{"product_id":"sunny-the-sunliners_mr-brown-eyed-soul-vol-2_2022_mdl","title":"Mr Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 2","description":"Sunny Ozuna is a living legend and a man worthy of praise in so many ways. In the pantheon of Texas music and Latin music, few have had a career as long and are more revered by their fans and peers than Sunny. He became a star straight out of high school in the late 50s and has never looked back in the seven decades since. Among countless other notable honors and achievements, Sunny was the first Latino artist to appear on Dick Clark's American Bandstand (in 1963). He wrote \"Smile Now, Cry Later,\" a hit for him and The Sunliners, which, along with the theatrical masks adorning the album cover, became a staple in Chicano Soul and Lowrider Soul cultures. Big Crown Records had been fans of Sunny \u0026 The Sunliners' music for a long time. After several initial contacts and two years of regular phone calls, they finally managed to sign a deal in 2015. The label first released the compilation Mr Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 1 in 2017, which featured rare 45 B-sides alongside some of his biggest hits and mixed in a few choice tracks from his albums for good measure. Following this, Big Crown released three of Sunny's full albums with their original tracklistings and artwork: Smile Now, Cry Later, Little Brown Eyed Soul, and The Missing Link - all of which were Record Store Day releases that raised funds for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. For 7-inch collectors, the label reissued five 45s, making some very hard-to-find tracks widely available again and pressing some tracks on this format for the first time. In 2020, in homage to Sunny, the label released Dear Sunny... a compilation of Big Crown artists covering Sunny \u0026 The Sunliners' songs. Through all of this, the label succeeded in introducing Sunny's music to a new audience and making it accessible and available again to his existing fanbase. Sunny still has a busy schedule and loves performing on stage as much as he did when he was a teenager. His music and the music he directly influenced have been experiencing a resurgence in popularity for several years. It is on this note that Big Crown Records presents Mr Brown Eyed Soul Vol. 2 - another compilation created by the label, which delves a little deeper into Sunny's catalog and brings out lesser-known gems that rival his hits. Hats off to Mr. Brown Eyed Soul himself, Sunny Ozuna of San Antonio.","brand":"Sunny \u0026 the Sunliners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55312092168536,"sku":null,"price":20220715.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0349223013511_f830ab0f-7263-4ea6-b52a-bca5c3ef8fe7.jpg?v=1760320569","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/sunny-the-sunliners_mr-brown-eyed-soul-vol-2_2022_mdl","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}