Single:
A Little Ray of Sunshine entered the Australian singles chart* on 9 March 1970 and peaked at #5. It was #40 on the Top 100 of 1970.
Album:
The song is on Fools Gold which entered the Australian albums chart* on 11 May 1970 and peaked at #9.
Songwriters:
Brian Cadd, Don Mudie
Producers:
Axiom, June Productions
Record label of Australian release:
Parlophone
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Glenn and Brian still singing the song many years later:
Wikipedia:
Axiom formed in late 1969 in Melbourne with Brian Cadd on co-lead vocals, organ and piano, Doug Lavery on drums, Don Mudie on bass guitar, Glenn Shorrock on co-lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Chris Stockley on lead guitar.
A Little Ray of Sunshine was written by Cadd and Mudie.
According to Australian music journalist Ed Nimmervoll, “[it was] inspired by the birth of Don Mudie’s first child.” However, according to Cadd, the song was written about his niece, to celebrate her arrival.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Ray_of_Sunshine
Lyrics:
Her father says she has to have a name
Not the same as her mom′s, but a name just the same
A little ray of sunshine has come into the world,
A little ray of sunshine in the shape of a girl.
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