Disc 1
"Sunny" is one of the most recognizable melodies in the history of pop music, a positive song that has struck a chord with people of all cultures and backgrounds while, simultaneously, becoming a standard in a variety of musical genres.
Bobby Hebb is the man who conceived this masterpiece, and the talent behind the song is every bit as fascinating as his creation. With SUNNY: The Bobby Hebb Anthology we are bringing to you a variety of "Sunny" performances by Bobby as well as other artists who give their perspectives on the song, along with an entertaining overview of some of Mr. Hebb's best known recordings.
The unreleased music in this set puts on display the dexterity of Bobby's voice, guitar playing, overall musicianship and the spirit of the individual who gifted the world with his artistry.
Hitting #1 in Cash Box and Record World, #2 in Billboard and maintaining visibility/listen-ability for five decades, both "Sunny" and Bobby Hebb have entertained listeners for the past half a century.
Bobby Hebb touring with the Beatles on their final tour in the summer of 1966 backed up by seminal Boston band The Remains on a bill that included separate performances by those Remains along with the Cyrkle and the Ronettes (without Ronnie Spector.)
The songs on disc 1 are "the best of Bobby Hebb" - meaning, music for the most part released on 45 RPMs along with key tunes that became popular - Bobby's terrific rendition of the Porter Wagoner classic "A Satisfied Mind" (#40 in America, Philips Records' follow-up to the "Sunny" single,) "Love Love Love" - a song by producer Jerry Ross that hit in England 6 years after the release of the "Sunny" album - made popular again due to the "Northern Soul" phenomenon (a powerful genre of music that was initiated in the northern part of the U.K.) and material that brings to the general audience a solid look at the performances and productions that fans around the world deserve to have as part of their permanent collections.
The packaging for both the "Sunny" 45 and the Sunny lp turned out to be dramatically different around the world. Our sites - Bobbyhebb.com and SunnytheSong.com have galleries of 45 RPM covers, album covers and the photographs and printing from the sheet music.
As there is too much information to put into the liner notes of a boxed set, the boxed-set producer's full liner notes - which could expand when new information becomes available - can be found on
http://bobbyhebb.com/boxedsetliners
http://sunnythesong.com/boxedsetlinernotes
Disc #1 brings you the "best of Bobby Hebb." The original "Sunny" along with material radio listeners and concert goers got to know and love from Bobby. Also included are many of the Philips 45s that followed "Sunny" and some of Bobby's tremendous unreleased recordings - 'Jenny Baby' and the Carlos Santana-esque "Evil Woman" in its full-length version. Plus there is "Flower" from the 1970 Love Games lp on Epic which became the foundation for Mos Def's wonderful "Priority." The disc opens with "Sunny" and concludes with Bobby's final recorded composition, "Breeze," which he wrote for President Barack Obama.
1/Sunny (Original) 2:45 Hebb, Bobby
Portable Music, BMI
2)You Want To Change Me 2:47 K.Gamble/L.Huff World War III Music, Double
Diamond Music, BMI
3)Love Love Love 3:02 Ross/Renzetti
Champion Music Co., and Double Diamond Music Co. BMI
4/Love Me 2:05 Gamble/Ross
Act Three Music / Downstairs Music BMI
5)Dreamy 2:17 Hebb,
Bobby Portable Music/Unichappell Music,
Inc. BMI
6)A Satisfied Mind 2:44 Hayes/Rhodes, Fort Knox Music Inc., Trio Music
Co BMI
7)Night Train to Memphis 1:54 Bradley/Hughes/Smith APRS / Forrest Hills
Music Co Inc.
8)Proud Soul Heritage 3:08 Hebb, Bobby Martien Music Inc. Bobby Hebb
Music Inc. BMI
9)Ienny Baby 3:54 Hebb, Bobby Bobby Hebb Music BMI
1O)Judy 2:37 Hebb,
Bobby Bobby Hebb Music BMI
11)My Song To You 2:42 Hebb, Bobby Bobby Hebb Music BMI
12)Evil Woman 4:01 Hebb, Bobby Bobby Hebb Music, BMI
13)True I Love You 2:57 Hebb, Bobby
Martien Publishing Inc, Bobby Hebb Music Inc. BMI
14)My Pretty Sunshine 2:23 Ross/Barkarn
Patlene Music BMI
15/Some Kind Of Magic 2:36 Ross/Renzetti/Kornfeld Act Three Music BMI
16)Evesything Is Coming Up Roses 2:10 Penn/Oldham
Press Publishing Co Inc BMI
17)1 Love Everything About You L Oldham/D Pennington Screen Gems/EMI Music Inc BMI
18)Bound By Love 2:02 D Carter Press Publishing Co Inc BMI
19)Good, Good Lovin 2:44 Mann/Weil
Screen Gems/EMI Music Inc
20)Cold Cold Nights 3:22 Hebb, Bobby/Medley, Phil Portable Music BMI
21)Flower 3:25 Bobby
Hebb Beresofsky/Hebb
Unlimited LLC BMI
22/Good Morning World 3:57
Bobby Hebb Bobby Hebb Music,
BMI
23)That's All I Wanna Know 4:33 Composer/Music:
James Carr Lyrics: Roosevelt
Jamison
Publisher: Moring Music Ltd.
