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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (ver. 4) by Stevie Wonder - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
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"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is a 1973 pop single released by Stevie Wonder. The first two lines of the song are sung, not by Wonder, but by James Gilstrap and Lani Groves. The single version of the song differed from the album version, adding horns to the mix. The song became Wonder's third number-one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his first number-one on the adult contemporary chart. It also won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. This song was the second single released from the album Talking Book. The song opened 194 Radio City on 21 October 1974. Rolling Stone ranked the song #281 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1982, the song was featured in an episode of the American television series Taxi titled "Jim's Inheritance." In the 2005 war drama, Jarhead, actor Jamie Foxx forced actor Jake Gyllenhaal to play "You Are the.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Wonder was born prematurely; which caused him to be blind; on May 13; 1950 in Saginaw; Michigan. His family later moved to Detroit when he was 4. He took up piano at age 7; and had mastered it by age 9. During his early childhood he was active in his churchs choir.He also taught himself to play the harmonica and the drums; and had mastered both by age ten. Wonder also learned to play the bass during his early years at Motown. Motown founder Berry Gordy signed him at age 11; impressed by his many musical talents. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is a 1973 pop single released by Stevie Wonder. The first two lines of the song are sung, not by Wonder, but by James Gilstrap and Lani Groves. The single version of the song differed from the album version, adding horns to the mix. The song became Wonder's third number-one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his first number-one on the adult contemporary chart. It also won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. This song was the second single released from the album Talking Book. The song opened 194 Radio City on 21 October 1974. Rolling Stone ranked the song #281 on their list.
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