''Sunshine'' is the fourth studio album released by
The Archies
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. All tracks were produced by
Jeff Barry
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with the exception of four songs ("Mr. Factory", "Dance", "Comes The Sun" and "One Big Family") that were written and produced by Neil Brian Goldberg. All four were mistakenly credited to Barry; Goldberg was a staff writer working under Barry's supervision at the time. The album features the single "
Sunshine". The song peaked at number 57 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
[Whitburn, Joel (2009).''Top Pop Singles 1955-2008'' (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.47] Another single, "A Summer Prayer For Peace", was only released overseas and topped the charts in South Africa. The album peaked at number 137 on the
''Billboard'' Top LPs chart.
[Whitburn, Joel (1996).''Top Pop Albums 1955-1996'' (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p.40]
Track listing
Charts
References
1970 albums
The Archies albums
Albums produced by Jeff Barry
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