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'''Walking on Sunshine''' is a song by [[Eddy Grant]], originally released as a single and the title track of his 1979 album ''[[Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant album)|Walking on Sunshine]]''. Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later 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 name="whitburn220">{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=220}}</ref> The single did not chart on the [[Hot 100]], but did peak at number sixty-three on the soul singles chart.<ref name="whitburn498">{{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> It also reached number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/Artist/19718/ROCKERS-REVENGE-FEATURING-DONNIE-CALVIN Rockers Revenge on the UK Singles Chart]</ref> The song's bassline would later be sampled in [[Eleanor (singer)|Eleanor]]'s 1988 song "[[Adventure]]," itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.
'''Walking on Sunshine''' is a song by [[Eddy Grant]], originally released as a single and the title track of his 1979 album ''[[Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant album)|Walking on Sunshine]]''. Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later 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 name="whitburn220">{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=220}}</ref> The single did not chart on the [[Hot 100]], but did peak at number sixty-three on the soul singles chart.<ref name="whitburn498">{{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> It also reached number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/Artist/19718/ROCKERS-REVENGE-FEATURING-DONNIE-CALVIN Rockers Revenge on the UK Singles Chart]</ref> The song's bassline would later be sampled in [[Eleanor (singer)|Eleanor]]'s 1988 song "[[Adventure (Eleanor song)|Adventure]]," itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==

Revision as of 00:55, 21 December 2015

"Walking on Sunshine"
Song
B-side"Acappella Sunshine", "Rockin' on Sunshine"

Walking on Sunshine is a song by Eddy Grant, originally released as a single and the title track of his 1979 album Walking on Sunshine. Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later 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] It also reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song's bassline would later be sampled in Eleanor's 1988 song "Adventure," itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1982/1983) Peak
position[4][2][1]
UK Singles Chart 4
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. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 220.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 498.
  3. ^ Rockers Revenge on the UK Singles Chart
  4. ^ http://archive.is/20120530085356/http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=9905
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