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Sunshine and Summertime

"Sunshine and Summertime" is a song recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill. The song was written by John Rich, Kylie Sackley, and Rodney Clawson and produced by Hill and Byron Gallimore. Warner Bros. Nashville released it on June 12, 2006, to country radio as the fourth single from Hill's sixth studio album Fireflies (2005).

"Sunshine and Summertime"

June 12, 2006

November 11, 2004[1]

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In contemporary reviews for Fireflies, "Sunshine and Summertime" received mostly positive reviews, with some praising its "cheerful" production. The song peaked at number seven on the Hot Country Songs chart and spent a single week atop the Canada Country chart. Hill performed the song during herSoul2Soul II Tour, which she co-headlined with her husband Tim McGraw.

Chart performance[edit]

"Sunshine and Summertime" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs the week of June 17, 2006, at number 57. On September 2, 2006, "Sunshine and Summertime" peaked at number 7, staying there for two weeks; the song would stay twenty weeks on the chart.


The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 29, 2006, at number 95. It peaked at number 70 the week of September 9, 2006. "Sunshine and Summertime" spent ten weeks on the chart.

Greg Barnhill — background vocals

— background vocals

Bekka Bramlett

— electric guitar

Tom Bukovac

Paul Bushnell — bass guitar

— banjo

Dan Dugmore

— mandolin

Stuart Duncan

— drums, percussion

Shannon Forrest

— steel guitar

Paul Franklin

Jimmy Nichols — keyboards

Javier Solis — percussion

— acoustic guitar

Bryan Sutton

Compiled from liner notes.[1]