I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)

"I Wish" is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder. It was released in late 1976 as the lead single from his eighteenth album Songs in the Key of Life. Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood from the 1950s into the early 1960s about how he wished he could go back and relive it. The single hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and soul singles chart.[2]

"I Wish"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Songs in the Key of Life
B-side"You and I"
ReleasedNovember 1976
Genre
Length3:37 (Single edit)
4:12 (Album version)
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Boogie On Reggae Woman"
(1974)		 "I Wish"
(1976)		 "Sir Duke"
(1977)

For the television series Classic Albums, Wonder recreated a small section from the song to demonstrate how he composed and arranged it. He played the keyboards and drums himself, and used most of the musicians that recorded the original.[3]

Chart performance

See also

References
  1. John McFerrin. "Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key of Life". Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.
  3. Wonder, Stevie; Beus de Jung; Nick de Grunwald (1977). "Documentary: The Making of Songs in the Key of Life pt. 8". Video documentary of the making of Songs in the Key of Life. Isis Production. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  4. "Stevie Wonder - I Wish - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. "Top 100 1977-01-29". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  6. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  7. "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  8. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1977". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  9. "Will Smith feat. Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee's Wild Wild West sample of Stevie Wonder's I Wish". whosampled.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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