"It's Gonna Take a Miracle" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Lou Stallman. It was first an R&B hit in 1965 for The Royalettes, which reached the Top 30 on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on Cash Box.[2][3]
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
1986 US reissue single of the Royalettes recording
The most successful version of "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" was the 1982 cover by R&B and gospel singer Deniece Williams. Her version went to number one on the R&B chart for two weeks[4] and reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
The song was originally written and intended for Little Anthony and The Imperials, but they never recorded it due to a royalty dispute with the song's writers/label owners Teddy Randazzo and Don Costa at the group's record label, DCP (Don Costa Productions) Records.[6] Imperials member (and Double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee) Sammy Strain recalls:
"We had a lot of hit records (with DCP) but we hadn’t received any royalties,” said Strain. “We protested and said we’re not going into the studio anymore until we get an accounting. We didn’t record for about eight or nine months. In the interim, Teddy Randazzo produced a girl group out of Baltimore called the Royalettes. He gave them a song called 'It’s Gonna Take a Miracle' which was written for Little Anthony & the Imperials. When it first came out, everybody thought it was us. He also produced Derek Martin who had a hit called 'You Better Go.' But we missed a million seller with 'Gonna Take a Miracle' when we went on strike with the record company."[6]
^Breihan, Tom (August 19, 2020). "The Number Ones: Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It For The Boy". Stereogum. Retrieved July 29, 2023. ...A 1982 cover of the Royalettes' 1965 R&B ballad "It's Gonna Take A Miracle," which peaked at #10.
^ ab. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^ abWhitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 503.
^ abWhitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 625.
Deniece Williams - It's Gonna Take a Miracle on YouTube
November 27, 2023
gonna, take, miracle, song, written, teddy, randazzo, bobby, weinstein, stallman, first, 1965, royalettes, which, reached, chart, peaked, number, billboard, number, cash, 1986, reissue, single, royalettes, recordingsingle, royalettesb, side, sight, mind, relea. It s Gonna Take a Miracle is a song written by Teddy Randazzo Bobby Weinstein and Lou Stallman It was first an R amp B hit in 1965 for The Royalettes which reached the Top 30 on the U S R amp B chart and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on Cash Box 2 3 It s Gonna Take a Miracle 1986 US reissue single of the Royalettes recordingSingle by The RoyalettesB side Out of Sight Out of Mind ReleasedJuly 1965GenreR amp B 1 LabelMGM RecordsSongwriter s Teddy Randazzo Bobby Weinstein Lou StallmanThe Royalettes singles chronology It s Gonna Take a Miracle 1965 I Want to Meet Him 1965 The most successful version of It s Gonna Take a Miracle was the 1982 cover by R amp B and gospel singer Deniece Williams Her version went to number one on the R amp B chart for two weeks 4 and reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 5 The song was originally written and intended for Little Anthony and The Imperials but they never recorded it due to a royalty dispute with the song s writers label owners Teddy Randazzo and Don Costa at the group s record label DCP Don Costa Productions Records 6 Imperials member and Double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Sammy Strain recalls We had a lot of hit records with DCP but we hadn t received any royalties said Strain We protested and said we re not going into the studio anymore until we get an accounting We didn t record for about eight or nine months In the interim Teddy Randazzo produced a girl group out of Baltimore called the Royalettes He gave them a song called It s Gonna Take a Miracle which was written for Little Anthony amp the Imperials When it first came out everybody thought it was us He also produced Derek Martin who had a hit called You Better Go But we missed a million seller with Gonna Take a Miracle when we went on strike with the record company 6 Contents 1 Charts 1 1 Weekly charts 1 2 Year end charts 2 Other cover versions 3 References 4 External linksCharts editChart 1965 PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 100 5 41US Billboard R amp B 3 28US Cash Box Top 100 2 37 It s Gonna Take a Miracle nbsp US single of Deniece Williams recordingSingle by Deniece Williamsfrom the album NiecyB side A Part of Love ReleasedMarch 1982 1982 03 Recorded1981GenreR amp BLength4 09LabelARC ColumbiaSongwriter s Teddy Randazzo Bobby Weinstein Lou StallmanProducer s Thom BellDeniece Williams singles chronology Silly 1981 It s Gonna Take a Miracle 1982 Love Won t Let Me Wait 1984 Weekly charts edit Chart 1982 PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles 7 41New Zealand RIANZ 8 9US Billboard Hot 100 5 10US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6US Billboard R amp B 4 1US Cash Box Top 100 9 16 Year end charts edit Chart 1982 RankUS Billboard Hot 100 10 71Other cover versions editIn 1970 Alton Ellis recorded the song for his album Sunday Coming In 1971 Laura Nyro recorded the song for her covers album with LaBelle Gonna Take a Miracle Nyro s recording featured in the film A Home at the End of the World 2004 In 1994 The Manhattan Transfer recorded a version with Bette Midler on lead vocals This was released in 1995 on Manhattan Transfer s Tonin 2 References edit Breihan Tom August 19 2020 The Number Ones Deniece Williams Let s Hear It For The Boy Stereogum Retrieved July 29 2023 A 1982 cover of the Royalettes 1965 R amp B ballad It s Gonna Take A Miracle which peaked at 10 a b Cash Box Top 100 Singles September 9 1965 Archived from the original on May 10 2015 Retrieved March 26 2017 a b Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 503 a b Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 625 a b c Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X a b 1 Archived 2015 02 03 at the Wayback Machine Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1982 07 10 Retrieved 2018 01 04 NZ Top 40 Singles Chart the Official New Zealand Music Chart Archived from the original on 2017 03 26 Retrieved 2017 03 26 Cash Box Top 100 Singles June 26 1982 Archived from the original on June 3 2015 Retrieved March 26 2017 Top 100 Hits of 1982 Top 100 Songs of 1982 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 22 April 2021 External links editRoyalettes It s Gonna Take a Miracle on YouTube Deniece Williams It s Gonna Take a Miracle on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It 27s Gonna Take a Miracle amp oldid 1167803812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
