"Sun Glasses" | ||||
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Single by Skeeter Davis | ||||
from the album Singin' In The Summer Sun | ||||
B-side | "He Loved Me Too Little" | |||
Released | 1965 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:38 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | John D. Loudermilk | |||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
Skeeter Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunglasses" | ||||
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Single by Tracey Ullman | ||||
from the album You Caught Me Out | ||||
B-side | "Candy" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Stiff | |||
Songwriter(s) | John D. Loudermilk | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Collins | |||
Tracey Ullman singles chronology | ||||
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"Sun Glasses" is a song originally released by Skeeter Davis in 1965, which was written by John D. Loudermilk. [1] In 1984, Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses", which became an international hit.
Skeeter Davis's version reached No. 16 on Record World's Top Country Singles chart, [2] No. 19 on Cash Box's Country Top 50, [3] and No. 30 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. [4]
In 1966, Davis was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female for her rendition of "Sun Glasses". [5]
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 30 |
US Cash Box Country Top 50 | 19 |
US Record World Top Country Singles | 16 |
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 [6] | 120 |
US Cash Box Looking Ahead [7] | 23 |
US Record World Singles Coming Up [8] | 23 |
In 1984, Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses". [9] Ullman's version spent 9 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 18, [10] while reaching No. 6 on Austria's Ö3 Hit wähl mit chart, [11] No. 13 on Sweden's Topplistan, [12] and No. 18 on the Irish Singles Chart. [13]
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Hit wähl mit) | 6 |
Flanders [14] | 25 |
Germany [9] | 52 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [13] | 4 |
Netherlands ( Nationale Hitparade) [15] | 29 |
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [16] | 32 |
Sweden (Topplistan) | 13 |
UK Singles Chart | 18 |