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sunny & the sunliners - mr brown eyed soul - big crown - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Intro 1
2. Should I Take You Home?
3. Cross My Heart
4. Track 4
5. Smile Now, Cry Later
6. Our Day Will Come
7. Put Me In Jail
8. Forever
9. I Only Have Eyes For You
10. Intro 2
11. Get Down
12. Open Up Your Love Door
13. Give It Away
14. Rain Makes Me Blue
15. Outside Looking In
16. I Have No One
17. My Dream

When it comes to living legends in the Texas and Latin Music pantheon, few have been at it longer and are more revered by their fans and peers than soul vocalist and Mexican-American songwriter and bandleader Sunny Ozuna. He became a star right out of high school in the late ‘50s and hasn’t looked back in the six decades since.

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Among countless other honors and notable achievements, Sunny was the first Latino artist to appear on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” (in 1963). Songs like “Put Me In Jail,” “Talk To Me,” “Should I Take You Home,” “My Dream” and “Smile Now, Cry Later” still bring crowds to their feet throughout the Southwest and California and around
the world at “oldies” and “lowrider soul” events.

His classic 45s regularly change hands for hundreds of dollars among collectors around the world, affirming his timeless appeal.

This new compilation on Brooklyn’s acclaimed Big Crown label is a selection of songs from the years 1966 to 1972. All compositions were originally released on Sunny’s Key-Loc label, formed after his national star had been established, so he could have control of his own musical destiny. With Sunny hits – a mix of originals and some great covers thrown in Mr. Brown Eyed Soul is an excellent celebration of Sunny’s amazing body of work, and a perfect introduction for newcomers.