A Sunday Kind of Love

"A Sunday Kind of Love" is a popular song composed by Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes, and Louis Prima, published in 1946.^[1]

The song has become a pop and jazz standard, recorded by many artists.

Notable recordings

• Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra with vocal by Fran Warren. Recorded on November 11, 1946 and released on Columbia 37219.
• Frankie Laine with orchestra conducted by Carl T. Fischer. Recorded on January 21, 1947 and released on Mercury 5018.
• Jo Stafford with orchestra conducted by Paul Weston. Recorded on February 28, 1947 and released on Capitol 388.
• Ella Fitzgerald & the Andy Love Quintet with orchestra conducted by Bob Haggart. Recorded on March 19, 1947 and released on Decca 23866. Included on her Decca album For Sentimental Reasons
• The Harptones in 1953 on the Bruce label, possibly with Jimmy Smith on the organ.
• The Del Vikings on their 1957 Come Along with Me/A Sunday Kind of Love/ The White Cliffs of Dover/Now is the Hour - Mercury EP 1-3359
• Dinah Washington on her album "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!" (1959).
• Etta James on her album At Last! (1961).
• Jan & Dean in 1962, #95 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Lenny Welch in 1972, #96 on the same chart.
• Kenny Rankin on his Inside album released in 1975 on Little David LD1009.
• Reba McEntire on her 1988 album Reba. Her version was a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and also peaked at #9 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
• Renee Olstead on her 2004 self titled album
• Beth Rowley

Reference

1. ^ Jacobs, Dick & Harriet Jacobs – ‘’Who Wrote That Song?’’ published by Writer’s Digest Books, 1993,