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{{Short description|1944 single by Cecil Gant}}
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{{Infobox song
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"'''I Wonder'''" is a 1944 song written and originally performed by Pvt. [[Cecil Gant]]. The original version was released on the Bronze label, before Gant re-recorded it for the Gilt-Edge label in Los Angeles. The record made it to number one on the Juke Box Race Records chart and was Pvt. Gant's most successful release.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=223}}</ref> In February 1945, pianist, [[Roosevelt Sykes]] hit number one with his version of the song. Roosevelt Sykes version is notable in that it replaced Pvt. Gant's version, at number one on the Juke Box Race Records chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=563}}</ref>
| name = I Wonder
| cover = Cecil Gant I Wonder.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Cecil Gant]]
| album =
| B-side = My Last Goodbye
| released = {{Start date|1944}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = <!--do not add unsourced genres-->
| length = 2:44
| label = Bronze
| writer = [[Cecil Grant]], Raymond Leveen
| producer =
| prev_title = Cecil's Mop Mop
| prev_year = 1944
| next_title = Wake-Up, Cecil, Wake-Up
| next_year = 1944
}}

{{Infobox song
| name = I Wonder
| cover = I Wonder-My Whole World Is Falling Down.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Brenda Lee]]
| album = ''[[By Request (Brenda Lee album)|By Request]]''
| B-side = [[My Whole World Is Falling Down]]
| released = June 1963
| format =
| recorded = 1963
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=55}}
| label = [[Decca Records|Decca]]
| writer = [[Cecil Grant]], Raymond Leveen
| producer =
| prev_title = [[If You Love Me (Really Love Me)]]
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = [[My Whole World Is Falling Down]]
| next_year = 1963
}}
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"'''I Wonder'''" is a 1944 song written and originally performed by Pvt. [[Cecil Gant]]. The original version was released on the Bronze label, before Gant re-recorded it for the [[Gilt-Edge (record label)|Gilt-Edge]] label in Los Angeles. The record made it to number one on the Juke Box Race Records chart and was Pvt. Gant's most successful release.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=223}}</ref> In February 1945, pianist, [[Roosevelt Sykes]] hit number one with his version of the song. Sykes' version is notable in that it replaced Gant's version, at number one on the Juke Box Race Records chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=563}}</ref>


==Other cover versions==
==Other cover versions==
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*Also in 1945, [[Louis Armstrong]] recorded his own version of "I Wonder" which peaked at number three on the Juke Box Chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=33}}</ref>
*Also in 1945, [[Louis Armstrong]] recorded his own version of "I Wonder" which peaked at number three on the Juke Box Chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=33}}</ref>
*[[Brenda Lee]] released a version as the B-side of "[[My Whole World Is Falling Down]]" in July 1963. It reached No. 25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] later that year.<ref name="whtiburntop40">{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits|date=1989|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=0-8230-7527-3|page=250|edition=Fourth}}</ref>
*[[Brenda Lee]] released a version as the B-side of "[[My Whole World Is Falling Down]]" in July 1963. It reached No. 25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] later that year.<ref name="whtiburntop40">{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits|date=1989|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=0-8230-7527-3|page=250|edition=Fourth}}</ref>
*[[Etta Jones]] included it on her 1962 album ''[[Lonely and Blue]]''.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/lonely-and-blue-mw0000678904</ref>
*[[Etta Jones]] included it on her 1962 album ''[[Lonely and Blue]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lonely-and-blue-mw0000678904|title=Lonely and Blue - Etta Jones &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 30, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
*[[Vikki Carr]] - ''Color Her Great!'' (1963).<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Vikki-Carr-Color-Her-Great/master/963981</ref>
*[[Vikki Carr]] - ''Color Her Great!'' (1963).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Vikki-Carr-Color-Her-Great/master/963981|title=Vikki Carr - Color Her Great|website=Discogs.com|year=1963 |access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Aretha Franklin]] from the album ''[[Aretha Arrives]]'' (1967).<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/aretha-arrives-mw0000655057</ref>
*[[Aretha Franklin]] from the album ''[[Aretha Arrives]]'' (1967).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/aretha-arrives-mw0000655057|title=Aretha Arrives - Aretha Franklin &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 30, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
*American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[boogie-woogie]] pianist and singer [[Little Willie Littlefield]] recorded a version for his 1997 album ''[[The Red One (Little Willie Littlefield album)|The Red One]]''.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-one-mw0001031888</ref>
*American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[boogie-woogie]] pianist and singer [[Little Willie Littlefield]] recorded a version for his 1997 album ''[[The Red One (Little Willie Littlefield album)|The Red One]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-one-mw0001031888|title=Red One - Little Willie Littlefield &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 30, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
*[[Humble Pie]] recorded a slow blues/rock version for their ''[[Smokin' (Humble Pie album)|Smokin']]'' release in 1972.<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/smokin-mw0000651467</ref>
*[[Humble Pie]] recorded a slow blues/rock version for their ''[[Smokin' (Humble Pie album)|Smokin']]'' release in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/smokin-mw0000651467|title=Smokin' - Humble Pie &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 30, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
*[[Tony Bennett]] and [[k.d. lang]] – ''[[A Wonderful World (Tony Bennett and k.d. lang album)|A Wonderful World]]'' (2002)<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-wonderful-world-mw0000227466</ref>
*[[Tony Bennett]] and [[k.d. lang]] – ''[[A Wonderful World (Tony Bennett and k.d. lang album)|A Wonderful World]]'' (2002)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-wonderful-world-mw0000227466|title=A Wonderful World - Tony Bennett, k.d. lang &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 30, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 14 September 2024

"I Wonder"
Single by Cecil Gant
B-side"My Last Goodbye"
Released1944 (1944)
Length2:44
LabelBronze
Songwriter(s)Cecil Grant, Raymond Leveen
Cecil Gant singles chronology
"Cecil's Mop Mop"
(1944) 		"I Wonder"
(1944) 		"Wake-Up, Cecil, Wake-Up"
(1944)
"I Wonder"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album By Request
B-side"My Whole World Is Falling Down"
ReleasedJune 1963
Recorded1963
GenrePop
Length2:55
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Cecil Grant, Raymond Leveen
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"If You Love Me (Really Love Me)"
(1963) 		"I Wonder"
(1963) 		"My Whole World Is Falling Down"
(1963)

"I Wonder" is a 1944 song written and originally performed by Pvt. Cecil Gant. The original version was released on the Bronze label, before Gant re-recorded it for the Gilt-Edge label in Los Angeles. The record made it to number one on the Juke Box Race Records chart and was Pvt. Gant's most successful release.[1] In February 1945, pianist, Roosevelt Sykes hit number one with his version of the song. Sykes' version is notable in that it replaced Gant's version, at number one on the Juke Box Race Records chart.[2]

Other cover versions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 223.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 563.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 193.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 33.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1989). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (Fourth ed.). Billboard Books. p. 250. ISBN 0-8230-7527-3.
  6. ^ "Lonely and Blue - Etta Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Vikki Carr - Color Her Great". Discogs.com. 1963. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Aretha Arrives - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Red One - Little Willie Littlefield | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Smokin' - Humble Pie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "A Wonderful World - Tony Bennett, k.d. lang | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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