Listen: Doctor’s Orders / Sunny SunnyDoctors.mp3
Basically Sunny has loads of history. Solo artist, one half of Sue & Sunny (both of whom were also members of The Brotherhood Of Man) and background voice on many, many, many hit singles (Dusty Springfield, Elton John, The Love Affair, Lulu, Mott The Hoople, T. Rex, Tom Jones, and Joe Cocker to name but a few bigger ones). She’s probably on more records than even she can remember – let alone you or me.
Often associated with the Cook & Greenaway writer/producer team, it was their song ‘Doctor’s Order’ (co-written with Geoff Stephens, himself claim to a long list of song credits: The Applejacks, Manfred Mann, Scott Walker, Dave Berry, Frank Sinatra, The Carpenters) that became a favorite for literally months in ’74. As into rock and soul as I was in ’74, the occasional pop track would bite me hard. I was never comfortable that Sunny’s version didn’t become the US hit version, it was better and smoother than Carol Douglas’. Rest of world though, the crown went to the awesome Sunny. I want to meet her someday.
Tags: Carol Douglas, CBS, Dave Berry, Deram, Dusty Springfield, Elton John, Epic, Frank Sinatra, Geoff Stephens, Joe Cocker, Lulu, Manfred Mann, Mott The Hoople, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Scott Walker, Sue & Sunny, Sunny, T. Rex, The Applejacks, The Brotherhood Of Man, The Carpenters, The Love Affair, Tom Jones