My Chérie Amour
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| Single by Stevie Wonder from the album My Cherie Amour |
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| B-side | "I Don't Know Why I Love You" | ||||
| Released | January, 1969 | ||||
| Format | 7" Single | ||||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA; 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Soul/pop | ||||
| Length | 2:54 | ||||
| Label | Tamla T 54180 |
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| Writer(s) | Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby, Sylvia Moy | ||||
| Producer | Hank Cosby | ||||
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"My Cherie Amour" is a 1969 soul classic by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder.
The song was originally recorded in 1966, but not released (it was subsequently remixed for release in 1969). Co-written by the singer, Henry Cosby, and Sylvia Moy, the song was an autobiographical account by Wonder about a woman he was fascinated with while in school at the Michigan School for the Blind in Lansing, Michigan.
The song was originally written as "Oh My Marcia" but Moy told Stevie to change the name from Marcia to cherie amour. The song became a #4 hit on both the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in 1969. The song has been covered by fellow Motown act The Jackson 5, as well as by vocalist Billy Eckstine for his 1971 album Feel the Warm.
My Cherie Amour is played on the Miss Dior Cherie commercial staring Elvis Presley's granddaughter Riley Keough. This song is become a #6 hit of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues' Top 10 Hits.
A version was covered by New Zealand singer Tim Armstrong in 2006.
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| Single by Boney M. from the album Eye Dance |
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| Released | May 1985 | ||||
| Format | 7" Single, 12" Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:00 (7" mix) 8:51 (12" mix) |
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| Producer | Frank Farian | ||||
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[edit] Boney M. version
"My Chérie Amour" was a single by German band Boney M., later included in their final album Eye Dance (1985). After two German Top 20-singles, "My Chérie Amour" was only a minor success, peaking at #55 in the German charts - the single was not released in neither Spain nor Japan. Producer Frank Farian got the idea to cover the song after Stevie Wonder had recorded in his studios in Rosbach. Like Boney M.'s previous singles, only new male member Reggie Tsiboe could be heard on the single, the backing vocals being done by studio session singers Amy & Elaine Goff. The B-side "Sample City" was sung entirely by Frank Farian and was written on the chords of I Can't Stand the Rain.
[edit] Releases
7" Single
- "My Chérie Amour" - 4:00 / "Sample City" (Farian) - 4:00 (Hansa 107 350-100, Germany)
12" Single
- "My Chérie Amour" - 8:51 / "Sample City" - 4:15 (Hansa 601 686-213, Germany)
- "My Chérie Amour" (12" edit) - 8:30 / "Sample City" - 4:15 (Ariola 02.601686.27, Portugal)
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