Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song)
| "Some Kind of Wonderful" | ||||
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| Single by Soul Brothers Six | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Be Loving You" | |||
| Released | May 1967 | |||
| Recorded | March 30, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 2406 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Ellison | |||
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"(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by Canadian-American musician John Ellison and first recorded by his R&B group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The best known version is by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad from 1974 which reached number 3 on the same chart.
Grand Funk Railroad version
| "Some Kind of Wonderful" | ||||
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| Single by Grand Funk | ||||
| from the album All the Girls in the World Beware!!! | ||||
| B-side | "Wild" | |||
| Released | December 9, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 at the Swamp | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol 4002 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Ellison | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Ienner | |||
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In 1974, American rock band Grand Funk recorded the song for their album All the Girls in the World Beware!!!; it reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 22, 1975. It also ranked number 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart for 1975 as shown on the December 27, 1975, print edition of Billboard, which contained the Hot 100 for 1975. This is the official list still shown on Billboard magazine website.
Their version of the song appeared in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictitious radio station K-DST.
Other notable versions
- The Fantastic Johnny C covered the song in 1968, reaching number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
- Joss Stone covered the song in 2003, for her debut album, The Soul Sessions.
Charts
| Year | Artist | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1967 | Soul Brothers Six | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 91 |
| 1968 | The Fantastic Johnny C | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 87 |
| 1975 | Grand Funk Railroad | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 6 | ||
| 1994 | Huey Lewis and the News | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 7 | ||
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 37 | ||
| 2002 | Toploader | UK Singles Chart | 76 |
Certifications
Grand Funk Railroad version
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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