I Just Called to Say I Love You
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" is a song, produced, written and performed by Stevie Wonder.[2] It was one of Wonder's most commercially successful singles.
The song was first featured in the 1984 comedy The Woman in Red,[2] along with two other songs by Wonder, and scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from October 13, 1984, and also became Wonder's only solo UK number-one success, staying at the top for six weeks.[2] It also became his tenth number-one on the R&B chart, and his fourth number-one on the adult contemporary chart. In addition, the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.[2]
There is a dispute between Wonder and his former writing partner Lee Garrett over authorship rights. Garrett claims to have written the song years prior to its 1984 release.[3]
Cover versions
- Barry Manilow covered the song from his 2008 album, The Greatest Songs of The Eighties.
- This song was covered by French super star Dalida.
- Raul Midon covered this song with Herbie Hancock on the album "Possibilities".
- Idina Menzel performed this song various times during her early days as a Long Island Wedding Singer (before her triumph on the Broadway stage) as a Cha-Cha. She also covered the song in her solo concerts where she reenacts her days as a Wedding Singer.
Charts
| Chart (1984) |
Peak
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart |
1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[4] |
1 |
| Danish Singles Chart |
6 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[5] |
1 |
| French Singles Chart[6] |
1 |
| German Singles Chart[7] |
1 |
| Irish Singles Chart[8] |
1 |
| Italian Singles Chart[9] |
1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[10] |
1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart |
1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[11] |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[12] |
1 |
| UK Singles Chart[13] |
1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] |
1 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[14] |
1 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles[14] |
1 |
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- "Fame" Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Music by Michael Gore (1980)
- "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Music & Lyrics by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, & Carole Bayer Sager (1981)
- "Up Where We Belong" Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings, Music by Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte-Marie (1982)
- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Lyrics by Irene Cara, Keith Forsey, Music by Giorgio Moroder (1983)
- "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Music & Lyrics by Stevie Wonder (1984)
- "Say You, Say Me" Music & Lyrics by Lionel Richie (1985)
- "Take My Breath Away" Lyrics by Tom Whitlock, Music by Giorgio Moroder (1986)
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Lyrics by Franke Previte, Music by John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz (1987)
- "Let the River Run" Music & Lyrics by Carly Simon/"Two Hearts" Lyrics by Phil Collins, Music by Lamont Dozier (1988)
- "Under the Sea" Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Music by Alan Menken (1989)
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