"It's a Beautiful Day" is a song written by Tracy Pendarvis. It was recorded by American

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Wynn Stewart Winford Lindsey Stewart (June 7, 1934 – July 17, 1985), better known as Wynn Stewart, was an American country music performer. He was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound. Although not a huge chart success, he was an inspiration t ...

. It was released as a single in 1970 and became a major hit that same year.

Background and release

"It's a Beautiful Day" was recorded in 1970 at the Jack Clement Studio, located in

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. The session was produced by

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, who had just begun producing Stewart. In previous years, Stewart was produced by Ken Nelson. "It's a Beautiful Day" was released as a single on Capitol Records in July 1970. The single spent 13 weeks on the ''

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chart, peaking at number 13 as well in October 1970 The song was Stewart's final major hit on Capitol Records. He would leave the label in 1971 and switch to

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and later,

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. In Canada, the song became a top 40 hit single. It peaked at number 33 on the RPM Country Songs chart that same year. It was among his final charting singles in Canada.

Track listings

;7" vinyl single * "It's a Beautiful Day" – 2:34 * "Prisoner on the Run" – 3:53

Chart performance

References

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