Automatically Sunshine

"Automatically Sunshine" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes as the second single from their popular album Floy Joy in 1972.

"Automatically Sunshine"
Single by The Supremes
from the album Floy Joy
B-side	"Precious Little Things"
Released	April 11, 1972
Recorded	1972, Hitsville U.S.A.
Genre	Pop, soul
Length	2:41 (single/album version)
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)	Smokey Robinson
The Supremes singles chronology
"Floy Joy" (1972) "Automatically Sunshine" (1972) "Without the One You Love" (1972)
Floy Joy track listing
9 tracks Side one "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" "Floy Joy" "A Heart Like Mine" "Over and Over" "Precious Little Things" Side two "Now The Bitter, Now The Sweet" "Automatically Sunshine" "The Wisdom of Time" "Oh Be My Love"

The single featured Jean Terrell and original Supreme Mary Wilson sharing lead vocals on the song. Floy Joy was one of the group's final albums recorded at Motown's famed Detroit studio, Hitsville U.S.A. On the US soul chart, "Automatically Sunshine" reached number twenty-one and was the Supremes' final top 40 US hit for four years peaking at number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100,^[1] while it became the group's third consecutive top-ten single on the UK Singles Chart peaking at number ten.

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Bangkok (Billboard)[2]	3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	31
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn)[4]	10
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6]	17
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]	21
US Cashbox Top 100[9]	37
US Cashbox R&B[10]	31
US Record World Singles[11]	47

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Mary Wilson and Jean Terrell
• Background vocals by Mary Wilson, Jean Terrell and Cindy Birdsong
• Additional vocals by The Andantes
• Produced and written by Smokey Robinson
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 558.
2. "Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. 2 September 1972. p. 56.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7646." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
4. "Alþýðublaðið - 186. Tölublað (22.08.1972)". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 22 August 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
5. "Supremes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
6. "The Supremes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
7. "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
9. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. June 17, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
10. "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. February 19, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
11. "THE SINGLES CHART: Week of June 24, 1972" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. June 24, 1972. Retrieved 29 January 2021.