Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song)

"Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by John Ellison and first recorded by his group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.^[3] It is not related to the other song by the same name written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King (and recorded by artists including The Drifters and Marvin Gaye).

Other versions

The Fantastic Johnny C covered the song in 1968, reaching number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4]
In 1974, Grand Funk Railroad recorded the song^[5] for the group's album All the Girls in the World Beware!!!. Reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 on 22 February 1975,^[6] it ranked #74 on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart for 1975 (but the 27 December 1975 print edition of Billboard, which contained the Hot 100 for 1975 that Casey Kasem followed, erred in placing it at #6 and in placing all the songs from #6 through #73 one position lower apiece) and is one of the band's best-known songs. Their version of the song appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictitious radio station K-DST.
British blue-eyed soul band Q-Tips (featuring lead singer and guitarist Paul Young) recorded a version on their 1980 debut album, although on the label it was mistakenly credited to Goffin and King.^[7]
Buddy Guy released a version of the song on his 1993 album Feels Like Rain.
Huey Lewis and the News charted with their own version, including it on their 1994 covers album Four Chords & Several Years Ago.
Toploader released a version on their 2002 album Magic Hotel.
Joss Stone released a version on her 2003 debut album, The Soul Sessions.

Year	Artist	Chart	Peak position
1967	Soul Brothers Six	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	91
1968	The Fantastic Johnny C	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	87
1975	Grand Funk Railroad	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
1994	Huey Lewis and the News	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	44
1994	Huey Lewis and the News	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	7^[8]
2002	Toploader	UK Singles Chart	76^[9]

Grand Funk Railroad

Don Brewer Mel Schacher Max Carl Tim Cashion Bruce Kulick Mark Farner Craig Frost Dennis Bellinger Howard Eddy Jr.

Studio albums	On Time Grand Funk Closer to Home Survival E Pluribus Funk Phoenix We're an American Band Shinin' On All the Girls in the World Beware!!! Born to Die Good Singin', Good Playin' Grand Funk Lives What's Funk? Monumental Funk

Live albums	Live Album Caught in the Act Bosnia Live: The 1971 Tour

Compilations	Mark, Don & Mel: 1969–71 Grand Funk Hits Capitol Collectors Series Thirty Years of Funk: 1969–1999 Classic Masters Greatest Hits

Singles	"Inside Looking Out" "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" "Feelin' Alright" "Gimme Shelter" "We're an American Band" "Walk Like a Man" "The Loco-Motion" "Some Kind of Wonderful" "Bad Time"

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Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis Johnny Colla Bill Gibson Sean Hopper John Pierce Stef Burns Marvin McFadden Rob Sudduth Chris Hayes Mario Cipollina Ron Stallings

Studio albums	Huey Lewis and the News Picture This Sports Fore! Small World Hard at Play Four Chords & Several Years Ago Plan B Soulsville

Live albums	Live at 25

Compilations	The Heart of Rock & Roll – The Best of Huey Lewis and The News Time Flies... The Best Of Greatest Hits & Videos

Singles	"Do You Believe in Love" "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" "Workin' for a Livin'" "Heart and Soul" "I Want a New Drug" "The Heart of Rock & Roll" "If This Is It" "Walking on a Thin Line" "The Power of Love" "Back in Time" "Stuck with You" "Hip to Be Square" "Jacob's Ladder" "I Know What I Like" "Doing It All for My Baby" "Perfect World" "Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy)" "Couple Days Off" "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" "It's All Right" "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" "Little Bitty Pretty One"

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