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"Sunshine on My Shoulders" (sometimes titled simply "Sunshine") is a song recorded and co-written by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was originally released as an album track on 1971's Poems, Prayers & Promises and later, as a single in 1973. It went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. in early 1974.
Leaving on a Jet Plane" – My Morning Jacket "Take Me to Tomorrow" – Dave Matthews "All of My Memories" – Kathleen Edwards "Prisoners" – J Mascis and Sharon Van Etten "Sunshine on My Shoulders" – Train "Back Home Again" – Old Crow Medicine Show "This Old Guitar" – Lucinda Williams "Some Days Are Diamonds" – Amos Lee
"Sunshine on My Shoulders" (new recording; from Poems, Prayers & Promises) ... John Denver – vocals, acoustic guitar; Eric Weissberg – guitars, banjo; Dick Kniss ...
Poems, Prayers & Promises is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released on April 6, 1971 by RCA Records.The album was recorded in New York City, and produced by Milton Okun and Susan Ruskin.
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), [3] known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor.He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best selling artists in that decade. [4]
John Denver – guitar, vocals; James Burton – guitar; Renée Armand – vocals; Hal Blaine – drums; Mike Crumm – vocals; Chuck Domanico – bass; Michael Lang – keyboards; Herb Pedersen – banjo, guitar, vocals
In an interview, Denver said of the song's creation "Mike sat down and showed me this guitar lick and suddenly the whole thing came together. It was just what the piece needed. When I realized what I had — another anthem, maybe; a true expression of one's self, maybe — we changed the sequencing of the album we'd just completed, and then we ...
Back Home Again is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1974.. The multi-platinum album reached the top position on the Billboard 200 and contained the hit singles "Annie's Song" (#1 pop, No. 1 adult contemporary), and "Back Home Again" (#5 pop, No. 1 AC, No. 1 country).