"Sunday Mornin'" is a pop/rock song written by Margo Guryan. It was recorded as "Sunday Morning" and appeared on her 1968 album Take a Picture as well as on the B-side to her single "Spanky and Our Gang."
"Sunday Mornin'" was made famous by Spanky and Our Gang, and was included on their album Like to Get to Know You.Spanky and Our Gang, Like to Get to Know You, AllMusic, Retrieved March 14, 2012. Their version became a hit single, peaking at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of February 10 and 17, 1968,Spanky And Our Gang, Billboard Hot 100 – Billboard.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 17, 1968 – Billboard.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024. No. 39 on the easy listening chart in early 1968,Spanky and Our Gang's Chart Singles Discography, Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 14, 2012. and No. 23 in the Canadian RPM Magazine chart.
It was recorded by the solo performer Oliver in 1969; also released as a single, it reached No. 35 and No. 14 on the same charts,Oliver Chart Singles Discography, Musicvf.com, Retrieved March 14, 2012, and No. 20 in Canada.
"Sunday Mornin'" was listed as one of the "102 most performed songs in the BMI repertoire during 1968".Billboard, 7 June 1969 (full-page BMI ad, p. 30)
Spanky and the Our Gang version
Chart history Spanky and Our Gang single Chart (1968)PeakpositionCanada RPM 23U.S. Billboard Hot 10030U.S. Billboard Easy Listening39
Oliver single Chart (1969)PeakpositionCanada RPM 20U.S. Billboard Hot 10035U.S. Billboard Easy Listening14
Other recordings "Sunday Mornin'" was recorded by many others. Other contemporary recordings include those by: 1968: Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell, on the album Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell 1968: Baja Marimba Band, on the album Do You Know the Way to San Jose? 1968: Marie Laforêt (as "Et Si Je T'Aime", with French lyrics by Michel Jourdan), on Album : 4. She also recorded "E se ti amo", a version with Italian lyrics by Daniele Pace. 1969: Julie London, on Yummy, Yummy, Yummy. 1969: Richard "Groove" Holmes, on Welcome Home 1969: *A Hebrew version, was recorded by Shula Chen (as "Bo Habayta" (Come Home), with Hebrew lyrics by Avinoam Koren), on the album Yours, Shula Chen. 1969: Sue Raney, on With A Little Help From My Friends 2000: Linus of Hollywood, on Your Favorite Record 2001: Jim Galloway, on Music Is My Life
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