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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 | |
"'''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> |
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==Other cover versions== |
==Other cover versions== |
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*Also in 1945, vocalist Warren Evans reached number six on the Juke Box Chart with his version of song.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel | |
*Also in 1945, vocalist Warren Evans reached number six on the Juke Box Chart with his version of song.<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=193}}</ref> |
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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 | |
*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> |
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*[[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> |
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*[[Vikki Carr]] - ''Color Her Great!'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Vikki-Carr-Color-Her-Great/master/963981|publisher=discogs|accessdate=March 12, 2018}}</ref> |
*[[Vikki Carr]] - ''Color Her Great!'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Vikki-Carr-Color-Her-Great/master/963981|publisher=discogs|accessdate=March 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:37, 12 December 2020
"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. Roosevelt Sykes version is notable in that it replaced Pvt. Gant's version, at number one on the Juke Box Race Records chart.[2]
Other cover versions
- 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]
- Vikki Carr - Color Her Great! (1963).[6]
- Aretha Franklin from the album Aretha Arrives (1967).
- American R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1997 album The Red One,
- Humble Pie recorded a slow blues/rock version for their Smokin' release in 1972.
- Tony Bennett and k.d. lang – A Wonderful World (2002)
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Discogs.com". discogs. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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