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A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder song)

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B-side
  
"Sylvia"

Genre
  
Soul

Label
  
Tamla

Released
  
1966 (1966)

Length
  
2:59

Writer(s)
  
Ronald MillerBryan Wells

"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. "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963 and hit #9 on the Billboard pop singles chart and # 3 on the R&B charts. Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in Italian titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (The Sun is for Everyone).

Cover versions

  • Engelbert Humperdinck on his 1967 album The Last Waltz
  • The Four Tops on their 1968 album Yesterday's Dreams
  • 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 Young Rascals on their 1967 album Groovin'
  • A reggae version by David Isaacs was released in 1968
  • The Gabe Dixon Band
  • Glen Campbell on the album A New Place in the Sun

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