Bobby Hebb
Sunny '76 b/w Sunny [Disco] (7")
Laurie Records (US) / 1975 / LR 3628
7" single 45 rpm vinyl record
Genre: Dance
Produced by Marty Sheridan and Joe Renzetti
Arranged by Joe Renzetti
Writter: Bobby Hebb
Side A
Sunny '76 (3:31)
Side B
Sunny [Disco[ (4:02)
Bobbie Hebb discofied his own 1966 hit and once again charted in 1975 with this new version, Yambu and Boney M also released popular Disco versions of this song.
Listen to Sunny '76:
Listen to the original 1966 version of Sunny by Bobby Hebb:
Listen to the 1975 Disco cover version of Sunny by Yambu:
Listen to the cover of Sunny by Boney M:
And finally a cover version from 1966 by Chris Montez:
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Oct 25, 2008 | 12:50 pmI think this version was actually made after (therefore heavily borrowed from) the Milton Hamilton/Yambu version because it's a jazzy dance style that Hamilton also used on his Chrystallized LP. It's not a bad version, just not original.
It’s a terrible tragedy that Bobby Hebb has passed away. You can help remember him by contributing to his memorial website at [Website address removed as it is no longer in operation and redirects to a generic search page].