Released as a single, "I Was Made to Love Her" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in July 1967. The song was held out of the top spot by "Light My Fire" by the Doors and spent four non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart in the United States.[1] The song reached No. 5 in the UK, Wonder's first top ten hit in that country.[2]
Cash Box called it a "driving, wailing, pulsing R&B workout."[3]
When asked in a 1968 interview which of his songs stood out in his mind, Wonder answered "'I Was Made to Love Her' because it's a true song".[4] The last lyric line "You know Stevie ain't gonna leave her" was ad libbed by Wonder.
made, love, song, album, made, love, album, made, love, soul, music, song, recorded, american, musician, stevie, wonder, motown, tamla, label, 1967, song, written, wonder, mother, lula, hardaway, sylvia, producer, henry, cosby, included, wonder, 1967, album, m. For the album see I Was Made to Love Her album I Was Made to Love Her is a soul music song recorded by American musician Stevie Wonder for Motown s Tamla label in 1967 The song was written by Wonder his mother Lula Mae Hardaway Sylvia Moy and producer Henry Cosby and included on Wonder s 1967 album I Was Made to Love Her I Was Made to Love Her Single by Stevie Wonderfrom the album I Was Made to Love HerB side Travlin Man Hold Me ReleasedMay 18 1967 1967 05 18 Recorded1967StudioHitsville U S A Studio A Detroit MichiganGenreSoulLength2 37LabelTamlaSongwriter s Stevie Wonder Lula Mae Hardaway Henry Cosby Sylvia MoyProducer s Henry CosbyStevie Wonder singles chronology Hey Love 1967 I Was Made to Love Her 1967 I m Wondering 1967 Released as a single I Was Made to Love Her peaked at No 2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in July 1967 The song was held out of the top spot by Light My Fire by the Doors and spent four non consecutive weeks at No 1 on the Hot Rhythm amp Blues Singles chart in the United States 1 The song reached No 5 in the UK Wonder s first top ten hit in that country 2 Cash Box called it a driving wailing pulsing R amp B workout 3 When asked in a 1968 interview which of his songs stood out in his mind Wonder answered I Was Made to Love Her because it s a true song 4 The last lyric line You know Stevie ain t gonna leave her was ad libbed by Wonder Contents 1 Personnel 2 Charts 3 References 4 External linksPersonnel EditStevie Wonder lead vocals clavinet harmonica The Andantes backing vocals Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers 5 James Jamerson bass Benny Benjamin drums Eddie Willis guitar 6 Charts EditWeekly charts Chart 1967 PeakpositionAustralia Go Set 7 40Canada RPM Top Singles 8 5New Zealand Listener 9 16UK Singles Chart 2 5US Billboard Hot 100 1 2US Billboard R amp B Singles 1 1Year end charts Chart 1967 RankCanada 10 56US Billboard Hot 100 11 14References Edit a b c Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 635 a b Singles Official Charts Retrieved August 30 2020 CashBox Record Reviews PDF Cash Box June 3 1967 p 22 Retrieved 2022 01 12 Stevie Wonder interviewed on the Pop Chronicles 1970 The Complete Motown Singles Vol 7 1967 liner notes New York Hip O Select Motown Universal Records Eddie Willis Original Motown Funk Brother Dies at 82 Go Set National Top 40 20 September 1967 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 17 July 2013 Retrieved 2016 12 20 Flavour of New Zealand 22 September 1967 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Archived from the original on 2016 08 12 Retrieved 2016 10 01 Top 100 Hits of 1967 Top 100 Songs of 1967 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 2016 10 01 External links EditStevie Wonder I Was Made to Love Her on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Was Made to Love Her song amp oldid 1114936695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
