K SPECIAL - Sue & Sunny: The Sunshine Girls (Super Deluxe Edition) [2023] (5 x CDs)

SUE & SUNNY

K SPECIAL - 

Sue & Sunny: The Sunshine Girls (Super Deluxe Edition) [2023] (5 x CDs)

Sue and Sunny were a British vocal duo and session singers operating in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Although sisters, their stage names were Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie. For three years (1969-1972) they were members of British pop group The Brotherhood of Man.

Born Yvonne Weetman ('Sue') and Heather Weetman ('Sunny') in Madras, India, they made their recording debut together in 1963 under the name The Myrtelles, with their cover version of Lesley Gore's "Just Let Me Cry" on the independent Oriole record label. The single was not commercially successful. The girls then released two singles under the name of Sue and Sunshine before settling on the name Sue and Sunny. Whilst recording with songwriter and producer Kenny Lynch the girls changed their name to The Stockingtops at his request, but decided it was not for them and reverted to Sue and Sunny. In 1965, they sang backing vocals on Alex Harvey's single, "Agent OO Soul" / "Go Away Baby" (Fontana - TF 610), produced by Chris Blackwell of Island Records.

In 1966, when Sunny (the younger of the pair) was still only 15, the two turned professional doing the cabaret circuit. After three years they decided that their audiences were too old for them, and went to Germany to play the airbase circuit, where, despite releasing two German singles, they still felt out of place and returned to London.

Whilst in London they were asked to do a session as backing singers for Lesley Duncan. The session went well and suddenly the duo found themselves in demand, recording with, amongst many others, The Ace Kefford Stand, Dusty Springfield, Python Lee Jackson, Elton John, Cerrone, Love Affair, Lulu, Mott the Hoople, Peter Wyngarde, T. Rex, Tom Jones, David Bowie, and Joe Cocker. It was the Cocker sessions, and in particular "With a Little Help from My Friends", where Sunny sang with Madeline Bell and Rosetta Hightower, that propelled the girls into the limelight.

When "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the Official UK Singles Chart they found themselves accompanying Cocker on several television programmes including Top of the Pops. They now worked with artists as diverse as James Last, Frank Zappa,

Giorgio Moroder, and the Brotherhood of Man, with whom they charted in 1970 with the hit single, "United We Stand". In March 1972, they just missed the UK top 30 with the single "Third Finger, Left Hand", released under the name The Pearls, a group name that was more successful with the personnel of Lyn Cornell and Ann Simmons.

Sue and Sunny themselves are a little unsure of how many records they have actually released. In an interview with Disc on sale on 20 April 1974, Sunny was quoted as saying "Sue and I found ourselves recording on our own and we had a couple of singles put out. But nothing really happened for us". They appear to have recorded around a dozen singles, but to

confuse things further they also recorded under the names Sue & Sunshine, The Stockingtops, and as part of The Nirvana Orchestra. They also recorded an album for CBS which was, confusingly, also released - with a different cover - on the CBS subsidiary, Reflection.

Sunny finally had a hit record with "Doctor's Orders" in 1974, reaching number 7 in the Official UK Singles Chart, and in 1976 Sue, now known as 'Sue Glover' recorded a solo album for DJM, entitled Solo. On three occasions, Sue and Sunny have sung backing vocals at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1969, they accompanied Lulu to victory in Madrid, performing "Boom Bang-a-Bang". They returned to support Joy Fleming in Stockholm, in 1975, joining Madeline Bell to back up the German entry "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein", which placed seventeenth.

In 1981, Sue resurfaced with an entry in the UK Song for Europe competition fronting the group 'Unity' with the song "For Only a Day", but failed to find favour with the voting juries, finishing in last place.

Sue and Sunny joined forces again to sing backing vocals for Vikki Watson's UK entry "Love Is..." in Gothenburg at the 1985 Eurovision final. This song was placed fourth.

