Weave Me the Sunshine

"Weave Me the Sunshine"
"Weave Me the Sunshine"
Single by Perry Como
from the album Perry
B-side	"I Don't Know What He Told You"
Released	1974
Genre	Adult contemporary
Length	2:42
Label	Victor Records
Songwriter(s)	Peter Yarrow
Perry Como singles chronology

"Weave Me the Sunshine" is a song written by Peter Yarrow,^[1] and was first released by Peter Yarrow in 1972. The song was also covered by Peter, Paul and Mary and released on their 1986 album No Easy Walk to Freedom.

Peter Yarrow version

The first release was by Peter Yarrow in 1972. It peaked at No. 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and stayed on it for 4 weeks.^[2] It was his only solo-single charting release.

Perry Como version

After a resurgence to the charts in the early 1970s, with songs like "It's Impossible" and "And I Love You So" topping the Adult Contemporary chart, Como's recording career seemed back on track. In 1974 he decided to record "Weave Me the Sunshine", ^[3] and his version peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and stayed on the chart for 14 weeks.^[4] The B-side, did a bit worse, but stayed on the chart longer, 15 weeks and peaked at No. 8.^[2] Both songs were included in his Perry album that year.

Reception

Cashbox wrote a review of Como's version of the song, writing, "From the pen of Peter Yarrow comes this fine artist's latest single release that should generate some strong pop and MOR play. Fine cover of the song Yarrow recorded which features a sunshiny lyric perfect for these Summertime months. Listeners should feel the same way. Could be a smash for Perry."^[5]