Wonderful! Wonderful!

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" is a popular music song written by Sherman Edwards, with lyrics by Ben Raleigh. The song was first published in 1957.

In the United States, a recording by Johnny Mathis^[1] reached number 14 on the Billboard charts.^[2]

Cover versions

• In the United Kingdom, Ronnie Hilton recorded a version that reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.
• In 1963, the Tymes covered the song with peaked at number 23 on the R&B charts and number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3]
• The song was the title track of a 1963 Lawrence Welk album.
• The Supremes covered the song for their album I Hear A Symphony, released in 1966.
• R. Stevie Moore arranged, performed, and produced a cover of the song for his homemade album "Next" in 1974
• Indie rock band Sebadoh covered "Wonderful! Wonderful!" on their 1991 album Sebadoh III.
• Sonny Rollins recorded this track on his album Newk's Time.

In popular culture

• A cover of the Johnny Mathis version (with new vocals by Mathis sound-alike, Kenny James) was used during the The X-Files "Monster-of-the-Week" episode "Home" (Episode 2, Season 4), which aired on October 11, 1996. Mathis refused to allow the use of his version due to the graphic content of the episode.
• Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad danced to this song on the series finale of the CBS sitcom Cosby on April 28, 2000.
• The song was played during the series finale of Desperate Housewives, which aired on Mother's Day, May 13, 2012.
• The song was used in the trailer for Bioshock Infinite's Burial at Sea downloadable content.
• The song was used at the end of series 2 episode 8 of the television series "Call the Midwife".
• The song was played in Supernatural episode 11:11 "Into the Mystic"

References

1. Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 405.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 596.