24)Trust Integrity and Rife Love 4:12 Torpedo Boyz w/Bobby
Hebb
Hebb/ SCHUHMANN/Steen
Bobby Hebb Music BMI / BMG Platinum Songs, BMI
25)Sunny 4:20 Denny Jiosa w/Bobby Hebb Hebb, Bobby Portable Music BMI
26/Breeze 3:33 Hebb,
Bobby Bobby Hebb Music BMI
Publisher: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Mijac Double Diamond Music/One Song Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co.
http://songwritershalloffame.org/index.php/songs/detailed/C134/P780/
Sunny: The Bobby Hebb Anthology
Disc 1 The Best of
Bobby Hebb
"Sunny" is one of the most recognizable songs in
the history of pop music,
a positive composition that has struck a chord with people of
all cultures and backgrounds while, simultaneously, becoming a standard in a
variety
of musical genres.
Bobby Hebb is the man who conceived this masterpiece, and the
talent behind the song is every bit as fascinating as his creation.
With SUNNY: The Bobby Hebb Anthology we are bringing to you a variety of
"Sunny" performances by Bobby as well as other artists who give their
perspectives on the song, along with an entertaining overview of some of Mr.
Hebb's best known recordings.
The unreleased music in this set puts on display the dexterity of Bobby's voice, guitar playing, overall musicianship and the spirit of the individual who gifted the world with his artistry. Hitting #1 in Cash Box and Record World, #2 in Billboard and maintaining visibility/listen-ability for five decades, both "Sunny" and Bobby Hebb have entertained listeners for the past half a century.
The unreleased music in this set puts on display the dexterity of Bobby's voice, guitar playing, overall musicianship and the spirit of the individual who gifted the world with his artistry. Hitting #1 in Cash Box and Record World, #2 in Billboard and maintaining visibility/listen-ability for five decades, both "Sunny" and Bobby Hebb have entertained listeners for the past half a century.
Bobby Hebb - touring with the Beatles on their final tour in
the summer of 1966 - was backed up by seminal Boston band The Remains on a bill
that included separate performances by those Remains along with the Cyrkle and
the Ronettes (without Ronnie Spector.)
SUNNY:
THE BEST OF BOBBY HEBB
Disc #1 brings you the "best of Bobby Hebb” which
includes the original "Sunny" along with material radio listeners and
concert goers got to know and love from the original hit artist. Also included are many of the Philips 45s that
followed "Sunny" and some of Bobby's tremendous unreleased recordings
- 'Jenny Baby' and the Carlos Santana-esque "Evil Woman" – here for
the first time in its full-length version. Plus there is "Flower"
from the 1970 Love Games lp on Epic, a song which became the foundation for Mos
Def's wonderful "Priority." The disc opens with
"Sunny" and concludes with Bobby's final recorded composition,
"Breeze," which he wrote for President Barack Obama.
Also included is Bobby's terrific rendition of the Porter
Wagoner classic "A Satisfied Mind" (#40 in America, Philips Records'
follow-up to the "Sunny" single,) along with "Love Love
Love" - a song by producer Jerry Ross that hit in England 6 years after the
release of the "Sunny" album - made popular again due to the
"Northern Soul" phenomenon, a powerful genre of music that was
initiated in the northern part of the U.K.
The packaging for both the "Sunny" 45 and the Sunny lp turned out to be dramatically different around the world. Our sites - Bobbyhebb.com and SunnytheSong.com have galleries of 45 RPM covers, album covers and the photographs and printing from the sheet music.
As there is too much
information to put into the liner notes of a boxed set, the boxed-set
producer's full liner notes can be found on
http://bobbyhebb.com/boxedsetliners
http://sunnythesong.com/boxedsetlinernotes
These
notes will expand when new information becomes available
