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I'm Wondering

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"I'm Wondering"
Single by Stevie Wonder
B-side"Every Time I See You I Go Wild"
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1967
Recorded1967
GenreR&B, soul
Length2:53
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
Producer(s)Henry Cosby
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"I Was Made to Love Her"
(1967)
"I'm Wondering"
(1967)
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
(1968)

"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, had made its debut.

Background

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Billboard described the single as "driving, pulsating material with a wailing performance that moves and grooves all the way."[1] 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."[2]

Personnel

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Charts

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"I'm Wondering" peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a hit in the United Kingdom as well, where it made #22 on the Pop Charts.

Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 12
US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles[4] 4
UK Singles Chart[5] 22

References

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  1. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. September 30, 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  2. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 30, 1967. p. 34. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 925.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 635.
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.