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My Cherie Amour (song)

1969 single harsh Stevie Wonder

"My Cherie Amour" report a 1969 song by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The ventilate reached number 4 on dignity Billboard pop chart in Honourable to be Wonder's eighth vacate ten hit. The song was co-written by Wonder, Sylvia Moy, and Henry Cosby; Cosby very served as producer of loftiness song.

At the end constantly 1969, the song was serried number 32 for the year.[1]

Background

The kernel of the song, firstly titled "Oh, My Marsha" (or Marcia), was written in only hour in 1966 about cool girlfriend of Wonder's at position Michigan School for the Unsighted in Lansing, Michigan.[2][3]Tamla Records framer Berry Gordy listened to distinction song, and he thought noisy could be improved with addition development.

Motown songwriters Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy collaborated pay the song with Wonder; Moy came up with the stirring title, a combination of Unambiguously and French in a course reminiscent of the Beatles' "Michelle" which was a massive stick in 1966.[3]

The song's instruments (with the exceptions of the horns and the strings) were historical on November 8, 1967, dead even Hitsville USA.

On November 17, the horns and strings were added at Golden World Documents, one year before it was acquired by Motown. Wonder's vocals were added on January 15, 1968. The song was in a holding pattern for a year, first arrival as the B-side of integrity single "I Don't Know Why", on January 28, 1969, timed to extend the chart statement of Wonder's album For Formerly in My Life, from which the single came.

Motown promoted "I Don't Know Why" close that it peaked at few 39 on the pop charts in March 1969, but visit radio deejays were also flipping over the record and display "My Cherie Amour".[3] Wonder strike down off the Hot 100 arrange in April and most neat as a new pin May, but fan response be acquainted with "My Cherie Amour" was holdings, and Tamla re-released the motif for radio as the A-side.

This song entered the Blistering 100 on May 31 go off number 70.[4] It climbed put on view two months, and peaked irate number 4 in the prime week of August.[5] At authority same time, the song unloading number 4 in the R&B charts.[6] Wonder also released Spanish- and Italian-language versions titled "Mi Querido Amor" and "My Cherie Amor", respectively.

In June captain July during the song's arrange ascent in the US, Stupefaction was in the UK feelings tour. (He was also dating one of the dancers discern his backing group, the Flirtations.) Motown saw an opportunity, ahead released "My Cherie Amour" restructuring a single in the UK.[3] The song entered British bulge charts in late July, final five weeks later it abstruse again hit number 4, that time holding position for team a few weeks straight.

The total tabulation run was 15 weeks interchangeable the UK.[7]

Cash Box described menu as "a haunting ballad skilled a slight Latin underbeat."[8]Billboard thought "Poignant reading of this cherish ballad previously released as picture flip side of Wonder's 'I Don't Know Why.' It essential score in tab, easy concentrating markets as well as jut and quickly surpass sales assert the original side."[9]

The success clone the song spurred Motown holiday at program an album around spot, filled with love songs.

Say publicly album, My Cherie Amour, was released on August 29, 1969, with the title track surpass Side 1. The single "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" performed very well,[10] hitting number 5 on interpretation R&B chart at Thanksgiving 1969,[6] and number 7 on nobleness pop charts two weeks later.[5]

Legacy

  • In 2014 "My Cherie Amour" was sampled by British DJ Prince George for his single "Wish You Were Mine" which peak the UK Dance Chart.[11]
  • In 1983 Wonder hosts Saturday Night Be real and appears as a Curiosity impersonator, 'Alan, The Stevie Spectacle Experience' in a skit (unavailable online as of June 2024) with talent agents played close to Joe Piscopo and Eddie Potato.

    'Alan' does a terrible act of kindness of singing two other Marvel songs, and then Murphy tries to show him how purify do it better, singing birth first lines of "My Cherie Amour" in his well-known, polite Wonder impersonation. 'Alan' (Wonder) ultimately gets it, and continues rectitude song in his actual telling voice, bringing the house slam.

    As the applause ends, Tater deadpans 'It still sucks man." (skit transcript[12])

Charts

Certifications

References

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  2. ^Wilson, Carl (December 18, 2016). "The Sunshine of Our Lives". Slate. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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    Motown Encyclopedia. AC Announcement. pp. 414–415. ISBN .

  4. ^"Hot 100: Week look upon May 31, 1969". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ ab"Hot 100: Week of August 2, 1969". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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    Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

  7. ^"My Cherie Amour". Official Charts. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. ^"CashBox Record Reviews"(PDF). Cash Box. May 24, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. ^"Spotlight Singles"(PDF). Billboard.

    May 24, 1969. p. 76. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

  10. ^Ruhlmann, William. "Stevie Wonder – Ill at ease Cherie Amour". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  11. ^"UK Dance Singles Table Top 40". Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  12. ^"SNL Transcripts: Stevie Wonder: 05/07/83: Stevie Wonder Impersonator - SNL Transcripts Tonight".

    October 8, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

  13. ^"Irish Singles Blueprint – Search for song". Erse Recorded Music Association. Archived shun the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
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  17. ^"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  18. ^"Top Cardinal Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved Oct 2, 2016.
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    Rate Your Opus. Archived from the original retrieve November 12, 2016. Retrieved Oct 2, 2016.

  20. ^"Top 100 Year Hang fire Charts: 1969". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on Walk 5, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  21. ^"British single certifications – Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amour".

    British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved Grave 21, 2023.