [[The Pleasure Fair]] in 1967.
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*1967 – Warner Bros. [[sunshine pop]] group [[Harpers Bizarre]], as the opening track on their debut album, ''[[Feelin' Groovy]]''. Parks himself was present on the album's recording sessions, and he plays keyboard on the track. This version reached #37 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.

*1967 – [[The Pleasure Fair]]
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Another cover was recorded in 1971 by The Esso Trinidad Steel Band for their album ''Esso'', which was also produced by Parks and contains guest vocals by him.
*1968 – [[Roberta Lee]]

*1968 – The Harpers Bizarre version was used as the basis for a radio advertisement for the [[Clairol]] Summer Blond hair lightener which circulated on [[KHJ-AM]] Los Angeles and is featured on the [[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (music)|soundtrack]] to the [[Quentin Tarantino]] film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]''
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The song as it was recorded by Parks in 1966 remained out of print for many years, and is a rare, sought after collector's item. It was included on the 2011 Parks compilation ''Arrangements, Volume 1'', alongside other rarities such as "The Eagle And Me", "Farther Along", "Out On The Rolling Sea When Jesus Speak To Me", and the mono single mix of "[[Colours (Donovan song)|Donovan's Colours]]".
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*1971 – [[The Esso Trinidad Steel Band]] for their album ''Esso'', which was also produced by Parks and contains guest vocals by him.
*1975 – [[Brian Wilson]] recorded the song with Parks' participation. It was intended for inclusion on the Beach Boys' ''[[15 Big Ones]]'' (1976), but the master tape was lost.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doe|first1=Andrew Grayham|title=GIGS75|url=http://esquarterly.com/bellagio/gigs75.html|publisher=Endless Summer Quarterly|accessdate=July 21, 2014|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228034929/http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/gigs75.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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;Musicians
* [[Van Dyke Parks]] – writer, main performer, keyboards
* [[Van Dyke Parks]] – writer, main performer, keyboards
* [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|The Wrecking Crew]] - other instrumentation
* [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|The Wrecking Crew]] – other instrumentation

;Production
* [[Tom Wilson]] and Tim Alvorado – producers
{{Div col end}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 30 September 2024

"Come to the Sunshine"
2013 reissue picture sleeve
Single by Van Dyke Parks
B-side"Farther Along"
ReleasedSeptember 1966
RecordedMarch 1966
GenreSunshine pop
Length2:52
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Van Dyke Parks
Producer(s)Tom Wilson and Tim Alvorado
Van Dyke Parks singles chronology
"Number Nine"
(1966) 		"Come to the Sunshine"
(1966) 		"Donovan's Colours, Pt. 1"
(1968)

"Come to the Sunshine" is a song written and recorded by Van Dyke Parks and covered by several other artists. It was one of two singles Parks issued through the MGM label in 1966 before moving to Warner Bros. the following year.

Composition

[edit]

It was composed in the summer of 1965 while Parks was living in the rear apartment at 7222 1/2 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. The arrangement is characteristically jumbled, featuring multiple overlapping vocals by Parks, as well as a jazzy piano and a busy mandolin. He's said it to have been inspired by Snuff Garrett’s "50 Guitars Go South of the Border" and his father’s Depression-era dance band The White Swan Serenaders.[1] It was written especially for his father, in honor of "what he was doing at the time." Parks added, "I thought that he would think it was very wonderful, and I don't think he thought it was very wonderful."[2]

The lyrics at the time were oblique, atypical for pop music in 1966, and was one of the many songs heralding the imminent 1960s psychedelic era. It signified many things to come for Parks, including his lyrical collaborations with the Beach Boys aborted Smile album and his 1967 solo debut Song Cycle. It was recorded in one day and in just three takes,[3] along with his other singles released on his short tenure with the MGM label. The B-side was "Farther Along", which was in a similar sunshine pop style as "Come to the Sunshine".

Parks has reflected of the song years later, exclaiming "it was a good work! A fine example of plectrum arranging." Record producer and friend Michael Vosse recounted in 1969, "It was completed at least three months before all the other 'Sunshine' records came out—like the Beatles thing ("Good Day Sunshine") and "Sunshine Superman". I mean, it was recorded in March or something and MGM didn't want to put it out until September. Just neglected it. And they did that twice in a row to him."[4]

Release history

[edit]

The song as it was recorded by Parks in 1966 remained out of print for many years, and is a rare, sought after collector's item. It was included on the 2011 Parks compilation Arrangements, Volume 1, alongside other rarities such as "The Eagle And Me", "Farther Along", "Out On The Rolling Sea When Jesus Speak To Me", and the mono single mix of "Donovan's Colours".

Covers

[edit]

Personnel

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Inman, Davis (November 14, 2011). "Van Dyke Parks, "Come To The Sunshine"". American Songwriter. americansongwriter.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. ^ Claster, Bob (February 13, 1984). "A Visit With Van Dyke Parks". Bob Claster's Funny Stuff. bobclaster.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013. YouTube mirror on YouTube
  3. ^ Arrangements, Vol. 1 (sleeve notes). Van Dyke Parks. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Our Exagmination Round His Factification For Incamination of Work In Progress". Fusion. 8. April 14, 1969. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  5. ^ Doe, Andrew Grayham. "GIGS75". Endless Summer Quarterly. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
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