A Little Ray of Sunshine - Wikipedia A Little Ray of Sunshine `` A Little Ray Of Sunshine '' Single by Axiom from the album Fool 's Gold A-side `` A Little Ray of Sunshine '' B - side `` Ford 's Bridge '' Released March 1970 Format single Genre Pop rock Length 3 : 25 Label Parlophone Records Songwriter ( s ) Brian Cadd and Don Mudie Producer ( s ) Axiom Axiom singles chronology `` Arkansas Grass '' ( 1969 ) `` A Little Ray Of Sunshine '' ( 1970 ) `` My Baby 's Gone '' ( 1971 ) `` Arkansas Grass '' ( 1969 ) `` A Little Ray of Sunshine '' ( 1970 ) `` My Baby 's Gone '' ( 1971 ) `` A Little Ray of Sunshine '' is a song by Australian band Axiom. The song was released as a single in March 1970 and peaked at number 5 on the Australian Go - Set chart in May 1970. The song was celebrated with its own stamp in Australia Post 's 1998 Australian Rock stamp series. Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly Charts 3.2 Year - end Charts 4 Cover versions 5 References Background and recording In Cadd 's 2010 autobiography, he explains the song is not written about his own daughter ( who was born 15 years later ). It was written about a couple who were close to the band, The Groop. He said they had a blazing, acrimonious relationship and broke up before the girl was born. The song is written to celebrate her arrival. Track listing 7 '' Single Side A `` A Little Ray of Sunshine '' - 3 : 25 Side B `` Ford 's Bridge '' - 3 : 40 Charts Weekly Charts Chart ( 1970 ) Position Australian Go - Set Chart 5 Year - end Charts Chart ( 1970 ) Position Australian Go - Set Chart 47 Australian Artist Go - Set Chart 11 Cover versions Brian Cadd released a version of his own in 1974. References Jump up ^ Cadd, Brian ( 2010 ). From This Side of Things ( 1st ed. ). New Holland. p. 292. ISBN 9781742570570. Jump up ^ `` Go Set chart 16 May 1970 ''. Pop Archives. 16 May 1970. Retrieved 24 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` THE TOP 40 FOR 1970 ''. Pop Archives. 1970. Retrieved 24 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` THE TOP 40 FOR 1970 ''. Pop Archives. 1970. Retrieved 24 August 2016. Brian Cadd Discography Studio albums Brian Cadd ( 1972 ) Parabrahm ( 1973 ) Moonshine ( 1974 ) White on White ( 1976 ) Yesterdaydreams ( 1978 ) Live at the Con ( with Russell Morris ) ( 2007 ) Wild Bulls and Horses ( 2011 ) Bulletproof ( 2016 ) Compilation albums The Magic of Brian Cadd ( 1975 ) Keep on Rockin ' ( 1976 ) Best of Brian Cadd ( 1979 ) Bands and Groups The Groop Axiom ( Australian band ) The Bootleg Family Band The Flying Burrito Brothers Related articles Morning of the Earth ( 1971 ) Russell Morris `` Live with Friends '' Ian Meldrum This 1970s rock song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Little_Ray_of_Sunshine&oldid=760279381 '' Categories : 1970 songs 1970 singles Parlophone singles 1970s rock song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017 All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 January 2017, at 01 : 06. About Wikipedia

Question: a little ray of sunshine in the shape of a girl
Answer: by Australian band Axiom