I Just Called to Say I Love You
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"I Just Called to Say I Love You" is a song, produced, written and performed by Stevie Wonder
. It was one of Wonder's most commercially successful singles.
The song was first featured in the 1984 comedy The Woman in Red, along with two other songs by Wonder, and scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100
for three weeks from October 13, 1984, and also became Wonder's only solo UK
number-one success, staying at the top for six weeks. It also became his tenth number-one on the R&B chart
, and his fourth number-one on the adult contemporary chart
. In addition, the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song
.
There is a dispute between Wonder and his former writing partner Lee Garrett
over authorship rights. Garrett claims to have written the song years prior to its 1984 release.
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
. It was one of Wonder's most commercially successful singles.
The song was first featured in the 1984 comedy The Woman in Red, along with two other songs by Wonder, and scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
for three weeks from October 13, 1984, and also became Wonder's only solo UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
number-one success, staying at the top for six weeks. It also became his tenth number-one on the R&B chart
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, and his fourth number-one on the adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
. In addition, the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
.
There is a dispute between Wonder and his former writing partner Lee Garrett
Lee Garrett
Lee Garrett is an American rhythm and blues singer-songwriter, most famous for co-writing the song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours".-Career:...
over authorship rights. Garrett claims to have written the song years prior to its 1984 release.
Cover versions
- Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
covered the song from his 2008 album, The Greatest Songs of The Eighties. - This song was covered by French super star DalidaDalidaDalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
. - Raul Midon covered this song with Herbie Hancock on the album "Possibilities".
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Singles Chart |
1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 1 |
| French Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
See also
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
- List of RPM number-one singles of 1984
- List of European number-one hits of 1984
- List of number-one hits of 1984 (France)
- List of number-one hits of 1984 (Germany)
- List of number-one singles of 1984 (Ireland)
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1984
- List of number-one singles in 1984 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one hits in Norway
- List of number-one hits (Sweden)
- List of number-one hits of 1984 (Switzerland)
- List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)