album True to Life and in 2021 on the compilation box set True Genius. Irish band Hothouse Flowers released their version as the second single from their album Home in 1990. It reached No. 5 in Ireland, No. 22 in Australia and No. 23 in the UK. Buffalo Rose and R&B singer INEZ released their cover version as a single in 2021, later named one of the best songs of the year by WYEP-FM. A version by Lee Towers reached the top Dutch top 40, charting at No. 19, and was recorded on his 1982 album New York. Viola Wills recorded a dance/hi-NRG version, released as a single-only in 1993. The French singer Claude François also recorded a version of this song called "Toi et le soleil". Singers of musical Belles belles belles covered the Claude François' song. Willie Nelson also made a version, included in the album Stardust (Willie Nelson Album) (1999 version) References External links Lyrics of this song 1972 songs 1972 singles 1993 singles Johnny Nash songs Jimmy Cliff songs Hothouse Flowers songs Songs written by Johnny Nash RPM Top Singles number-one singles Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Number-one singles in Iceland Number-one singles in South Africa SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand Epic Records singles Columbia Records singles