I Was Made to Love Her (song)
"I Was Made to Love Her" | ||||
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Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||
from the album I Was Made to Love Her | ||||
B-side | "Hold Me" | |||
Released | June 1967 | |||
Recorded |
Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) Detroit, Michigan; 1967 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Writer(s) | Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy | |||
Producer(s) | Henry Cosby | |||
Stevie Wonder singles chronology | ||||
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"I Was Made to Love Her" is a hit single recorded by American soul musician Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label in 1967. The song was written by Wonder, his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy and producer Henry Cosby and included on Wonder's 1967 album I Was Made to Love Her. Released as a single, "I Was Made to Love Her" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in July 1967. The song was held out of the top spot by "Light My Fire" by The Doors and spent four non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart in the United States.[1] The song reached No. 5 in the UK.
When asked in a 1968 interview which of his songs stood out in his mind, Wonder answered "I Was Made to Love Her because it's a true song."[2] The song features Wonder's harmonica solo in the introduction. The song also features strings following the bridge section. The song also features the use of an electric sitar in the opening and repeated throughout the verse. The last lyric line "You know Stevie ain't gonna leave her," ad libbed by Wonder,[2] refers to the singer himself.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 635.
- 1 2 Stevie Wonder interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1970)
- ↑
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ "Top 100 1967 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1967/Top 100 Songs of 1967". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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External links
Preceded by "Respect" by Aretha Franklin "Make Me Yours" by Bettye Swann |
Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles number-one single July 15, 1967 August 5–19, 1967 |
Succeeded by "Make Me Yours" by Bettye Swann "Baby I Love You" by Aretha Franklin |