Another Sunny Day was an

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solo project of Harvey Williams, signed to

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. Williams later recorded two albums under his own name.

History

The band was a solo project for Harvey Williams (born in

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), started while studying at

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in 1986.Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Another Sunny Day", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, White, Michael (2015) ''Popkiss: The Life and Afterlife of Sarah Records'', Bloomsbury Academic, , pp. 69 et seq Williams graduated and then pursued a career in music. Williams signed a deal with

and the first Another Sunny Day release was the "Anorak City"

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in April 1988, which came with the '' Are You Scared To Get Happy?''

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, and was named 'Single of the Week' by ''

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''. The debut single proper was "I'm in Love with a Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist", released two months later, which was again named 'Single of the Week'. Williams relocated to London in early 1989. The next release was in May 1989 – the "What's Happened?" single, followed later that year by "You Should All Be Murdered" and a limited 7-inch single on Bob Stanley's Caff label, with a cover version of

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's "

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". While Williams recorded alone, he was joined by friends including Bobby Wratten, Michael Hiscock and Matthew Drummond for live shows.Gunnarsson, Tommy (2002)
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, Penny Black Music, 11 May 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2018 A couple more singles preceded the only Another Sunny Day album, ''London Weekend''. Williams then joined Blueboy, before recording under his own name, releasing one album on Sarah and one on

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, and later went on to collaborate on several records by other groups including

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(for whom he became a permanent member) and The Hit Parade. Harvey Williams was working at the

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in 2002, while also a member of

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re-issued the ''London Weekend'' album in August 2009; This release included six additional tracks: "Genetic Engineering", "Kilburn Towers", "It's OK If You Don't Love Me", "The Boy From St Ives", "I'm In Love With a Girl Who Doesn't Know I Exist" (four-track version), "Things Will Be Nice" (four-track version).Reed, John (2009)
Another Sunny Day – London Weekend
, ''

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'', Issue 369, December 2009

Discography

Singles

Albums

*''London Weekend'' (1992) Sarah - compilation

Compilation appearances

*"I Want You" on ''Something's Burning in Paradise'' (1988)

as Harvey Williams

* ''Rebellion'' (1994), Sarah * ''California'' (1998), Shinkansen

with The Hit Parade

* ''Sixteen Weeks'' (1993), Polystar

References

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