Some Kind of Wonderful
| "Some Kind of Wonderful" | ||||
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| Single by The Drifters | ||||
| B-side | "Honey Bee" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 rpm | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:13 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
| The Drifters singles chronology | ||||
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"Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King that was first released by The Drifters in 1961. It is not related to another song of the same name which was written by John Ellison and first released by Soul Brothers Six in 1967.
The Drifters' original recording of the Goffin/King song reached #32 on the pop charts and #6 on R&B charts.[1]
Notable covers include versions by Marvin Gaye (1968), Jay and the Americans (1970),[2] Carole King (1971), Buddy Guy (1993), Peter Cincotti (2004), Aled Jones featuring Cerys Matthews (2007), and Michael Bublé on the deluxe editions of his fourth studio album Crazy Love (2010).
Grand Funk Railroad (1974) covered the song by Soul Brothers Six.
On the double album "The Drifters 24 Original Hits" (UK, 1975, Atlantic Records), the song is mistakenly credited to John Ellison.[3] Also, on the Q-Tips debut album (UK, 1980, Chrysalis Records), the Ellison song is mistakenly credited to Goffin and King [4]
References
- ↑ Ertegun, Ahmet et al. (2001). "What'd I say?", The Atlantic Story: 50 Years of Music. New York: Welcome Rain Publishers. p. 532. ISBN 978-1-56649-048-1. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
'Some Kind Of Wonderful' by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, with Rudy Lewis on lead vocals, is released by The Drifters. It goes to #6 R&B and #32 Pop.
- ↑ Jay and the American's, Wax Museum, Vol. 1 Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Drifters-24-Original-Hits/release/914396
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Q-Tips-Q-Tips/release/2465610
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