I Wish (Gabrielle song)

"I Wish"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released	1 December 1993
Format	CD Single, Cassette single
Recorded	1993
Genre	Pop, R&B, Soul
Length	4:49
Label	Go Beat, Universal Records
Writer(s)	Gabrielle, Jon Douglas
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Going Nowhere" (1993) "I Wish" (1993) "Because of You" (1994)

"I Wish" is the third single from Gabrielle and the third from her debut album Find Your Way. Written by Gabrielle and Jon Douglas, "I Wish" was not as successful as its predecessors, which both reached the UK top ten. "I Wish" charted at #26 on the UK singles chart and remains one of Gabrielle's lowest peaking singles to date. The only other of her singles to chart lower was "Ten Years Time", released eleven years later, which charted outside the UK top forty.

In the U.S. it became her second and final single to chart there, peaking at #52.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	26
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart	52

Track listings

UK CD: (GODCD 108)

1. "I Wish" (7" Mix)
2. "I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B Mix)
3. "We Don't Talk" (Cleveland City House Mix)
4. "We Don't Talk" (Speechless Mix)

Covers

In 2000 the Italian singer Mariadele made a cover of the song, titled "Vorrei", achieving a good response in Italy.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics