1. Home
  2. The Jackson 5
  3. The Jackson 5 Songs
  4. World of Sunshine

World of SunshineThe Jackson 5

Released: March 29, 1973

Songwriter: Jerry Marcellino Mel Larson

Producer: Mel Larson Jerry Marcellino

[Verse 1]
It feels alright, the grass is high
Live your life, before it passes by
Travel the road of the countryside
From city to city we're taking a ride

[Chorus]
World of sunshine, bright shades of gold, yeah
It's time to be happy, yeah yeah, for the young and old
World of sunshine, world of sunshine
World of sunshine, yeah

[Verse 2]
Come with me, there's so much to see
There's people to meet, and places you should be
When you get tired, you can always find, hey, hey, hey
A mile to rest area sign

[Chorus]
World of sunshine, bright shades of gold
It's time to be happy for the young and old
Travel the road of the countryside, yeah yeah yeah
From city to city, we're taking a ride
World of sunshine, bright shades of gold
It's time to be happy for the young and old
World of sunshine, bright shades of gold
It's time to be happy for the young and old
World of sunshine, bright shades of gold...

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.

more tracks from the album

Skywriter/Get It Together

From the albums
The Jackson 5 popular songs

2021 © gotlyric.com