| Sunny Day | |
| Cover: | BOLSunnyDay.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Book of Love |
| Album: | Candy Carol |
| Released: | 20 April 1991 |
| Recorded: | 1989–1990 |
| Genre: | Synthpop, new wave |
| Length: | 3:40 (album version) 3:48 (single version) |
| Label: | Sire Records |
| Producer: | Ted Ottaviano and Ben Grosse |
| Prev Title: | Alice Everyday |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Counting The Rosaries |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"Sunny Day" is the ninth single released by the American synthpop band Book of Love. The song was released as the second single from the band's third album, 1991's Candy Carol.
"Sunny Day" was written by band member Ted Ottaviano, who also sings the lead vocals on the track. It became the second Book of Love song to feature him on lead vocals. The single was featured in Jonathan Demme's 1991 film, The Silence of the Lambs.[1] In a strange twist of fate, band member Lauren Roselli was cast in the role of Stacy Hubka in the movie.[1]
The song was initially remixed by Ben Grosse and released as a CD promo single and cassette single.[2] Shortly thereafter, the band themselves remixed the track, and this remix appeared on their following single "Counting The Rosaries", the CD maxi-single edition of which also included the Ben Grosse remix.
"Sunny Day" was reworked in 1993 for Ted Ottaviano's post Book of Love project with Basil Lucas, Doubleplusgood. The 1993 version, found on Sire's 1993 compilation, New Faces, features Lambert Moss on vocals and is more of a dance oriented track.
In 2001, "Sunny Day" was once again re-recorded as a new version, for the band's best of compilation, .[3] The 2001 version of "Sunny Day" featured Lori Lindsay on guitar, who would later become the lead vocalist of The Myrmidons, Ted Ottaviano and Lauren Roselli's band formed in the mid-2000s.[3]
Side A:
Side B:
"Sunny Day" written by Theodore Ottaviano. "Counting The Rosaries" written by Lauren Roselli and Ted Ottaviano. All instruments arranged, programmed, and performed by Book of Love.
Credits
| Year | Version | Length | Mixed/Remixed by | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Album version | 3:40 | Ben Grosse | Found on all formats of the album Candy Carol.* |
| 1991 | Single Remix | 3:48 | Ben Grosse | Found on the cassette single, promo CD single (Sire Records PRO-CD-4805), and the "Counting The Rosaries" CD single (Sire Records 9 40240-2). |
| 1991 | Heal Your Positive Body Mix | 6:04 | Book of Love | Found on both the "Counting The Rosaries" 12" vinyl single (Sire Records 9 40240-0) and CD single (Sire Records Sire Records 9 40240-2). |
| 1993 | Doubleplusgood version | 4:08 | Ted Ottaviano | New version by Ted Ottaviano's Doubleplusgood project with vocals by Lambert Moss. Found exclusively on the Sire/Warner Bros. 1993 CD compilation New Faces (Sire Records 9 45320-2). |
| 2001 | 2001 Version | 3:25 | Ben Grosse Ted Ottaviano | Found exclusively on the CD version of .* |
" * " denotes that version is available as digital download