You Are the Sunshine of My Life
~ Recording by Stevie Wonder
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Tamla | T 319L, T319L |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | 2-47.085 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Bellaphon | 325-15-001 |
| 2.3 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | TMSP 6012 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, Vol. I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla | TCD06113TD |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | ZD 72133(2) |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla | TCD06113TD, TCD06114TD |
| 2.3 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:53 | Stevie Wonder | 25 #1 Hits From 25 Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 2-6132 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:59 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | VDP-1067 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | ZD72011 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:59 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | 3746303192 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746360022 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 029-2 |
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 314 530 767-2 |
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 757-2 |
| 1.11 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 757-2 |
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 314530767-2 |
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 757-2 |
| 1.11 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 530 760-2 |
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:55 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 761-2 |
| 1.2 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:57 | Stevie Wonder | Best Ballads | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | WH 11597 |
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:57 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds Gold (24 carat gold CDs) | CD 27330037 D |
| 1.11 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 5308032 |
| 1.13 | You are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | Motown Chartbusters, Volume 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 554 295-2 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:53 | Stevie Wonder | Ballad Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | POCT-1136 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:53 | Stevie Wonder | Ballad Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 153 928-2 |
| 2.2 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | At the Close of a Century | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 012 153 992-2 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Original Musiquarium I | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 159 364-2 |
| 2.2 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | At the Close of a Century | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 153 992-2 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | 012 157 354-2 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | 157 579-2 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:50 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I (Limited Edition) | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla | 012 159 741-2 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, Volumes I & II | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Tamla | D211117, MOTD2-6002 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | 157 354-2 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Gruppo editoriale l'Espresso, Motown | BME 02 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown, Orbis-Fabbri, RBA, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | MW001 |
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | UICY-2503 |
| 2.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 066 547-2 |
| 2.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:52 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 440 066 164-2 |
| 2.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 066 502-2 |
| 1.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records | 066 164-2 |
| 1.1 | You are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | UICZ-1070, UICZ-1071 |
| 2.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection (Special Edition) | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 981 446-4 |
| 1.55 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | 100 Hits Love Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RMG Records | RMG 1286 MP3 |
| 1.11 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | Motown Chart Hits, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 2.2 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | At the Close of a Century | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, Ear Books | 06024 9841227 5, 9783937406909 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I (Reissue, Remastered) | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, Tamla | 012 159 364-2 |
| 1.6 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:57 | Stevie Wonder | Number 1’s | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only) | |
| 1.6 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:57 | Stevie Wonder | Number 1’s | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0009479-02 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:57 | Stevie Wonder | Number Ones | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 1747320 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Number Ones - The Dutch Edition | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 5.12 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | Top 100 Pop Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 4.17 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:52 | Stevie Wonder | Motown: The Complete No. 1’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0012208-02 |
| 10.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | 10 jaar Top 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 531 296-3, 531 296-4, 531 296-5, 531 296-6, 531 296-7, 531 296-8, 531 296-9, 531 297-0, 531 297-1, 531 297-2 |
| 2.4 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | 2:51 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
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| 8.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | The Motown Collection (10 CD/1 DVD) Box set, Enhanced | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:59 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | UICY-93933 |
| 1.7 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:52 | Stevie Wonder | Best Of | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0197-2 |
| 1.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection (different Cover, different ISBN) | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 076 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | UIGY-9064 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:59 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Tamla | UICY-20351 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book (HDTracks 24bit 192kHz) | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:59 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Tamla | UICY-40009 |
| 1.8 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life (single version with Horns) | 2:52 | Stevie Wonder | The Definitive Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:59 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | UICY-40212 |
| 19.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | The Complete Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 4.17 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:52 | Stevie Wonder | Motown: The Complete No. 1’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 7747637 |
| 1.3 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | Seventies Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | I Heart 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Summer in the City | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 1.13 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | 2:57 | Stevie Wonder | 70s Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) | |
| 1.14 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:55 | Stevie Wonder | Best of Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Ring Records (German Label) | RCD1097 |
| 1.7 | You are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:53 | Stevie Wonder | Best Selection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:56 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | 530 036-2 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Motown | WD72605 |
| 1.1 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:59 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Album |
| Tamla | TCD06151TD |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 3.5 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:54 | Stevie Wonder | Classic Songs of the Motown Era, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.10 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:55 | Stevie Wonder | The Very Best of Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation |
| Motown (bootlegs pretending to be Motown), Universal (bootleg label pretending to be the real one) | 530761 2 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.9 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life | 2:58 | Stevie Wonder | Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection | Stevie Wonder | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| Moog programming and associate producer: | Malcolm Cecil Robert Margouleff |
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| engineer: | Malcolm Cecil Robert Margouleff |
| producer: | Stevie Wonder |
| bass guitar: | Scott Edwards (bassist) (in 1972) |
| congas: | Daniel Ben Zebulon (in 1972) |
| background vocals: | Gloria Barley (in 1972) Jim Gilstrap (in 1972) Lani Groves (in 1972) |
| lead vocals: | Stevie Wonder (in 1972) |
| part of: | The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 183) (order: 183) Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 281) (order: 280) |
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| recording of: | You Are the Sunshine of My Life (in 1972) |
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Related works
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
| lyricist and composer: | Stevie Wonder |
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| publisher: | Black Bull Music, Inc. Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Stars on Stevie (Stevie Wonder Medley) (order: 5) Vereinzelt Schauer (order: 5) |
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| later translated versions: | Du är det varmaste jag har Le Soleil de ma vie Sua ehkä liikaa pomputin את קרן שמש |
| part of: | The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I) (part of collection) |