SUNSHINE POP
VA - Good Day Sunshine, Rays of Sunshine Pop (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3
Sunshine Pop is a retrospective term for a more cheerful or wistful style of Pop which emerged in the mid 1960s as "soft pop". Influenced by Easy Listening, Jingles, and Psychedelia, the genre largely consisted of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like The Association, The Mamas & The Papas, and The 5th Dimension. The music usually contains light production, catchy melodies, and prominent vocal harmonies. Common instruments are acoustic guitars and/or piano accompanied by Western Classical Music instruments like harpsichord, glockenspiel, and flute.
The style should not be conflated with "sunshine/happy music" or "Beach Boys-esque music" - though influential, the Beach Boys almost never worked in the genre. Sunshine pop is typically inflected with jazzy chords and soft Bossa nova rhythms, and despite its name, may inspire melancholy and a sense of longing for the past. Fruits, colors, and/or cosmic concepts were also recurrent subject matter. Sometimes, the music may resemble Psychedelic Pop with less surreal atmospherics, Bubblegum with more sophistication, or a merge of Folk Pop and Psychedelic Folk. Some song examples are "Windy", "Monday, Monday", and "Up, Up and Away", those of which served as a template for artists like The Free Design, The Peppermint Rainbow, The Sugar Shoppe, Harmony Grass, and The Yellow Balloon.
Los Angeles-based songwriters/producers like Roger Nichols, Jimmy Webb, and Paul Williams had a major hand in shaping many sunshine pop acts. Building on the "California Sound" formulated by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and the Mamas and the Papas' John Phillips, Curt Boettcher became one of the most pivotal figures of sunshine pop, producing quintessential psyche pop crossover albums like Eternity's Children, Begin, and Present Tense. In the 1980s and 1990s, sunshine pop found a resurgence in Japan, strongly influencing many prime Shibuya-kei players. This revitalized interest in sunshine pop eventually reached Europe and the United States, and the genre was revived among indie musicians. (RYM)
I could easily fill many more CD's but here are 75 examples of Sunshine Pop that I hope you will enjoy.
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Sunshine Pop is a retrospective term for a more cheerful or wistful style of Pop which emerged in the mid 1960s as "soft pop". Influenced by Easy Listening, Jingles, and Psychedelia, the genre largely consisted of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like The Association, The Mamas & The Papas, and The 5th Dimension. The music usually contains light production, catchy melodies, and prominent vocal harmonies. Common instruments are acoustic guitars and/or piano accompanied by Western Classical Music instruments like harpsichord, glockenspiel, and flute.
The style should not be conflated with "sunshine/happy music" or "Beach Boys-esque music" - though influential, the Beach Boys almost never worked in the genre. Sunshine pop is typically inflected with jazzy chords and soft Bossa nova rhythms, and despite its name, may inspire melancholy and a sense of longing for the past. Fruits, colors, and/or cosmic concepts were also recurrent subject matter. Sometimes, the music may resemble Psychedelic Pop with less surreal atmospherics, Bubblegum with more sophistication, or a merge of Folk Pop and Psychedelic Folk. Some song examples are "Windy", "Monday, Monday", and "Up, Up and Away", those of which served as a template for artists like The Free Design, The Peppermint Rainbow, The Sugar Shoppe, Harmony Grass, and The Yellow Balloon.
Los Angeles-based songwriters/producers like Roger Nichols, Jimmy Webb, and Paul Williams had a major hand in shaping many sunshine pop acts. Building on the "California Sound" formulated by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and the Mamas and the Papas' John Phillips, Curt Boettcher became one of the most pivotal figures of sunshine pop, producing quintessential psyche pop crossover albums like Eternity's Children, Begin, and Present Tense. In the 1980s and 1990s, sunshine pop found a resurgence in Japan, strongly influencing many prime Shibuya-kei players. This revitalized interest in sunshine pop eventually reached Europe and the United States, and the genre was revived among indie musicians. (RYM)
I could easily fill many more CD's but here are 75 examples of Sunshine Pop that I hope you will enjoy.
