The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)
| The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) | |
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| Frankie Valli | |
| publication | 1965 |
| Genre (s) | Rock music |
| Author (s) | Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio |
| album | solo |
| Cover version | |
| 1966 | Walker Brothers |
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) is a 1965 Frankie Valli song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio . It appeared on the album Solo .
history
Frankie Valli first published the rock song in August 1965 and had no commercial success with it, in the 1960s it was his first solo release.
Cover version of the Walker Brothers
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In 1966 the Walker Brothers released their version of The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) , compared to the original, it goes in the direction of Wall of Sound and Pop . The release was on March 3, 1966, the cover became a number one hit in the UK and was much more successful worldwide.
The song was used in a trailer for The Walking Dead series and in the film In Search of a Friend for the End of the World .
Other covers
- 1966: The Casuals (Il sole non tramonterà)
- 1966: Richard Anthony (Le soleil ne brille plus)
- 1966: Jay & the Americans
- 1970: The Lettermen
- 1975: Cliff Richard (Make It Easy On Yourself / The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (live version))
- 1979: Neil Diamond
- 1981: Chilly
- 1982: Peter Hofmann
- 1984: Howard Carpendale
- 1986: The Flying Pickets
- 1986: Long John Baldry
- 1990: Karina (El sol no brillará nunca más)
- 1991: The Flippers (Heaven Made You For Me)
- 1994: Stars on 45 (Star Wars And Other Hits)
- 1994: Bläck Fööss
- 1995: Cher
- 1995: David Essex
- 1995: The Bates
- 1996: Roland Kaiser (feelings sometimes pass by)
- 1998: Karel Gott (Zas budeš krásná)
- 2003: Johannes Kalpers (suddenly the sun is no longer shining)
- 2008: Erkan Aki
- 2014: Maren Kroymann
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart statistics for The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) on chartsurfer.de