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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
|Name =Walking on Sunshine
|Cover =
|Caption =
|Artist =[[Rockers Revenge]]
|from Album =
|A-side =
|B-side =
|Released = 1982
|Format =[[12-inch single|12"]], [[Gramophone record|7"]]
|Recorded =
|Genre =[[Post-disco]]<br/>[[Freestyle music|Freestyle]]<br/>[[Electro (music)|Electro]]
|Length =9:30 <small>(Vocal, 12")</small>
|Label =[[Streetwise]] <small>([[United States|US]] SWRL 2203)</small>
|Writer = [[Eddy Grant]]
|Producer = [[Arthur Baker]]
|Certification =
|Last single =
|This single =
|Next single =
|Misc =
}}
'''Walking on Sunshine''' is a 1982 single by [[Rockers Revenge]], a studio project assembled by producer [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]]. The single with vocals by [[Donnie Calvin]], was number one, on the dance charts for one week. <ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=357}}</ref>.The single did not chart on the [[Hot 100]], but did peak at number sixty-three on the soul singles chart.<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=498}}</ref>.
'''Walking on Sunshine''' is a 1982 single by [[Rockers Revenge]], a studio project assembled by producer [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]]. The single with vocals by [[Donnie Calvin]], was number one, on the dance charts for one week. <ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=357}}</ref>.The single did not chart on the [[Hot 100]], but did peak at number sixty-three on the soul singles chart.<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=498}}</ref>.


== Personnel ==
* [[Fred Zarr]] – bass guitar, keyboard instrument
* [[Donnie Calvin]] – vocals
* Bashiri Johnson – percussion
* [[John Benitez]], [[Arthur Baker]] – mixing
* [[Eddy Grant]] – songwriter
* Arthur Baker – produced by


==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Chart (1982/1983)
!align="center"|Peak<br/>position<ref>http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=9905</ref><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=498}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=357}}</ref>
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|7
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]]
|align="center"| 1
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]]
|align="center"| 63
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"| —
|-
|}


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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:Boogie songs]]
[[Category:Freestyle songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles]]


Revision as of 00:40, 14 December 2011

"Walking on Sunshine"
Song

Walking on Sunshine is a 1982 single by Rockers Revenge, a studio project assembled by producer Arthur Baker. The single with vocals by Donnie Calvin, was number one, on the dance charts for one week. [1].The single did not chart on the Hot 100, but did peak at number sixty-three on the soul singles chart.[2].

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1982/1983) Peak
position[3][4][5]
UK Singles Chart 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 63
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 —
Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
September 18, 1982 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 357.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 498.
  3. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=9905
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 498.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 357.
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