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Track list
CD1
01 Beatles - Good Day Sunshine :02:13 1966
02 Cowsills - The Rain, the Park and Other Things :02:58 1967
03 Harmony Grass - What a Groovy Day :03:33 1969
04 Peppermint Rainbow - Will You Be Staying After Sunday :02:32 1969
05 Sundowners - Always You :02:19 1969
06 Eternity's Children - Mrs. Bluebird :03:19 1968
07 Sunshine Company - Back on the Street Again :02:29 1987
08 Ballroom - Spinning, Spinning, Spinning :02:43 1967
09 Montanas - You've Got to Be Loved :02:53 1967
10 Pyramid - Summer of Last Year :03:08 1967
11 Van Dyke Parks - Come to the Sunshine :02:57 1966
12 Love - Orange Skies :02:55 1966
13 Bee Gees - Kilburn Towers :02:18 1968
14 Sagittarius - Would You Like to Go :02:34 1968
15 Collage - Rainy Blue Memory Day :02:19 1968
16 Cryan' Shames - We Could Be Happy :02:36 1966
17 Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion :04:03 1968
18 Mercy - Love (Can Make You Happy) :03:14 1969
19 American Breed - To Put Up With You :02:33 1968
20 Parade - Kinda Wasted Without You :02:10 1968
21 Critters - Mr. Dieingly Sad :02:48 1966
22 Love Generation - Let the Good Times In :02:17 1968
23 Harpers Bizarre - Come to the Sunshine :02:34 1967
24 Brass Ring - Disadvantages of You :02:26 1967
25 Fun and Games - Close to Carmel :02:39 1968
CD2
26 Salt - A Whole Lot of Rainbows :02:54 1968
27 Settlers - Major to Minor :02:59 1967
28 Association - No Fair at All :02:38 1967
29 Yellow Balloon - Yellow Ballon :02:17 1967
30 Millennium - It Won't Always Be the Same :02:58 1968
31 Tradewinds - Mind Excursion :02:10 1966
32 Beach Boys - Deirdre :03:30 1970
33 Oliver - Good Morning Starshine :03:39 1969
34 Every Mother's Son - Come on Down to My Boat :02:34 1967
35 Chicago - Up Sunshine :02:29 1970
36 Don Scardino - Movie Day :02:16 1968
37 Turtles - You Know What I Mean :02:02 1967
38 It's a Beautiful Day - Hot Summer Day :05:52 1969
39 Danny Hutton - Roses and Rainbows :02:04 1965
40 Keith - 98.6 :03:07 1967
41 Spanky and Our Gang - Sunday Will Never Be the Same :03:00 1967
42 Flower Pot Men - You Can Never Be Wrong (Single B-Side, 1968) :02:37 1967
43 Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows :01:38 1963
44 Oxfords - My World :03:10 1968
45 Groop - A Famous Myth :03:27 1969
46 Hobbits - Sunny Day Girl :02:34 1967
47 Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball :02:23 1966
48 Kytes - End of the Day :02:31 1968
49 Shannons - Mister Sunshine Man :02:27 1968
50 R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People :03:46 1991
CD3
51 Tuneful Trolley - Sunny Days :01:59 1968
52 Autumn - Sun Sunshine :02:45 1971
53 E-Types - She Moves Me :02:32 1965
54 New Colony Six - Can't You See Me Cry :02:37 1968
55 Free Design - Kites Are Fun :02:42 1967
56 Flying Machine - Hey Little Girl :03:02 1971
57 Peanut - Home of the Brave :02:51 1965
58 Association - Windy :02:56 1967
59 Harpers Bizarre - Come Love :01:56 1967
60 Toast - Summer of Miranda :02:56 1970
61 Visions - Keepin' Your Eyes on the Sun :02:12 1969
62 Sunset Love - Reach Out :02:40 1968
63 Garden Club - Little Girl Lost and Found :03:03 1967
64 Cherry People - And Suddenly :02:05 1968
65 Velvet Underground Who Loves the Sun :02:48 1971
66 Eighth Day - Raining Sunshine :02:38 1967
67 Looking Glass - Sliver and Sunshine (How Wonderful is Our Love) :02:03 1966
68 Denny Doherty & Jimmie Haskell - To Claudia on Thursday :03:09 1971
69 Arbors - A Symphony for Susan :02:38 1966
70 Street Corner Society - Summer Days, Summer Nights :02:08 1967
71 Roger Nichols and His Small Circle of Friends - The Drifter :02:33 1968
72 Sugar Shoppe - Save the Country :03:00 1969
73 Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again :02:52 1971
74 Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain :03:52 1968
75 Seekers - Georgy Girl :02:18 1966
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02 Cowsills - The Rain, the Park and Other Things :02:58 1967
03 Harmony Grass - What a Groovy Day :03:33 1969
04 Peppermint Rainbow - Will You Be Staying After Sunday :02:32 1969
05 Sundowners - Always You :02:19 1969
06 Eternity's Children - Mrs. Bluebird :03:19 1968
07 Sunshine Company - Back on the Street Again :02:29 1987
08 Ballroom - Spinning, Spinning, Spinning :02:43 1967
09 Montanas - You've Got to Be Loved :02:53 1967