The sisters also toured regularly with popular German orchestra leader, James Last, during much of the 1970s.They also were part of the Birds of Paris, a group of backing singers that worked mainly with disco producer Alec R. Costandinos and included Madeline Bell, Joanne Stone, Kay Garner, Vicki Brownand Katie Kissoon. Sue, Sunny and Bell contributed backing vocals for three albums by Donna Summer during the later part of the decade.

In 1979, Sue Glover appeared in the debut TV play from Victoria Wood, Talent, playing the part of club singer 'Cathy Christmas'.

On David Mitton and Robert D. Cardona's Tugs, Sue Glover sang the rendition of the show's theme song in the final episode "Bigg Freeze". In an interview from Sodor Island Fansite (SiF), a Thomas the Tank Enginefan site, Mike O'Donnell,

the composer, said that there were talks to providing the theme song on record. However, the show never took off because of TVS going bankrupt.

This is the first time that the majority of Sue and Sunny's wonderful discography of work has been compiled in any shape or form anywhere and is completely exclusive to BB's blog.

These four albums have never been officially released on CD, apart from a digital only download release of Sue & Sunny in 2020.

• Sue & Sunny - Sue & Sunny (2020, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (1970)

Includes the complete original album, plus a second disc of virtually every single and B-side recorded during the 1960s and early 70s under different names and guises, mostly ripped from the original 7" 45 vinyl pressings.

• Sunny - Doctor's Orders (2019, 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1974)

Includes the complete original album, plus every single and B-side recorded during the same time period, mostly ripped from the original 7" 45 vinyl pressings.

• Sue Glover - Solo (Original Vinyl Rip) (1976)
• Sunny - The Best of the Woman In Me (2019, 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1979)

The majority of these files have been personally ripped from my own vinyl collection and digitally edited in Audacity.

Enjoy!

K

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Track lists

Sue & Sunny - Sue & Sunny (2020, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [1970]

CD1

01 Sue & Sunny - Let Us Break Bread Together 3:36

02 Sue & Sunny - Follow the Path 3:05

03 Sue & Sunny - People Get Ready 3:53

04 Sue & Sunny - You Devil, Cotton Eyed Joe 2:59

05 Sue & Sunny - Don't You Know I Love You 3:15

06 Sue & Sunny - Little Green Apples 4:30

07 Sue & Sunny - Michael from the Mountains 4:15

08 Sue & Sunny - Goodbye Big Town 2:14

09 Sue & Sunny - After St. Francis 4:12

10 Sue & Sunny - The Love We Never Knew 3:42

11 Sue & Sunny - Put Your Tears Away 2:50

12 Sue & Sunny - River Deep Mountain High 3:40

Sue & Sunny - Sue & Sunny (2020, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [1970]

CD2

01 Sue & Sunshine - A Little Love (Will Go a Long Way) (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:28

02 Sue & Sunshine - If You See Me Crying (B-side to 'A Little Love (Will Go a Long Way)') (Bonus Track) 2:07

03 Sue & Sunshine - Don't Look Behind (B-side to 'We're in Love') (Bonus Track) 2:49

04 Sue & Sunny - You Can't Bypass Love (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:47

05 Sue & Sunny - Shame on You (B-side to 'Hans Und Franz in Germany') (Bonus Track) 2:09

06 The Stockingtops - You're Never Gonna Get My Lovin' (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:52

07 The Stockingtops - You Don't Know What Love Is All About (B-side to You're Never Gonna Get My Lovin') (Bonus Track) 3:21

08 The Stockingtops - I Don't Ever Wanna Be Kicked By You (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:55

09 The Stockingtops - The World We Live In's a Lonely Place (B-side to 'I Don't Ever Wanna Be Kicked By You') (Bonus Track) 2:54

