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{{Short description|1944 single by Cecil Gant}} |
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{{Infobox song |
{{Infobox song |
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| name = I Wonder |
| name = I Wonder |
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| cover = |
| cover = Cecil Gant I Wonder.jpg |
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| type = |
| type = single |
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| artist = [[Cecil Gant]] |
| artist = [[Cecil Gant]] |
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| B-side = My Last Goodbye |
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| released = {{Start date|1944}} |
| released = {{Start date|1944}} |
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| genre = <!--do not add unsourced genres--> |
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| length = |
| length = 2:44 |
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| label = Bronze |
| label = Bronze |
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| writer = |
| writer = [[Cecil Grant]], Raymond Leveen |
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| prev_title = Cecil's Mop Mop |
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| prev_year = 1944 |
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| next_title = Wake-Up, Cecil, Wake-Up |
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| next_year = 1944 |
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{{Infobox song |
{{Infobox song |
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| name = I Wonder |
| name = I Wonder |
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| cover = I Wonder-My Whole World Is Falling Down.jpg |
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| type = single |
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] |
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=55}} |
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=55}} |
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| label = [[Decca Records|Decca]] |
| label = [[Decca Records|Decca]] |
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| writer = [[Cecil Grant]], |
| writer = [[Cecil Grant]], Raymond Leveen |
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| prev_title = [[If You Love Me (Really Love Me)]] |
| prev_title = [[If You Love Me (Really Love Me)]] |
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| next_year = 1963 |
| 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 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> |
"'''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> |
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==Other cover versions== |
==Other cover versions== |
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 14 September 2024
| "I Wonder" | ||||
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| Single by Cecil Gant | ||||
| B-side | "My Last Goodbye" | |||
| Released | 1944 | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Bronze | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cecil Grant, Raymond Leveen | |||
| Cecil Gant singles chronology | ||||
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| "I Wonder" | ||||
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| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album By Request | ||||
| B-side | "My Whole World Is Falling Down" | |||
| Released | June 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cecil Grant, Raymond Leveen | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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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.[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
[edit]- Also in 1945, vocalist Warren Evans reached number six on the Juke Box Chart with his version of song.[3]
- Also in 1945, Louis Armstrong recorded his own version of "I Wonder" which peaked at number three on the Juke Box Chart.[4]
- 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.[5]
- Etta Jones included it on her 1962 album Lonely and Blue.[6]
- Vikki Carr - Color Her Great! (1963).[7]
- Aretha Franklin from the album Aretha Arrives (1967).[8]
- American R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1997 album The Red One.[9]
- Humble Pie recorded a slow blues/rock version for their Smokin' release in 1972.[10]
- Tony Bennett and k.d. lang – A Wonderful World (2002)[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 223.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 563.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 193.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 33.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1989). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (Fourth ed.). Billboard Books. p. 250. ISBN 0-8230-7527-3.
- ^ "Lonely and Blue - Etta Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Vikki Carr - Color Her Great". Discogs.com. 1963. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Aretha Arrives - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Red One - Little Willie Littlefield | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Smokin' - Humble Pie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "A Wonderful World - Tony Bennett, k.d. lang | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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