"Blame It on the Sun" is a song by the musician Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

. "Blame It on the Sun" appeared for the first time on Stevie Wonder's 1972 album Talking Book

Talking Book

Talking Book is the fifteenth album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972. A signal recording of his "classic period", in this one he "hit his stride"...

. It also appeared as the B-Side to his Innervisions single "Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing". The two songwriters were Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright

Syreeta Wright

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. Lani Groves and Jim Gilstrap

Jim Gilstrap

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 provided the background vocals. In 1980, Wright herself covered the song on her self-titled album, Syreeta

Syreeta (1980 album)

Syreeta is the fourth solo album by Motown recording artist and American singer-songwriter Syreeta Wright , released by the Tamla label on April 26, 1980...

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A version recorded by Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...

 and George Michael

George Michael

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 was released on Charles' 2005 duets album Genius & Friends

Genius & Friends

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Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....

 recorded a version of the song for his album of soul covers, Going Back

Going Back (Phil Collins album)

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