Sun Glasses (song)

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"Sun Glasses"
Song
B-side"He Loved Me Too Little"
"Sun Glasses"
Song
B-side"Candy"

"Sun Glasses" is a song originally released by Skeeter Davis in 1965, which was written by John D. Loudermilk.[1] In 1984, Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses", which became an international hit.

Skeeter Davis's version of the song reached No. 30 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart,[2] while reaching No. 120 on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[3]

In 1966, Davis was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female for her rendition of "Sun Glasses".[4]

In 1967, Sandy Posey released a cover of the song on the album Sandy Posey Featuring "I Take It Back".[5]

In 1984, Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses".[6] Ullman's version spent 9 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 18,[7] while reaching No. 6 on Austria's Ö3 Hit wähl mit chart,[8] No. 13 on Sweden's Topplistan,[9] and No. 18 on the Irish Singles Chart.[10]

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Hit wähl mit) 6
Flanders[11] 25
Germany[6] 52
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 4
Netherlands (Nationale Hitparade)[12] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 32
Sweden (Topplistan) 13
UK Singles Chart 18

References

  1. ^ "Country Spotlights", Billboard, July 31, 1965. p. 14. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, October 16, 1965. p. 56. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100", Billboard, September 18, 1965. p. 14. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  4. ^ 2013 Induction Class - Skeeter Davis, Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "I Take It Back - Sandy Posey". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Tracey Ullman - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 22, 2016.
  8. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, austriancharts.at. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, swedishcharts.com. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Tracey Ullman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, Ultratop. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  12. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, Dutch Charts. Accessed July 23, 2016.
  13. ^ Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses, Media Markt Top 40. Accessed July 23, 2016.
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