A Sunday Kind of Love

{{Short description|1946 pop and jazz song}} "'''A Sunday Kind of Love'''" is a popular song composed by Barbara Belle,<ref name="Barbara-Belle-bio" group=lower-alpha /> Anita Leonard,<ref name="Anita-Leonard-bio" group=lower-alpha /> Stan Rhodes,<ref name="Stan-Rhodes-bio" group=lower-alpha /> and Louis Prima and published in 1946.<ref>Jacobs, Dick & Harriet Jacobs – ''Who Wrote That Song?'', Writer's Digest Books, 1993</ref>

== History == The song has become a pop and jazz standard, recorded by many artists. The song was first recorded by Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra on November 11, 1946. He released the song as a single in January, 1947<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/114745 |title=Original versions of A Sunday Kind of Love written by Anita Leonard, Barbara Belle, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes |website=SecondHandSongs.com |access-date=2016-07-26}}</ref> and it became permanently identified as the signature song for its vocalist, Fran Warren.<ref>{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-fran-warren-with-claude-thornhill-mw0000101327 |title=The Complete Fran Warren with Claude Thornhill - Fran Warren | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2000-10-10 |access-date=2016-07-26}}</ref> Louis Prima and his Orchestra released his recording of the song in February 1947. The popularity of the up-tempo version by The Del-Vikings released in 1957 increased the song's popularity. Despite having wide acclaim, the song never made the Billboard Top 40.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gribin|first1=Anthony|last2=Schiff|first2=Matthew|title=The Top 1000 Doo-Wop Songs: Collector's Edition|date=2014|publisher=Ttgpress|isbn=9780982737651|page=69|language=en}}</ref>

==Legacy== The song was featured in the jukebox musical ''Jersey Boys'' as well as the film version.

==Notable recordings==

* Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra with vocal by Fran Warren. Recorded on November 11, 1946, in New York, and released on Columbia Records 37219. * Louis Prima and his Orchestra, February, 1947. * Ella Fitzgerald and the Andy Love Quintet with an orchestra conducted by Bob Haggart. Recorded on March 19, 1947, and released on Decca Records 23866 and was included on her album ''For Sentimental Reasons'' * Dinah Washington on her 1959 album, ''What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!''<ref>{{cite web |title=www.allmusic.com |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-a-diffrence-a-day-makes-mw0000188913 |accessdate=July 8, 2024 |website=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> * Etta James on her 1960 album, ''At Last!'' * The Marcels in 1961 on Colpix Records.<ref name="skol-uk">{{cite web |title=The Marcels - Sunday Kind Of Love (Song) |url=http://uk-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Marcels&titel=Sunday+Kind+Of+Love&cat=s |access-date=10 July 2015 |website=uk-charts.com |publisher=eMedia Jungen}}</ref> * Jan & Dean in 1962, which went to #95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. * Lenny Welch in 1972, which went to #96 on the Billboard Hot 100. * Reba McEntire's version went to #5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition |publisher=Record Research |year=2004 |page=226}}</ref> and also went to #9 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada, from her 1988 album, ''Reba''.

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Etta James|title=A Sunday Kind of Love|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=20370-3236-1|access-date=September 20, 2024|note=Etta James' version}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

== Notes and references ==

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<ref name="Barbara-Belle-bio">Barbara Belle ''(née'' Belle Einhorn; born 1922) is a producer, publisher, theatrical manager, and songwriter. She was married to Lee Newman ''(né'' Leon Lee Newman; 1912–1987)</ref>

<ref name="Stan-Rhodes-bio">Stan Rhodes ''(né'' Stanley Wayne Rhodes; 1924–1984) copyrighted over 80 songs under the name Stan Rhodes.</ref>

<ref name="Anita-Leonard-bio">Anita Leonard ''(née'' Anita Rothblum; born 1922) married – on November 29, 1948, in the Bronx – comedian actor Louis Nye (1913–2005). She earned a bachelor of science in music from NYU. She studied piano with Modena Scovill Lane (1892–1981), Bruno Eisner (1884–1978) (ru), and Herman Wasserman (1895–1957). She studied composition with Otto Cesana (1899–1980), and Wallingford Riegger. At The New School, she studied acting with Stella Adler. Her chief collaborators included Barbara Belle, Evelyn Caroll, Chocky Fair (Charles B. Fair), and Marshall Barer. Her stage-name, "Leonard," was the given name of her brother, Leonard Rothblum (1916–2001). ''(ASCAP Biographical Dictionary,'' 1980)</ref>

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