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I Gotta Know (Wanda Jackson song)

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"I Gotta Know"
Song
B-side"Half As Good A Girl"

"I Gotta Know" is a rockabilly song recorded by Wanda Jackson in 1956,[1] and released as a single by Capitol Records as 45-15586. It was written by Thelma Blackmon.[2] Jackson's version of the song reached #15 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.[3] It was later included in the 1960 album Rockin' with Wanda.

Critical response

Buzz McClain of the Washington Post called Jackson's version "a hook-filled number that zips from ballad to rocker and back again."[4]

Iain Ellis of PopMatters described Jackson's performance: "Honing her Elvis-style hiccup vocal, Jackson satirized the prevailing male hits of the day, songs that posited either romantic illusions or 'cool' boasting. Rather than passively wallowing in these conceits, or swallowing their deceits, Jackson set to de-bunking them with brutal 'response' lyrics." [5]

Billy Poore wrote that it "starts out like a sad, sappy country ballad, and then all of a sudden, Wanda just roars into the meat and potatoes boppin' rockabilly sound." [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1956) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes 15

References

  1. ^ Ryzik, Melena (January 21, 2011). "Rockabilly Queen Prolongs Her Party". New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved July 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Gordon, Terry (2010). ""I Gotta Know" record label". Rockin' Country Style: A Discography of Country Rock & Roll and Related Records, 1951-1964. Retrieved July 19, 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b Poore, Billy (1998). Rockabilly: a forty-year journey. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-7935-9142-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ McClain, Buzz (May 10, 2008). "Wanda Jackson, Unsugared But Deserving Sweet Praise". Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved July 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ Ellis, Iain (February 17, 2006). "Alternative Rock Cultures: Wild Wanda Jackson". PopMatters. Retrieved July 19, 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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