Beautiful Sunday (song)

"Beautiful Sunday" is a song written by Daniel Boone and Rod McQueen and performed by Daniel Boone. The song reached #6 on the adult contemporary chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #21 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972.^[1] The song appeared on his 1972 album, Beautiful Sunday.^[2]

The song also made the charts in Australia, New Zealand (gold record), Argentina, Belgium, France, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Scandinavia, Holland, Germany, where it held the #1 position from May 1972 to late June 1972.^[3]

Boone re-released the song in the UK in 1974 where it reached #53 on the UK singles chart.^[4]

The song was produced by Larry Page and arranged by Boone.^[5]

Other Versions

Jack Reno released the song as a single in 1973. The song went to #67 on the U.S. country chart.^[6]
Kikki Danielsson and Kjell Roos Band released a version of the song on the 1996 album, Hem till Norden.
The Ventures released an instrumental version of the song.^[7]

In media

The song was featured in the 2010 musical, I Dreamed a Dream, which is based on the life of Susan Boyle.

References

↑ Daniel Boone, "Beautiful Sunday" Chart Positions Retrieved January 22, 2014
↑ Daniel Boone, Beautiful Sunday Retrieved January 22, 2014
↑ Billboard - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. 1972-11-11. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
↑ Daniel Boone, "Beautiful Sunday" Chart Position for 1974 release Retrieved January 22, 2014
↑ Daniel Boone, "Beautiful Sunday" single release Retrieved January 22, 2014
↑ Jack Reno, "Beautiful Sunday" Chart Position Retrieved January 22, 2014
↑ The Ventures, The Last Album on Liberty Retrieved January 22, 2014

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