"I'm Wondering" is a single released by American singer-songwriter
Stevie Wonder as a non-album single in 1967. The single was released after his album, ''
I Was Made to Love Her
"I Was Made to Love Her" is a soul music song recorded by American musician Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label in 1967. The song was written by Wonder, his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy, and producer Henry Cosby and included on Wonder' ...
'', had made its debut.
Background
''
Billboard'' described the single as "driving, pulsating material with a wailing performance that moves and grooves
all the way."
''
Cash Box'' said that it's a "tremendous mid-speed blues rock side with "overwhelming vocals tied up with the powerful push of Detroit orking."
Personnel
* Lead vocals, harmony vocals, harmonica and possible keyboards by
Stevie Wonder
* Backing vocals by
The Andantes
The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Ma ...
* Other instrumentation by
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972.
Its members are considered among the most successful groups of stud ...
Charts
"I'm Wondering" peaked at No. 12 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was a hit in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
as well, where it made #22 on the
Pop Charts.
References
1967 songs
1967 singles
Stevie Wonder songs
Motown singles
Tamla Records singles
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