10 Pyramid - Summer of Last Year :03:08 1967
11 Van Dyke Parks - Come to the Sunshine :02:57 1966
12 Love - Orange Skies :02:55 1966
13 Bee Gees - Kilburn Towers :02:18 1968
14 Sagittarius - Would You Like to Go :02:34 1968
15 Collage - Rainy Blue Memory Day :02:19 1968
16 Cryan' Shames - We Could Be Happy :02:36 1966
17 Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion :04:03 1968
18 Mercy - Love (Can Make You Happy) :03:14 1969
19 American Breed - To Put Up With You :02:33 1968
20 Parade - Kinda Wasted Without You :02:10 1968
21 Critters - Mr. Dieingly Sad :02:48 1966
22 Love Generation - Let the Good Times In :02:17 1968
23 Harpers Bizarre - Come to the Sunshine :02:34 1967
24 Brass Ring - Disadvantages of You :02:26 1967
25 Fun and Games - Close to Carmel :02:39 1968
CD2
26 Salt - A Whole Lot of Rainbows :02:54 1968
27 Settlers - Major to Minor :02:59 1967
28 Association - No Fair at All :02:38 1967
29 Yellow Balloon - Yellow Ballon :02:17 1967
30 Millennium - It Won't Always Be the Same :02:58 1968
31 Tradewinds - Mind Excursion :02:10 1966
32 Beach Boys - Deirdre :03:30 1970
33 Oliver - Good Morning Starshine :03:39 1969
34 Every Mother's Son - Come on Down to My Boat :02:34 1967
35 Chicago - Up Sunshine :02:29 1970
36 Don Scardino - Movie Day :02:16 1968
37 Turtles - You Know What I Mean :02:02 1967
38 It's a Beautiful Day - Hot Summer Day :05:52 1969
39 Danny Hutton - Roses and Rainbows :02:04 1965
40 Keith - 98.6 :03:07 1967
41 Spanky and Our Gang - Sunday Will Never Be the Same :03:00 1967
42 Flower Pot Men - You Can Never Be Wrong (Single B-Side, 1968) :02:37 1967
43 Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows :01:38 1963
44 Oxfords - My World :03:10 1968
45 Groop - A Famous Myth :03:27 1969
46 Hobbits - Sunny Day Girl :02:34 1967
47 Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball :02:23 1966
48 Kytes - End of the Day :02:31 1968
49 Shannons - Mister Sunshine Man :02:27 1968
50 R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People :03:46 1991
CD3
51 Tuneful Trolley - Sunny Days :01:59 1968
52 Autumn - Sun Sunshine :02:45 1971
53 E-Types - She Moves Me :02:32 1965
54 New Colony Six - Can't You See Me Cry :02:37 1968
55 Free Design - Kites Are Fun :02:42 1967
56 Flying Machine - Hey Little Girl :03:02 1971
57 Peanut - Home of the Brave :02:51 1965
58 Association - Windy :02:56 1967
59 Harpers Bizarre - Come Love :01:56 1967
60 Toast - Summer of Miranda :02:56 1970
61 Visions - Keepin' Your Eyes on the Sun :02:12 1969
62 Sunset Love - Reach Out :02:40 1968
63 Garden Club - Little Girl Lost and Found :03:03 1967
64 Cherry People - And Suddenly :02:05 1968
65 Velvet Underground Who Loves the Sun :02:48 1971
66 Eighth Day - Raining Sunshine :02:38 1967
67 Looking Glass - Sliver and Sunshine (How Wonderful is Our Love) :02:03 1966
68 Denny Doherty & Jimmie Haskell - To Claudia on Thursday :03:09 1971
69 Arbors - A Symphony for Susan :02:38 1966
70 Street Corner Society - Summer Days, Summer Nights :02:08 1967
71 Roger Nichols and His Small Circle of Friends - The Drifter :02:33 1968
72 Sugar Shoppe - Save the Country :03:00 1969
73 Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again :02:52 1971
74 Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain :03:52 1968
75 Seekers - Georgy Girl :02:18 1966
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Thank you for your great compilations :-)
ReplyDeleteYour welcome,mystery person
DeleteThanks for the kind words.
Can't wait to hear this. It wasn't cool to listen to it when I was growing up, but man, does it sound great now. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteHi BillyMac
DeleteYour absolutely correct , wasn't cool when I was growing up, But guess what, I grew Up Thanks for your comment.
ANOTHER awesome assembly! Your collection must be deep, and what amazes me is that you are so familiar with it all, that you can assemble these extremely diverse anthologies. Well done, sir.
ReplyDeleteOne of my enjoyments is 12" disco. Any thoughts to upping the Grand Twelve Inches, Vol. 14 collection? Thanks again.
Thank you jwittkamp. Apreciate your comments and for dropping in.
DeleteI will attempt to put up the 12" Series again at some stage. Keep looking
Thank you for the sunshine, ButterBoy - right on time... cheers!
