Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song)

"Some Kind of Wonderful"
Single by Soul Brothers Six
B-side	"I'll Be Loving You"
Released	May 1967
Format	7" single
Recorded	March 30, 1967 at Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	Soul
Length	2:38
Label	Atlantic 2406
Writer(s)	John Ellison
Soul Brothers Six singles chronology
"Don't Neglect Your Baby" (1966) "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1967) "You Better Check Yourself" (1967)

"Some Kind of Wonderful"
Single by Grand Funk Railroad
from the album All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
B-side	"Wild"
Released	December 9, 1974[1]
Recorded	1974 at the Swamp[2]
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	3:22
Label	Capitol 4002
Writer(s)	John Ellison
Producer(s)	Jimmy Ienner[2]
Grand Funk Railroad singles chronology
"Shinin' On"/"Mr. Pretty Boy" (1974) "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1974) "Bad Time" (1975)

"(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by John Ellison^[3] and first recorded by his group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

It is not related to the other song by the same name written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King (and recorded by artists including the Drifters and Marvin Gaye).

Other versions

• The Fantastic Johnny C covered the song in 1968, reaching number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]
• In 1974, Grand Funk Railroad recorded the song^[6] for the group's album All the Girls in the World Beware!!!. Reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 on 22 February 1975,^[7] it ranked #74 on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart for 1975 (but the 27 December 1975 print edition of Billboard, which contained the Hot 100 for 1975 that Casey Kasem followed, erred in placing it at #6 and in placing all the songs from #6 through #73 one position lower apiece). It is one of the band's best-known songs. Their version of the song appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictitious radio station K-DST.
• British blue-eyed soul band Q-Tips (featuring lead singer and guitarist Paul Young) recorded a version on their 1980 debut album, although on the label it was mistakenly credited to Goffin and King.^[8]
• Conway Twitty released a cover on his 1977 album, Play Guitar Play.^[9]
• Viva, a german Metal-Band, released their version of the song on their second album Dealers of the Night in 1982
• Buddy Guy released a version of the song on his 1993 album, Feels Like Rain.^[10]
• Huey Lewis and the News charted with their own version, including it on their 1994 covers album, Four Chords & Several Years Ago.^[11]
• Little Milton and Delbert McClinton collaborated on a cover version for Milton's 1999 album, Welcome to Little Milton.^[12][13]
• Toploader released a version on their 2002 album, Magic Hotel.^[14]
• Joss Stone released a version on her 2003 debut album, The Soul Sessions.^[15]

Charts

Year	Artist	Chart	Peak position
1967	Soul Brothers Six	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16]	91
1968	The Fantastic Johnny C	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	87
1975	Grand Funk Railroad	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7]	3
1994	Huey Lewis and the News	U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17]	44
		U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[18]	7
2002	Toploader	UK Singles Chart[19]	76

References

1. Tedds, David K. (2006). Greatest Hits (CD liner). Grand Funk Railroad. Hollywood, California, United States: Capitol Records. 509992-34915-26.
2. All the Girls in the World Beware!!! (Vinyl sleeve). Grand Funk. Capitol Records. 1974. SO-11356.
3. "Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
4. "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Soul Brothers Six) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1967-06-24. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
5. "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful (song by The Fantastic Johnny C) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1968-11-16. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
7. "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Grand Funk Railroad) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1974-12-14. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
8. "Q-Tips* - Q-Tips (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
9. "Play, Guitar Play - Conway Twitty | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
10. Daniel Gioffre (1993-03-09). "Feels Like Rain - Buddy Guy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
11. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Four Chords & Several Years Ago - Huey Lewis & the News | Songs, Reviews, Credits". date=1994-11-01. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
12. Cub Koda (1999-08-07). "Welcome to Little Milton - Little Milton | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
13. "Little Milton & Delbert McClinton - Some Kind of Wonderful". YouTube. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
14. "At the Magic Hotel - Toploader | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2002-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
15. Thom Jurek. "The Soul Sessions - Joss Stone | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
16. "Soul Brothers Six | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
17. "Huey Lewis | Awards". AllMusic. 1950-07-05. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
18. "Country Singles : Billboard". Nl.newsweek.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
19. "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Toploader) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.