10 Sue & Sunny - The Big Bush Sound (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:38

11 Sue & Sunny - Little Black Book (B-side to 'The Show Must Go On') (Bonus Track) 2:58

12 Sue & Sunny - Running Round in Circles (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:50

13 Pat & Penny - Here We Come (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:53

14 Pat & Penny - Jellybean (B-side to 'Here We Come') (Bonus Track) 2:25

15 Sue & Sunny - Ain't That Tellin' You People (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:46

16 Sue & Sunny - Didn't I Blow Your Mind (B-side to 'Ain't That Tellin' You People') (Bonus Track) 3:05

17 Sue & Sunny - Freedom (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 3:01

18 Sue & Sunny - Break Up (B-side to 'Freedom') (Bonus Track) 2:41

19 Sue & Sunny - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 3:08

20 Sue & Sunny - High On the Thought of You (B-side to 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me') (Bonus Track) 2:13

21 The Pearls (Sue & Sunny) - Third Finger, Left Hand (A-side single) (Bonus Track) 2:36

Sue Glover - Solo (Original Vinyl Rip) [1976]

01 Sue Glover - Solo 4:35

02 Sue Glover - Beautiful Freedom 2:35

03 Sue Glover - Three Days and a Little Rain 3:29

04 Sue Glover - Rushdown 1:06

05 Sue Glover - Watching You, Watching Me, Watching You 3:16

06 Sue Glover - Don't Look Behind 3:58

07 Sue Glover - Fisherman 4:18

08 Sue Glover - As You Closed the Door 3:11

09 Sue Glover - The Pie 3:22

10 Sue Glover - So Remember 2:32

11 Sue Glover - Trip Along 3:05

12 Sue Glover - Autumn 3:09

Sunny - Doctor's Orders (2019, 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition) [1974]

01 Sunny - Doctor's Orders 2:49

02 Sunny - Couldn't I Change Your Mind 3:33

03 Sunny - Lean On Me 3:19

04 Sunny - It's Only When You're Feeling Lonely 2:54

05 Sunny - Oh My Joe 3:58

06 Sunny - Don't Come Back 2:38

07 Sunny - A Warm and Tender Romance 3:06

08 Sunny - Never Say Never 3:09

09 Sunny - Like Sister and Brother 3:31

10 Sunny - Maybe the Morning 3:12

11 Sunny - Somebody Warm Like Me 3:32

12 Sunny - My Baby Loves Lovin' 2:56

13 Sunny - I Can't Get Away From You (1974 7" Single B-side to 'A Warm and Tender Romance') (Bonus Track) 2:27

14 Sunny - Headline News (1974 7" Single A-side) (Bonus Track) 3:19

15 Sunny - We Gave Our Love a Second Chance (1975 7" Single A-side) (Bonus Track) 3:30

16 Sunny - Don't Take Your Love Away (1975 7" Single B-side to 'We Gave Our Love a Second Chance') (Bonus Track) 2:35

17 Sunny - Lonely, Neglected and Unprotected (1975 7" Single A-side) (Bonus Track) 2:57

18 Sunny - Doctor's Orders (1974 7" Single No Intro Version) (Bonus Track) 2:41

19 Sunny - Ordenes Del Doctor (Doctor's Orders) (1974 Spanish 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 2:46

20 Sunny - Doctor's Orders (1974 UK 7" Single Version CD Rip) (Bonus Track) 2:46

Sunny - The Best of the Woman In Me (2019, 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) [1979]

01 Sunny - That's When You Know (Your Woman Wants to be Free) 3:13

02 Sunny - We Got Love 3:33

03 Sunny - (You Bring Out) The Best of the Woman In Me 3:57

04 Sunny - Loves Grown Deep 3:22

05 Sunny - Have Yourself a Good Time 3:14

06 Sunny - Stay Free 3:07

07 Sunny - There's a Crack on the Ceiling 3:46

08 Sunny - All So Different 3:53

09 Sunny - I Still Wanna Be With You 3:47

10 Sunny - One More Night 3:54

11 Sunny - We Got Love (1979 UK 7" Single CD Rip) (Bonus Track) 3:25

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