Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song)
For other uses, see Some Kind of Wonderful (disambiguation).
| "Some Kind of Wonderful" | ||||
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| Single by Soul Brothers Six | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Be Loving You" | |||
| Released | May 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded |
March 30, 1967 at Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 2406 | |||
| Writer(s) | John Ellison | |||
| Soul Brothers Six singles chronology | ||||
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| "Some Kind of Wonderful" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Grand Funk Railroad | ||||
| from the album All the Girls in the World Beware!!! | ||||
| B-side | "Wild" | |||
| Released | December 9, 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1974 at the Swamp[2] | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol 4002 | |||
| Writer(s) | John Ellison | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Ienner[2] | |||
| Grand Funk Railroad singles chronology | ||||
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"(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by John Ellison[3] and first recorded by his group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[4]
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.[5]
- In 1974, Grand Funk Railroad recorded the song[6] for the group's album All the Girls in the World Beware!!!. Reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 on 22 February 1975,[7] 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). It 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.[8]
- Conway Twitty released a cover on his 1977 album, Play Guitar Play.[9]
- Viva, a german Metal-Band, released their version of the song on their second album Dealers of the Night in 1982
- Buddy Guy released a version of the song on his 1993 album, Feels Like Rain.[10]
- Huey Lewis and the News charted with their own version, including it on their 1994 covers album, Four Chords & Several Years Ago.[11]
- Little Milton and Delbert McClinton collaborated on a cover version for Milton's 1999 album, Welcome to Little Milton.[12][13]
- Toploader released a version on their 2002 album, Magic Hotel.[14]
- Joss Stone released a version on her 2003 debut album, The Soul Sessions.[15]
Charts
| Year | Artist | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Soul Brothers Six | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] | 91 |
| 1968 | The Fantastic Johnny C | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 87 |
| 1975 | Grand Funk Railroad | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 3 |
| 1994 | Huey Lewis and the News | U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[18] | 7 | ||
| 2002 | Toploader | UK Singles Chart[19] | 76 |
References
- ↑ Tedds, David K. (2006). Greatest Hits (CD liner). Grand Funk Railroad. Hollywood, California, United States: Capitol Records. 509992-34915-26.
- 1 2 All the Girls in the World Beware!!! (Vinyl sleeve). Grand Funk. Capitol Records. 1974. SO-11356.
- ↑ "Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Soul Brothers Six) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1967-06-24. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- 1 2 "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful (song by The Fantastic Johnny C) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1968-11-16. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑
- 1 2 "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Grand Funk Railroad) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1974-12-14. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Q-Tips* - Q-Tips (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Play, Guitar Play - Conway Twitty | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Daniel Gioffre (1993-03-09). "Feels Like Rain - Buddy Guy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Four Chords & Several Years Ago - Huey Lewis & the News | Songs, Reviews, Credits". date=1994-11-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Cub Koda (1999-08-07). "Welcome to Little Milton - Little Milton | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Little Milton & Delbert McClinton - Some Kind of Wonderful". YouTube. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "At the Magic Hotel - Toploader | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2002-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Thom Jurek. "The Soul Sessions - Joss Stone | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Soul Brothers Six | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Huey Lewis | Awards". AllMusic. 1950-07-05. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Country Singles : Billboard". Nl.newsweek.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Toploader) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
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