A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder song)

"A Place in the Sun"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Down to Earth
B-side	"Sylvia"
Released	1966
Genre	Soul
Length	2:59
Label	Tamla
Writer(s)	Ronald Miller Bryan Wells
Producer(s)	Henry Cosby
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Blowin' in the Wind" (1966) "A Place in the Sun" (1966) "Someday at Christmas" (1966)

"A Place in the Sun" is a 1966 soul single by American and Motown musician Stevie Wonder. Written by Ronald Miller and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary. "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963 and hit #9 on the Billboard pop singles chart and # 3 on the R&B charts.^[1] Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in Italian titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (The Sun is for Everyone).

Chart positions

Chart (1966)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[2]	29
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	3

Cover versions

• Engelbert Humperdinck on his 1967 album The Last Waltz
• The Four Tops on their 1968 album Yesterday's Dreams
• Diana Ross & the Supremes & The Temptations on their 1968 album Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations which hit number #2 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Charts
• The Young Rascals on their 1967 album Groovin'
• A reggae version by David Isaacs was released in 1968
• The Gabe Dixon Band
• Glen Campbell on the album A New Place in the Sun

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 635.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 262.