"Shoulda Woulda Coulda" is a song by English singer
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress. She released her first album, '' The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke an ...
, released as the second single from her third studio album, ''
Who I Am'' (2002). Written about the breakup of her long-term relationship because she decided to put her career first, the song became Knight's first top-10 single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 10 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and topping the
UK R&B Singles Chart
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.
Music video
The song's
music video
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was shot in the
Hout Bay
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area of
Cape Town
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, South Africa, and directed by Douglas Avery. The location for the video was of special significance to Knight. She had visited previously in connection with her charity work in bringing awareness to HIV in South Africa. It was also the location of the video to her single "
No Man's Land", released in 2007.
Track listings
UK CD1
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (featuring )
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
UK CD2
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
# "Special Kinda Cool"
UK cassette single
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" (featuring )
# "Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
Personnel
Personnel are lifted from the UK CD2 liner notes.
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Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress. She released her first album, '' The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke an ...
– writing, vocals
*
Craig Wiseman
Craig Michael Wiseman is an American Country music songwriter and producer, and the owner/founder of the Big Loud enterprise. He has been writing since the late 1980s, and his songs have been recorded by Lorrie Morgan, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney ...
– writing
*
Mike Spencer, Tony Briscoe – production
* Mike 'Spike' Drake – additional production, mixing
* Jack Clark – mixing assistant
* YoYo – additional programming
Charts
See also
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Beverley Knight discography
References
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2002 singles
2002 songs
Beverley Knight songs
Parlophone singles
Songs written by Craig Wiseman