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{{Short description|1946 pop and jazz song}}
"'''A Sunday Kind of Love'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]] composed by Barbara Belle,<ref name="Barbara-Belle-bio" group=lower-alpha /> Anita Leonard,<ref name="Anita-Leonard-bio" group=lower-alpha /> Stan Rhodes,<ref name="Stan-Rhodes-bio" group=lower-alpha /> and [[Louis Prima]] and published in [[1946 in music|1946]].<ref>Jacobs, Dick & Harriet Jacobs – ''Who Wrote That Song?'', Writer's Digest Books, 1993</ref>

== History ==
The song has become a [[popular music|pop]] and [[jazz]] standard, recorded by many artists.
The song was first recorded by [[Claude Thornhill]] and his Orchestra on November 11, 1946. He released the song as a single in January, 1947<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/114745 |title=Original versions of A Sunday Kind of Love written by Anita Leonard, Barbara Belle, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes |website=SecondHandSongs.com |access-date=2016-07-26}}</ref> and it became permanently identified as the signature song for its vocalist, [[Fran Warren]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-fran-warren-with-claude-thornhill-mw0000101327 |title=The Complete Fran Warren with Claude Thornhill - Fran Warren &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=2000-10-10 |access-date=2016-07-26}}</ref> Louis Prima and his Orchestra released his recording of the song in February 1947. The popularity of the up-tempo version by [[The Del-Vikings]] released in 1957 increased the song's popularity. Despite having wide acclaim, the song never made the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Top 40.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gribin|first1=Anthony|last2=Schiff|first2=Matthew|title=The Top 1000 Doo-Wop Songs: Collector's Edition|date=2014|publisher=Ttgpress|isbn=9780982737651|page=69|language=en}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The song was featured in the jukebox musical ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' as well as [[Jersey Boys (film)|the film version]].

==Notable recordings==
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* [[Claude Thornhill|Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra]] with vocal by [[Fran Warren]]. Recorded on November 11, 1946, in [[New York City|New York]], and released on [[Columbia Records]] 37219.
* [[Louis Prima]] and his Orchestra, February, 1947.
* [[Frankie Laine]] with an orchestra conducted by [[Carl T. Fischer]]. Recorded on January 21, 1947, and released on [[Mercury Records]] 5018.
* [[Jo Stafford]] with an orchestra conducted by [[Paul Weston]]. Recorded on February 28, 1947, and released on [[Capitol Records]] 388.
* [[Ella Fitzgerald]]  and the Andy Love Quintet with an orchestra conducted by [[Bob Haggart]].  Recorded on March 19, 1947, and released on [[Decca Records]] 23866 and was included on her album ''[[For Sentimental Reasons (Ella Fitzgerald album)|For Sentimental Reasons]]''
* [[The Harptones]] in 1953 on the Bruce label.
* [[The Del Vikings]] on their 1957 ''Come Along with Me/A Sunday Kind of Love/ The White Cliffs of Dover/Now is the Hour'' - Mercury EP 1-3359
* [[Hank Jones]] on the 1958 quartet album ''The Talented Touch''
* [[Dinah Washington]] on her 1959 album, ''[[What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-a-diffrence-a-day-makes-mw0000188913|website=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=July 8, 2024}}</ref> 
* [[Etta James]] on her 1960 album, ''[[At Last!]]''
* [[Jan & Dean]] in 1962, which went to #95 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
* [[Dion DiMucci]] on his 1969 album, ''Wonder Where I'm Bound''
* [[The Four Seasons (group)|The Four Seasons]] on their 1965 album, ''The 4 Seasons Entertain You''
* [[Lenny Welch]] in 1972, which went to #96 on the Billboard Hot 100.
* [[Reba McEntire]]'s version went to #5  on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=226}}</ref> and also went to #9 on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Tracks chart in [[Canada]], from her 1988 album, ''[[Reba (album)|Reba]]''.
* [[Renee Olstead]] on her 2004 album, ''Renee Olstead''.
* [[The Marcels]] in 1961 on [[Colpix Records]].<ref name=skol-uk>{{cite web|title=The Marcels - Sunday Kind Of Love (Song)|url=http://uk-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Marcels&titel=Sunday+Kind+Of+Love&cat=s|website=uk-charts.com|publisher=eMedia Jungen|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Etta James|title=A Sunday Kind of Love|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=20370-3236-1|access-date=September 20, 2024|note=Etta James' version}}
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== Notes and references ==

=== Notes ===
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<ref name="Barbara-Belle-bio">Barbara Belle ''(née'' Belle Einhorn; born 1922) is a producer, publisher, theatrical manager, and songwriter. She was married to Lee Newman ''(né'' Leon Lee Newman; 1912–1987)</ref>

<ref name="Stan-Rhodes-bio">Stan Rhodes ''(né'' Stanley Wayne Rhodes; 1924–1984) copyrighted over 80 songs under the name Stan Rhodes.</ref>

<ref name="Anita-Leonard-bio">Anita Leonard ''(née'' Anita Rothblum; born 1922) married – on November 29, 1948, in the [[Bronx]] – comedian actor [[Louis Nye]] (1913–2005).  She earned a bachelor of science in music from [[New York University|NYU]]. She studied piano with Modena Scovill Lane (1892–1981), [[Bruno Eisner]] (1884–1978) [[:ru:Эйснер, Бруно|(ru)]], and Herman Wasserman (1895–1957). She studied composition with Otto Cesana (1899–1980), and [[Wallingford Riegger]]. At [[The New School]], she studied acting with [[Stella Adler]]. Her chief collaborators included Barbara Belle, Evelyn Caroll, Chocky Fair (Charles B. Fair), and [[Marshall Barer]]. Her stage-name, "Leonard," was the given name of her brother, Leonard Rothblum (1916–2001). ''(ASCAP Biographical Dictionary,'' 1980)</ref>

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