- Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant album)
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Walking on Sunshine Studio album by Eddy Grant Released 1979 Recorded 1979 Genre Reggae, Funk Length 41:53 Label Ice Records
Epic/CBS Records
JE 36244
Mercury/Universal Records
Parlophone/EMI RecordsProducer Eddy Grant Eddy Grant chronology Message Man
(1977)Walking on Sunshine
(1979)Love in Exile
(1980)Alternative Cover Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Walking on Sunshine is the title track of the critically acclaimed 1979 album by Reggae and Soca artist Eddy Grant on the Parlophone music label. It was the follow-up to his 1977 album Message Man. It features the hits singles, 'Living On The Front Line' and the title track. The former introduced Grant to the mainstream in the UK in 1979, peaking at number 11 in the charts while the latter was Grant's debut in the lower reaches of the US R&B charts (#86).
The title track was covered in 1982 by Rocker's Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin, reaching number one in the USA dance charts in September that year.
Contents
Track listing
- "Walking on Sunshine" - 5:22
- "Living on the Front Line" - 5:57
- "Front Line Symphony" - 7:23
- "My Love, My Love" - 4:35
- "Just Imagine I'm Loving You" - 6:35
- "Dancing in Guyana" - 3:21
- "Say I Love You" - 3:55
- "We Are" - 4:42
Bonus tracks on deluxe version
- "Say I Love You (Disco Version)" - 6:04
- "Nobody's Got Time (Coach House Rhythm Section Pts. 1 & 2)" [Ice Single Version 1978] - 6:04
- "Say I Love You (Wipe Mo Nfe E)" [Yoruba Version] - 15:37
Personnel
- Frank Agarrat - Engineer
- Jackie Robinson - Background vocals
- Kofi Ayivor - Conga
- Sonny Akpan - Conga
- George Agard - Background vocals
- Conrad Isadore - Drums, Background vocals
- Eddy Grant - Engineer, Multi Instruments, Background vocals, Vocals
- Roy Bedeau - Background vocals
References
External links
Categories:- 1979 albums
- Eddy Grant albums
- Epic Records albums
- Mercury Records albums
- Universal Deluxe Editions
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