ReplyDeleteThanks Aging Child, Knew you would be interested in this one.
DeleteHope all is looking up for you.
Well, just discovered your Butterboy blog by way of 13 afternoon's blog, so that worked well and I'll be checking it regularly. Love compilations in general, and Sunshine Pop is surely a favorite (of many!). Having interacted with some of these groups over the years makes this already great collection even better. You have made good solid knowledgeable and varied choices for tunes in this genre.. and 3 CD's worth!!! SUPER DUPER .. I Thank You
ReplyDeleteGlad you did mrRadio.
Delete13 afternoon is amazing and his standard is so high.
If compilation are your thing then you will find some great stuff here. I have a very eclectic taste and love most music, hope I can offer some to you.Hope you enjoy the choices. Cheers
Listened a couple times.. a few comments of what stood out for me, hope you don't mind feedback..
ReplyDeleteThe Cowsills.. Great and well-produced. You know they had help but still unexpected from a young group.
Peppermint Rainbow.. a fantastic pop song! Great into, voices.. awesome drumming here. Never tire of it.
Tommy James & The Shondells.. another super intro to a unique sounding and super song.
Mercy.. will always love this, time changes nothing. FYI to all, album and 45 versions differ noticeably on this one.
American Breed.. this group was more talented than most realized.
The Critters.. unforgettably memorable landmark song and sound. So smooth.
Fun and Games.. previously unknown to me, but I am really impressed by this song.
The Association.. one of their best tunes even though it didn't get so much airplay.
Chicago.. Wake Up Sunshine (your listing and tag need correction). Great arrangement and playing here.
It's A Beautiful Day.. This and White Bird were two of their best. Really takes me back in a good way.
Keith.. love enjoyable songs with great unique intros and this is one. Well sung and produced as well.
Spanky & Our Gang.. how could you not include them, great lead singer and group harmonies.
Groop.. another amazing and impressive discovery for me. I will be seeking out their music.
Shannons.. yet another amazing discovery here. Apparently they only had two singles out.. soooo good!!
R.E.M... thanks for including this one which I had been unaware of. It's a cool upbeat song.
New Colony Six.. these guys had some seriously great little tunes but they needed more national exposure.
Thanks for putting this together.. It is being enjoyed!! I would encourage you for more in this genre.
Well I'd better finish.. I stopped there only because I rambled enough and not because I didn't find the remaining third as cool as the rest. Roger Nichols and Flying Machine also stood out. Especially Flying Machine, don't know how many times I've passed that album over in the stores. Thank you for including this song as I don't think it ever made it to an album of theirs and I would have never known. The Fortunes and Johnny Rivers tunes are well known but good recordings of them here so thanks for including them! Take care.
ReplyDeleteAt Mr Radio
DeleteThank you. I really appreciate the fact that you have taken time to listen , in depth, to this compilation and comment the way you did. I also get great enjoyment at pulling these together and also relive moments as I do so. You are obviously a music lover and you are welcome to comment anytime good or bad. I wont get it right all the time but I do try my best. Thanks again,
Cheers
Thank you very much for your generosity.
ReplyDeletethank you
ReplyDeletecan you re-up this ???
ReplyDeleteHi 367 loser,
DeleteI have reestablished the link, tested and working.
Cheers.
many thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Butterboy, is there any way to get a re-up on this collection? Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteHi Kevin,
DeleteNew link established, tested and working.
Cheers.
Damn. There is a song on this comp from a very obscure Canadian 60's band called The Sugar Shoppe.
ReplyDeleteThey only had one album in 1968.
Any chance you have that?
Hope so,
- D
Hi D,
DeleteI do have The Sugar Shoppe album but am out and about for the next few days.
I will provide a link when I can.
Cheers.
Gratitude my man.
DeleteHi D,
DeleteBack home before I'm off again. Had a few moments to post this to you.
Here is Sugar Shoppe - The Sugar Shoppe [1968]
https://krakenfiles.com/view/ThseheFu4g/file.html
This is the 2013 remastered version as I believe it was not issued on CD before then.
Cheers.
Above and beyond...that's you. Big thanks BB.
ReplyDeleteAnd let me know if you are looking for a hard to find.
hello there BB.
ReplyDeletei'm into '"Sunshine Pop'' nowadays and found out lots of it here in your blog.
is it okay to request a DL link for these compilations.?
BIG Thanks.
p.s.
may i request too, a link for 'the sugar shoppe 1968"'
again thank you very much in advance,
i really do appreciate your effort.
Hi caneda,
DeleteHere is a link as requested.
https://pixeldrain.com/u/F62ccddk
Cheers.
Hi caneda.
DeleteAlso, the main page has been updated...
Cheers.