"That Lucky Old Sun" | |
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SinglebyFrankie Laine | |
Published | March 9, 1949 (1949-03-09) by Robbins Music Corporation, New York[1] |
Recorded | June 14, 1949 (1949-06-14)[2] |
Genre | Popular music |
Length | 2:58 |
Label | Mercury 5316 |
Composer(s) | Beasley Smith |
Lyricist(s) | Haven Gillespie |
"That Lucky Old Sun" | ||||
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SinglebyRay Charles | ||||
from the album Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul | ||||
B-side | "Ol' Man Time" | |||
Released | November 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | ABC Paramount | |||
Composer(s) | Beasley Smith | |||
Lyricist(s) | Haven Gillespie | |||
Ray Charles singles chronology | ||||
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"That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie.[3]
Like "Ol' Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world.[4]