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"A Place in the Sun" is a 1966 soul single by American and Motown musician Stevie Wonder. Written by Ronald Miller and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary. "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963, hitting number 9 on the Billboard pop singles chart and number 3 on the R&B charts. Billboard described the song as a "folk-oriented release" to which Wonder gives an "exciting treatment." The Originals and The Andantes sang background vocals on the recording. Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in Italian titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (The Sun is for Everyone).

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  • "A Place in the Sun" is a 1966 soul single by American and Motown musician Stevie Wonder. Written by Ronald Miller and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary. "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963, hitting number 9 on the Billboard pop singles chart and number 3 on the R&B charts. Billboard described the song as a "folk-oriented release" to which Wonder gives an "exciting treatment." The Originals and The Andantes sang background vocals on the recording. Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in Italian titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (The Sun is for Everyone). (en)
  • A place in the sun is een soulsingle gezongen door de Amerikaanse zanger Stevie Wonder. De single uit 1966 werd geschreven door Ron Miller en Bryan Wells en haalde de negende plaats op de Billboard-hitlijst, zijn derde top-tienhit sinds 1963. De single werd meerdere malen gecoverd door onder andere Engelbert Humperdinck, The Supremes & The Temptations met "Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations" en The Gabe Dixon Band. Daarnaast werd het in de film Charlotte's Web gebruikt. Stevie Wonder maakte tevens een Italiaanse versie van het lied, genaamd "Il Sole è di Tutti". Stevie Wonder (nl)
  • A Place in the Sun è una canzone del 1966 registrata da Stevie Wonder per l'etichetta Tamla e scritta da e . Fu estratta come primo singolo dall'album Down to Earth Wonder ne registrò anche una versione in lingua italiana intitolata Il Sole è di Tutti nel 1968, che è un rifacimento della versione italiana registrata da Dino nel 1967. (it)
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  • "A Place in the Sun" is a 1966 soul single by American and Motown musician Stevie Wonder. Written by Ronald Miller and Bryan Wells, it was one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary. "A Place in the Sun" was his third Top Ten hit since 1963, hitting number 9 on the Billboard pop singles chart and number 3 on the R&B charts. Billboard described the song as a "folk-oriented release" to which Wonder gives an "exciting treatment." The Originals and The Andantes sang background vocals on the recording. Stevie Wonder also recorded a version of the song in Italian titled "Il Sole è di Tutti" (The Sun is for Everyone). (en)
  • A place in the sun is een soulsingle gezongen door de Amerikaanse zanger Stevie Wonder. De single uit 1966 werd geschreven door Ron Miller en Bryan Wells en haalde de negende plaats op de Billboard-hitlijst, zijn derde top-tienhit sinds 1963. De single werd meerdere malen gecoverd door onder andere Engelbert Humperdinck, The Supremes & The Temptations met "Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations" en The Gabe Dixon Band. Daarnaast werd het in de film Charlotte's Web gebruikt. Stevie Wonder maakte tevens een Italiaanse versie van het lied, genaamd "Il Sole è di Tutti". Stevie Wonder (nl)
  • A Place in the Sun è una canzone del 1966 registrata da Stevie Wonder per l'etichetta Tamla e scritta da e . Fu estratta come primo singolo dall'album Down to Earth Wonder ne registrò anche una versione in lingua italiana intitolata Il Sole è di Tutti nel 1968, che è un rifacimento della versione italiana registrata da Dino nel 1967. (it)
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  • A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder song) (en)
  • A Place in the Sun (Stevie Wonder) (it)
  • A place in the sun (Stevie Wonder) (nl)
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