Sunflower (Glen Campbell song) explained

Sunflower
Cover:Glencsunflower.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Glen Campbell
Album:Southern Nights
B-Side:How High Did We Go
Released:June 20, 1977
Genre:Country pop
Length:2:50
Label:Capitol 4445
Producer:Gary Klein
Glen Campbell
Prev Title:Southern Nights
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:God Must Have Blessed America
Next Year:1977

"Sunflower" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in June 1977 as the second single from Campbell's 1977 album, Southern Nights. "Sunflower" was the last of eight number ones on the Easy Listening chart for Campbell. The single spent one week at number one and peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] "Sunflower" peaked at number four on the US country chart.[2]

Neil Diamond did not release his own version of this song until late 2018, when it was included the release of his 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition 6-CD set.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
New Zealand [3] 34
US Billboard Easy Listening1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4]
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 44.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 67.
  3. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart . Nztop40.co.nz . 1977-10-16 . 2016-10-12.
  4. Book: Billboard . Front cover. 1977-12-24 . 2016-10-11.
  5. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977. Billboard. July 20, 2021.