I Wish You Would
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“I Wish You Would” | |||||
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Single by The Yardbirds | |||||
B-side | "A Certain Girl" (Naomi Neville) | ||||
Released | May 1964 | ||||
Format | 7" single | ||||
Genre | Blues rock | ||||
Length | 2:19 / B-Side: 2:18 | ||||
Label | Columbia DB7283 (UK) Epic 9709 (US) |
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Writer(s) | Billy Boy Arnold | ||||
Producer | Giorgio Gomelsky | ||||
The Yardbirds singles chronology | |||||
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"I Wish You Would" is a song by songwriter Billy Boy Arnold, performed by English blues rock band The Yardbirds and released on their debut single.
First U.S. pressings and the extremely rare U.S. picture sleeve shown as "I Wish You Could". One side of the picture sleeve shows the group, the other side an unrelated advertisement.
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David Bowie recorded a version of it for his Pin Ups album in 1973.
The Sweet also made their version of this song in their Identity Crisis album, released in 1982.
[edit] Credits
- Keith Relf - lead vocals, harmonica
- Eric Clapton - lead guitar
- Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar
- Paul Samwell-Smith - bass, backing vocals
- Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals