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Never Had a Dream Come True (Stevie Wonder song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Never Had a Dream Come True"' is a song written by Stevie Wonder and Motown staff songwriters Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy, released as a single on the Tamla subsidiary by Wonder in February 1970. Featured on his 12th studio release, 'Signed, Sealed & Delivered,' as the lead single, "Never Had..." was a modest hit in the U.S. upon its release, debuting at No. 67 on the [https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-02-07 'Billboard' Hot 100] during the week of Feb. 7, 1970, and No. 11 on the R&B chart.
The song received a boost in the U.K., where it eventually broke into the top 10 and peaked at No. 6.
Background
'Cash Box' described it as a "gentle ballad bombshell" and an "outstanding offering with across-the-board power."
Credits
*Lead and background vocals and clavinet by Stevie Wonder
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
*Arranged by Paul Riser
Chart performance
References
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=JAgxlUSEovEC&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q&f=false 'The Sound of Stevie Wonder: His Words and Music']
Category:1969 songs
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