Sunshine (band)
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Sunshine is a disco
act whose members include the real-life sisters of singer Donna Summer
(her sister Mary Ellen was the lead singer). Their 1978 number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Take It to the Zoo," which was featured on the "Thank God It's Friday
" film and soundtrack
, was co-written by Summer (with Bruce Sudano
and Joe "Bean" Esposito
), who also sings background on the track.
Unfortunately the album that was planned, "Sunshine Watching Daddy Dance", was pulled at the last minute. Today, Mary Ellen still sings with her sister Donna when she is on tour. Her other sister, Dara who also toured with Donna, is now living in Atlanta, Georgia.
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
act whose members include the real-life sisters of singer Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
(her sister Mary Ellen was the lead singer). Their 1978 number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Take It to the Zoo," which was featured on the "Thank God It's Friday
Thank God It's Friday
The triple album was, unlike the movie, a commercial success. It contained contributions from some of the biggest names in disco at the time, including Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Thelma Houston, The Commodores, and many others....
" film and soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
, was co-written by Summer (with Bruce Sudano
Bruce Sudano
Bruce Charles Sudano is a singer/songwriter/producer best known for his collaboration with and marriage to singer Donna Summer, and the group he co-founded, Brooklyn Dreams....
and Joe "Bean" Esposito
Joe Esposito (singer)
Joe Esposito is a Grammy winning American singer/songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day. Esposito's songs have been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Labelle, and Stephen Stills and others.-Biography:...
), who also sings background on the track.
Unfortunately the album that was planned, "Sunshine Watching Daddy Dance", was pulled at the last minute. Today, Mary Ellen still sings with her sister Donna when she is on tour. Her other sister, Dara who also toured with Donna, is now living in Atlanta, Georgia.
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)