I'm Wondering Explained

I'm Wondering
Cover:imwonderingsong.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Stevie Wonder
B-Side:Every Time I See You I Go Wild
Released:September 14, 1967
Recorded:1967
Genre:R&B, soul
Length:2:53
Label:Tamla
Producer:Henry Cosby
Prev Title:I Was Made to Love Her
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
Next Year: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

Billboard described the single as "driving, pulsating material with a wailing performance that moves and groovesall 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

Charts

"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

  1. News: Billboard. 2021-02-25. September 30, 1967. 15. Spotlight Singles.
  2. CashBox Record Reviews . September 30, 1967 . 34 . 2022-01-12 . Cash Box.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 925.

  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 635.
  5. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. July 6, 2021.