Sunshine (Gabrielle song) explained
| Sunshine |
| Cover: | Gabrielle_-_Sunshine_(CD_1).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gabrielle |
| Album: | Rise |
| Released: | [1] |
| Length: | 4:12 |
| Label: | Go! Beat |
| Prev Title: | Walk On By |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Rise |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
"Sunshine" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten for her third album, Rise (1999). Released as the album's lead single, the song became her sixth top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine.
In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Gabrielle recorded an orchestral version of the Wookie remix for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical. In September 2019, NME included the Wookie remix of "Sunshine" in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list.[2]
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Rise album booklet.[3]
Studios
- Produced at Trident Studios (London, England)
- Mixed at The Church (London, England)
Personnel
- Gabrielle – writing, vocals, backing vocals
- Jonathan Shorten – writing, keyboards, string arrangement, production
- Mary Pearce – backing vocals
- Linda Muriel – backing vocals
- Chris Ballin – backing vocals
- Chris Newton – backing vocals
- Paul Noble – bass, guitars
- Richie Fermie – drum programming, production
- The London Session Orchestra – strings, brass
- Howard Gott – violin
- Lucy Wilkins – violin
- Everton K C Nelson – violin
- Sophie Sirota – violas
- Sarah Wilson – cello
- Jason Hazeley – string arrangement, brass arrangement
- John Brough – mixing
Notes and References
- New Releases – Week Starting 27 September, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 25. 25 September 1999. 24 July 2021.
- Web site: The best UK garage tracks of all time. . 16 September 2019.
- Rise. Rise (Gabrielle album). Gabrielle. 1999. UK CD album booklet. Go! Beat. 547 768-2.
- Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 16. 42. 11. 16 October 1999. 19 June 2020.
