Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant album)

Walking on Sunshine
Studio album by Eddy Grant
Released 1978
Recorded 1978
Studio The Coach House Recording Studio, Stamford Hill, London
Genre
Length 41:53
Label Ice Records
Epic/CBS Records United States
JE 36244
Mercury/Universal Records European Union
Parlophone/EMI Records United Kingdom
Producer Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant chronology
Message Man
(1977)Message Man1977
Walking on Sunshine
(1978)
Love in Exile
(1980)Love in Exile1980
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Walking on Sunshine is the title track of the 1978 album by Reggae and Soca artist Eddy Grant on the Parlophone music label. It was the follow-up to his 1977 album Message Man. It features the hit singles, 'Living On The Front Line' and the title track. The former introduced Grant to the mainstream in the UK in 1979, peaking at number 11 in the charts while the latter was Grant's debut in the lower reaches of the US R&B charts (#86).

The title track was covered in 1982 by Rocker's Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin, reaching number one in the USA dance charts and number four in the UK Singles Chart in September that year.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Eddy Grant

  1. "Walking on Sunshine" – 5:22
  2. "Living on the Front Line" – 5:57
  3. "Front Line Symphony" – 7:23
  4. "My Love, My Love" – 4:35
  5. "Just Imagine I'm Loving You" – 6:35
  6. "Dancing in Guyana" – 3:21
  7. "Say I Love You" – 3:55
  8. "We Are" – 4:42

Bonus tracks on deluxe version

  1. "Say I Love You" (Disco Version) – 6:04
  2. "Nobody's Got Time (Coach House Rhythm Section Pts. 1 & 2)" [Ice Single Version 1978] – 6:04
  3. "Say I Love You (Wipe Mo Nfe E)" [Yoruba Version] – 15:37

Personnel

  • Eddie Grant - vocals, multiple instruments, backing vocals, engineer
  • Frank Agarrat, Jackie Mills, Pete Walters, Ron Telemaque, Roy Marshall – engineers
  • Jackie Robinson – background vocals
  • Kofi Ayivor – conga
  • Sonny Akpan – conga
  • George Agard – background vocals
  • Conrad Isidore – drums, background vocals
  • Roy Bedeau – background vocals
  • Hughes Edmonds – piano on "Just Imagine I'm Loving You"

References

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