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"The Wonder of You" is a song written by Baker Knight. [1] It was originally recorded by Vince Edwards in 1958, but this recording has never been released. In an interview with a DJ from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Ray Peterson told the story of how Baker Knight confided that "The Wonder of You" was originally written as a gospel song.
The Wonder of You is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley (1935–77). It was released on October 21, 2016 by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings.The album features archival vocal recordings of Elvis accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded at the Abbey Road Studios.
Knight then wrote "The Wonder of You" for Perry Como, but Ray Peterson recorded it instead at the behest of Como's arranger Dick Pierce, and the song became a hit in both the U.S. and UK. Elvis Presley later recorded it with even greater success. [1] Knight continued to record solo with RCA, Chess, Reprise, and Challenge, but never with much luck.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
He recorded several songs that were minor hits until "The Wonder of You" made it into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 15, 1959. The song also did well in Australia, stopping at #9 on its chart. [1] The song would later be recorded by Elvis Presley, with whom Peterson became friends.
Stevie Wonder is a musical genius, and even people who don’t necessarily care for all of his music would probably agree with that. Blind almost since birth, he has always had a nearly superhuman ...
#49. 'You're the First, the Last, My Everything' by Barry White. An artist named Peter Sterling Radcliffe wrote a country song called "You're My First, You're My Last, My In-Between" but it wasn't ...
The Wonder of You was an LP album featuring The Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in May 1969 with catalog number SP 4180. The album was released by A&M in the United Kingdom with the title Kumbaya and catalog number AMLS 935.