How Wonderful You Are Explained

How Wonderful You Are
Cover:Gordon haskell CD single.webp
Type:single
Artist:Gordon Haskell
Album:Harry's Bar
B-Side:A Little Help from You
Released:[1]
Length:4:00
Label:Flying Sparks

"How Wonderful You Are" is a song by English musician Gordon Haskell. It was released as a single in the Christmas period of 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite of listeners after being featured by the drive-time presenter Johnnie Walker.[2] It was the UK Christmas number-two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's cover of "Somethin' Stupid". The song is the most requested song of all time at Radio 2.[3]

The song was covered in Finnish by Kirka for his album Sinut Siinä Nään in 2002. A mix version was released by Larry Peace in 2017.[4] Haskell re-recorded the song in a samba version for his 2020 album The Cat Who's Got the Cream, featuring jazz trumpeter Guy Barker.[5]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Reviews – For Records Released on December 17/31, 2001. Music Week. 23. 8 December 2001. 21 August 2021.
  2. News: Eden. Richard. And then they go and spoil it all for Gordon Haskell. Telegraph.co.uk. 19 December 2009. en. 24 December 2001.
  3. Web site: Haskell's 'old school' rules. news.bbc.co.uk. 19 December 2009. 13 January 2002.
  4. https://soundcloud.com/gordonhaskell/how-wonderful-larry-peace Soundcloud.com
  5. https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2020/07/12/gordon-haskell-the-cat-whos-got-the-cream/ Jazzjournal.co
  6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 20. 2–3. 9. 12 January 2002. 10 September 2020. See last week column.
  7. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 22 May 2018.