"Sunny" is a song by Morrissey

Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...

, released as a single in December 1995. It was released by EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

 to try and cash in on Morrissey's Southpaw Grammar

Southpaw Grammar

Southpaw Grammar is the fifth solo album by the British alternative rock singer Morrissey. It was released in August 1995 and charted at number 66 in the United States and at number 4 in the United Kingdom...

album that had been released that year by RCA

RCA

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 and consisted of three songs that Morrissey had recorded while under contract to EMI.

"Sunny" had initially been planned to appear on the Boxers EP released in January 1995, and "Black-Eyed Susan" had at one point been allocated to be the B-side of "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get

The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get

"The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in February 1994. It was taken from the then-unreleased Vauxhall and I album and was the first Morrissey single to be produced by Steve Lillywhite....

" in 1994.

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United Kingdom

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1. "Sunny"
2. "Black-Eyed Susan"

• Also available on MC (TCR6243)

Musicians

• Morrissey – voice
• Alain Whyte – guitar
• Boz Boorer – guitar
• Jonny Bridgwood – bass guitar
• Woodie Taylor – drums

External links

• "Sunny" at Passions Just Like Mine