You Are the Sunshine of My Life

You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Single van: Stevie Wonder
Van het album: Talking Book
B-kant(en)	Tuesday Heartbreak
Uitgebracht	maart 1973
Soort drager	7"-single
Opname	november 1972
Genre	rhythm-and-blues
Duur	2:58
Label	Tamla Records
Schrijver(s)	Wonder
Hoogste positie(s) in de hitlijsten
#1 (Verenigde Staten) #23 (Nederlandse Single Top 100) #32 (Nederlandse Top 40)
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1972 "Superstition"   1973 "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"   1973 "Higher Ground"
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You Are the Sunshine of My Life is een nummer van Stevie Wonder uit 1973. Als single werd het een nummer één-hit, en het lied was ook te vinden op Wonder's album Talking Book. Wonder heeft het lied zelf geschreven.

Het lied werd een aantal keer gecoverd, waaronder door Frank Sinatra, Petula Clark en Tom Jones.

Hitnoteringen

Nederlandse Top 40

Hitnotering: 26-05-1973 t/m 16-06-1973
Week:	1	2	3	4
Positie:	37	32	34	40	uit

Nederlandse Single Top 100

Hitnotering: 05-05-1973 t/m 02-06-1973
Week:	1	2	3	4	5
Positie:	25	23	30	27	27	uit

Radio 2 Top 2000

Nummer met notering(en) in de NPO Radio 2 Top 2000[noot 1]	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14	'15	'16	'17	'18	'19	'20	'21	'22	'23
You are the sunshine of my life	947	-	1569	1510	1440	1704	1780	1631	1812	1664	-	1566	1852	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1. 1, 2, 3, … geeft de plaats aan; vet = hoogste notering. * = nummer was nog niet uitgekomen; - = nummer was niet genoteerd.

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Stevie Wonder

Studioalbums:	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie (1962) · Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962) · With a Song in My Heart (1963) · Stevie at the Beach (1964) · Up-Tight (1966) · Down to Earth (1966) · I Was Made to Love Her (1967) · Someday at Christmas (1967) · Eivets Rednow (1968) · For Once in My Life (1968) · My Cherie Amour (1969) · Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970) · Where I'm Coming From (1971) · Music of My Mind (1972) · Talking Book (1972) · Innervisions (1973) · Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) · Songs in the Key of Life (1976) · Hotter than July (1980) · In Square Circle (1985) · Characters (1987) · Conversation Peace (1995) · A Time to Love (2005)
Livealbums:	The 12 Year Old Genius (1963) · Stevie Wonder Live (1970) · Live at the Talk of Town (1970) · Natural Wonder (1995)
Soundtracks:	Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants (1979) · The Woman in Red (1984) · Jungle Fever (1991)
Compilaties:	Looking Back (1977) · Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (1982) · At the Close of a Century (1999) · The Definitive Collection (2002) · The Complete Stevie Wonder (2005) · Number Ones (2007)
Singles:	"I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues" (1962) · "Little Water Boy" (1962) · "Contract on Love" (1962) · "Fingertips" (1963) · "Workout Stevie, Workout" (1963) · "Castles in the Sand" (1964) · "Hey Harmonica Man" (1964) · "Happy Street" (1964) · "Kiss Me Baby" (1965) · "High Heel Sneakers" (1965) · "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1965) · "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" (1966) · "Blowin' in the Wind" (1966) · "A Place in the Sun" (1966) · "Someday at Christmas" (1966) · "Travelin' Man" (1967) · "I Was Made to Love Her" (1967) · "I'm Wondering" (1967) · "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (1968) · "You Met Your Match" (1968) · "Alfie" (1968) · "For Once in My Life" (1968) · "I Don't Know Why" (1969) · "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (1969) · "Never Had a Dream Come True" (1970) · "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (1970) · "Heaven Help Us All" (1970) · "We Can Work It Out" (1971) · "If You Really Love Me" (1971) · "What Christmas Means to Me" (1971) · "Superwoman (Where Were You)" (1972) · "Keep On Running" (1972) · "Superstition" (1972) · "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (1973) · "Higher Ground" (1973) · "Living for the City" (1973) · "Don't you worry 'bout a thing" (1974) · "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (1974) · "Boogie on Reggae Woman" (1974) · "I Wish" (1976) · "Sir Duke" (1977) · "Another Star" (1977) · "As" (1977) · "Pops, We Love You" (1978) · "Send One Your Love" (1979) · "Outside My Window" (1980) · "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (1980) · "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" (1980) · "Lately" (1981) · "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me" (1981) · "That Girl" (1981) · "Ebony and Ivory" (1982) · "Do I Do" (1982) · "Ribbon in the Sky" (1982) · "Used to Be" (1982) · "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (1984) · "Love Light in Flight" (1984) · "Don't Drive Drunk" (1984) · "We Are the World" (1985) · "Part-Time Lover" (1985) · "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) · "Go Home" (1985) · "Overjoyed" (1986) · "Land of La La" (1986) · "Skeletons" (1987) · "You Will Know" (1987) · "Get It" (1988) · "My Love" (1988) · "My Eyes Don't Cry" (1988) · "With Each Beat of My Heart" (1989) · "Keep Our Love Alive" (1990) · "Gotta Have You" (1991) · "Fun Day" (1991) · "These Three Words" (1991) · "We Didn't Know" (1992) · "For Your Love" (1995) · "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" (1995) · "Treat Myself" (1995) · "Kiss Lonely Goodbye" (1996) · "How Come, How Long" (1996) · "From the Bottom of My Heart" (2005) · "So What the Fuss" (2005) · "Shelter in the Rain" (2005) · "Positivity" (2005)
Zie ook:	Discografie van Stevie Wonder · "My Cherie Amour"