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1965 single by the Royalettes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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" | ||||
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1986 US reissue single of the Royalettes recording | ||||
| Single by The Royalettes | ||||
| B-side | "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" | |||
| Released | July 1965 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1] | |||
| Label | MGM Records | |||
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| The Royalettes singles chronology | ||||
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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 1 on the R&B chart for two weeks[4] and reached number 10 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]
| "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" | ||||
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 US single of Deniece Williams recording | ||||
| Single by Deniece Williams | ||||
| from the album Niecy | ||||
| B-side | "A Part of Love" | |||
| Released | March 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | ARC/Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Thom Bell | |||
| Deniece Williams singles chronology | ||||
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