You Brought the Sunshine
Studio album by
The Clark Sisters
Released1981
Recorded1980-1981
LabelSound Of Gospel
ProducerElbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Bernard Mendelson, Jeffery Hunt, Armen Boladian (Exec.)[1]
The Clark Sisters chronology
Is My Living in Vain
(1980) 		You Brought the Sunshine
(1981) 		Sincerely
(1982)

You Brought the Sunshine is the eighth album released by The Clark Sisters in 1981. In 1983, the album peaked at number three on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart,[2] before appearing on the 1983 and 1984 year-end charts.[3][4]

The album contained the crossover hit single "You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life)" which had sold over 200,000 units by November 2, 1985,[5] after peaking at number 16 on US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] and number 27 on Dance Club Songs[7] in 1983. In 2020, the song reached number 2 on the Gospel Digital Sales chart.[8] Also in 2020, a live recording of the song from the album Live – One Last Time (2007), peaked at number 11 on Hot Gospel Songs.[9] On his 2018 album Negro Swan, Blood Orange covered the song Center Thy Will as a duet with Ian Isiah. Beyoncé would also sample Center Thy Will on her 2022 album Renaissance in the song Church Girl.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[10]

All tracks are written by Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalist(s)Length
1."You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life)"Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Karen Clark5:36
2."Center of Thy Will"Karen Clark, Dorinda Clark4:14
3."Overdose of the Holy Ghost"Dorinda Clark4:11
4."Endow Me"Karen Clark6:00
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalist(s)Length
1."He Keeps Me Company"Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark5:40
2."Walking in the Spirit"Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark4:50
3."Crown Him Lord Of All"Jacky Clark, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark4:49
4."Psalms 31" (featuring Mattie Moss Clark)Mattie Moss Clark4:18

Charts

References

  1. ^ "The Clark Sisters – You Brought The Sunshine (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Best Selling Spiritual LPs" (PDF). Billboard. June 11, 1983. p. 37. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  3. ^ a b "Top Gospel Albums - Year End (1983)". Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Top Gospel Albums - Year End (1984)". Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Chin, Brian (November 2, 1985). "danceTRAX". Billboard. p. 63. Retrieved April 22, 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The Clark Sisters Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Clark Sisters Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Clark Sisters Chart History: Gospel Digital Sales". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "History: Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  10. ^ You Brought the Sunshine (LP sleeve notes). The Clark Sisters. Sound of Gospel. 1981.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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