Summary
"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" is a soul song co-written and performed by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright, for Wonder's fifteenth studio album, Talking Book (1972). The song is featured in the 2000 comedy-drama High Fidelity starring John Cusack and Jack Black, and is included on its soundtrack. It was also included in season 1 Episode 10 of the 2020 Hulu series High Fidelity starring Zoe Kravitz.[1]
| "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" | |
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| Song by Stevie Wonder | |
| from the album Talking Book | |
| Released | October 28, 1972 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Genre | Soul |
| Length | 4:53 |
| Label | Tamla |
| Composer(s) | Stevie Wonder |
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| Producer(s) | Stevie Wonder |
E'voke version edit
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| Single by E'voke | ||||
| B-side | "It's My Life" | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 5:41 | |||
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This song was also recorded by British female vocal duo E'voke in 1994 as their debut single (with the title being shortened to "I Believe"). A B-side to the track titled "It's My Life" written by E'voke producers Barry Leng and Duncan Hannant was recorded. Though the track was not a commercial hit (it reached #77 in the UK charts[2] and no video was filmed for the track), it was a club hit and E'voke moved on to FFRR's sister label Ffrreedom for their next single "Runaway". The CD single release of the track was released digitally by Pinball Records in 2011.
Versions edit
- Edited version – 4:03
- 12" mix – 5:38
- A Tin Tin Out mix – 7:38
- Tall Paul mix – 6:39
- The Gems for Jem mix – 7:51
Charts edit
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| Scotland (OCC)[3] | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 77 |
| UK Dance (OCC)[4] | 18 |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[5] | 19 |
Other notable versions edit
Peter Frampton released his recording of the song in January 1973 on his album Frampton's Camel.
In early 1974, a recording by Songbird was released by Mushroom Records in Canada. This was a studio group consisting of producer Mike Flicker, Howard Leese and Rob Deans, all of whom also worked with Heart.[6] It was the label's first charting single, reaching #75 on the Canadian chart. Despite its low peak, the single reportedly sold close to 30,000 units.
Colleen Hewett had an Australian single release of the song, titled "I Believe When I Fall in Love", issued in July 1974. Hewett's rendition charted in Australia with a #51 peak, and was featured on Hewett's album M'Lady.
Art Garfunkel's 1975 album Breakaway led off with "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)," in a lush orchestral version produced by Richard Perry.
Josh Groban recorded the song for his album All That Echoes, released in early 2013 and released it as a single that peaked at #20 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Father John Misty covered the song on his 2022 EP Live at Electric Lady.[7]
References edit
- ^ "High Fidelity Soundtrack: All the Songs in Season 1 of the Hulu Series". Indiewire. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b "E'VOKE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OCC.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 16 October 1994 - 22 October 1994". OCC. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 16 October 1994 - 22 October 1994". OCC. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). September 17, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Billboard vol 86 #49 (7 December 1974) p.63
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (15 September 2022). "Father John Misty Shares New Live at Electric Lady EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 September 2022.