Wonderful! Wonderful!

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" is a popular music song written by Sherman Edwards, with lyrics by Ben Raleigh.[1] The song was first published in 1957. In the United States, a recording by Johnny Mathis[2] reached number 14 on the Billboard charts.[3]

For other uses, see Wonderful Wonderful (disambiguation).

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Single by Johnny Mathis and Ray Conniff and his Orchestra
from the album Johnny's Greatest Hits
B-side	"When Sunny Gets Blue"
Released	November 5, 1956
Recorded	1956
Studio	Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	2:34
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Sherman Edwards, Ben Raleigh
Producer(s)	Ray Conniff
Johnny Mathis singles chronology
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" (1956) "It's Not for Me to Say" (1957)

Other versions

• In the United Kingdom, Ronnie Hilton recorded a version that reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
• In 1963, a recording by the Tymes peaked at number 23 on the R&B charts and number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[5] They also spent four weeks at number two on the Easy Listening chart.[6]
• A third version was recorded by American alternative rock band Sebadoh for their 1991 album Sebadoh III.

References

1. "Wonderful! Wonderful! - Sonny Rollins | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
2. Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 405.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 253. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 596.
6. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 244.