Walking on Sunshine

Walking on Sunshine may refer to:

  • Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant album), a 1979 album by Eddy Grant
  • "Walking on Sunshine" (Eddy Grant song), the title track of the album which was a hit for Rockers Revenge in 1982
  • Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves album), a 1983 album by Katrina and the Waves
  • "Walking on Sunshine" (Katrina and the Waves song), the title track of the album
  • "Walking on Sunshine" (Jennifer Lopez song), 2001
  • Walking on Sunshine (film), a 2014 film
  • Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant song)

    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. The single did not chart on the Hot 100, but did peak at number sixty-three on the soul singles chart. It also reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. 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

  • Fred Zarr – bass guitar, keyboard instrument
  • Donnie Calvin – vocals
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • John Benitez and Arthur Baker – mixers
  • Chart performance

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    Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves song)

    "Walking on Sunshine" is a song written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina and the Waves' 1983 eponymous debut full-length album. The re-recorded version was at first released on the band's 1985 self-titled album as the album's second single (see 1985 in music) and reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 9 in the United States, and No. 8 in the United Kingdom. It was the Waves' first U.S. top 40 hit, and their biggest success in the United Kingdom until "Love Shine a Light" (1997). Conceived of as a ballad, Katrina decided to belt the song out.

    Royalties from airplay and advertisements of "Walking on Sunshine" have been extremely high. Katrina and the Waves kept the publishing rights and the royalties that typically go to the songwriter have been divided among the band members. Estimates are the song has earned $1 million per year for the ten years ending in 2010. According to a former employee of EMI, "Walking on Sunshine was the crown jewel in EMI's catalog," and that it was one of EMI's biggest earners from advertisers.

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    Walking On Sunshine

    by: Herbie Fully Loaded Soundtrack

    I used to think maybe you love me, now baby I'm sure
    and I just cant wait till the day, when you knock on my door
    now every time I go for the mail box, gotta hold myself down
    'cos I just cant wait till you write me, you're coming around
    Chorus:
    I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh)
    I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh)
    I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh)
    And don't it feel good
    And don't it feel good
    I used to think maybe you love me, I know that it's true
    I don't want spend my whole life just waiting for you
    I don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day
    baby I just want you back and I want you to stay
    Chorus
    I feel alive, I feel a love, I feel a love that's real
    I feel alive, I feel a love, I feel a love that's real
    Chorus




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