Please, Mr. Sun Explained
Please, Mr. Sun |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Johnnie Ray |
Album: | I Cry for You |
B-Side: | Here I Am - Broken Hearted |
Genre: | Pop |
Label: | Columbia |
Prev Title: | Cry |
Prev Year: | 1951 |
Next Title: | Mountains in the Moonlight |
Next Year: | 1952 |
Please Mr. Sun |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Tommy Edwards |
B-Side: | Morning Side of the Mountain |
Released: | January 1959 |
Recorded: | 1958 |
Genre: | R&B |
Length: | 2:20 |
Label: | MGM |
Prev Title: | Love Is All We Need |
Prev Year: | 1958 |
Next Title: | Morning Side of the Mountain |
Next Year: | 1959 |
"Please, Mr. Sun" is a song written by Ray Getzov and Sid Frank and performed by Johnnie Ray featuring The Four Lads and the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra. It reached number 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952.[1] It was featured on his 1955 album I Cry for You.
The single ranked number 30 on Billboard's Year-End top 30 singles of 1952.[2]
Other charting versions
- Perry Como released a version of the song as a single in 1952 which reached number 12 on the U.S. pop chart.[3]
- Tommy Edwards released a version of the song as a single in 1952 which reached number 18 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 22 on the U.S. pop chart.[4]
- Edwards released a new version of the song as a single in 1959 which reached number 11 on the U.S. pop chart.[5]
- The Vogues released a version of the song as a single in 1966 which reached number 48 on the U.S. pop chart.[6]
Other versions
Notes and References
- Web site: Johnnie Ray, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Position. Musicvf.com. August 1, 2018.
- Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1952. Longboredsurfer.com. August 1, 2018.
- Web site: Perry Como, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Positions. Musicvf.com. August 1, 2018.
- Web site: Tommy Edwards, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Positions. Musicvf.com. August 1, 2018.
- Web site: Tommy Edwards, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Position. Musicvf.com. August 1, 2018.
- Web site: The Vogues, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Position. Musicvf.com. August 1, 2018.
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