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"Sunflower" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in June 1977 as the second single from Campbell's 1977 album, Southern Nights. "Sunflower" was the last of eight number ones on the Easy Listening chart for Campbell. The single spent one week at number one and peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] "Sunflower" peaked at number four on the US country chart.[2]

"Sunflower"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Southern Nights
B-side	"How High Did We Go"
Released	June 20, 1977
Genre	Country rock, country pop, roots rock, rock and roll
Length	2:50
Label	Capitol 4445
Songwriter(s)	Neil Diamond
Producer(s)	Gary Klein Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Southern Nights" (1977) "Sunflower" (1977) "God Must Have Blessed America" (1977)

Neil Diamond did not release his own version of this song until late 2018, when it was included the release of his 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition 6-CD set.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3]	4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4]	37
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	7
New Zealand [6]	34
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	39
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	4
US Billboard Easy Listening	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[9]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10]	36
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11]	46

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1977 (U.S.)

References

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