My Friend the Sun
"My Friend the Sun" is a song by the British rock band Family. It was written by Roger Chapman and Charlie Whitney for the band's 1972 album "Bandstand". It never charted, but has been covered by Linda Lewis for her 1977 album "Woman Overboard" and by Jimmy Nail for his 1999 album "Tadpoles in a Jar". "My Friend the Sun" was also covered by Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey of the North Carolina band the dB's on their 2009 duo album "Here and Now". It was later released on the "Strange Band: The Best of Family" album and "A's & B's" album. In 1976 "Record World" called the song a "Family favourite" alongside "Burlesque." Both songs were later released together by Rebecca Records on 22 January 1982, with "Burlesque" as the A-side and My Friend the Sun as the B-side.
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Family
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Roger Chapman
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Charlie Whitney
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Bandstand
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Linda Lewis
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Woman Overboard
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Jimmy Nail
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Peter Holsapple
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Chris Stamey
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North Carolina
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Record World
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"Burlesque."
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A-side
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My Friend the Sun
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My Friend the Sun
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My Friend the Sun
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1972
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1977-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1977
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1976-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
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1982-01-22T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
22 January 1982
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