1977 Bill Withers – Lovely Day (US:#30 UK:#7)
“Lovely Day” is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Written by Withers and Skip Scarborough, it was released on December 21, 1977 and appears on Withers’ album Menagerie.
The song is notable for Withers’ sustained note towards the end, which at 18 seconds long, is one of the longest ever recorded on a song. Released as a single in late 1977, “Lovely Day” peaked at #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US in early 1978. It also made the Top 10 in the United Kingdom, where the song reached #7 on the British single chart
Album
Menagerie is the sixth studio album by American R&B singer Bill Withers, released in 1977 on the Columbia label. Menagerie peaked at #16 on the R&B chart and #39 on the Billboard 200. It was Withers’ biggest-selling album in the UK, where it reached #27. Tracks 1 Lovely Day (Bill Withers; Skip Scarborough) 04:15 2 […]
Musicians
| Bass | Jerry Knight |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Percussion | Russ Kunkel |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
Produced By
Bill Withers
Clarence McDonald
Songwriters
Bill Withers
Skip Scarborough
Charts
US:#30
UK:# 7