Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song)

"(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by John Ellison[1] and first recorded by his group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] The best known version is by Grand Funk Railroad from 1974 which reached number 3 on the same chart.

For the song by the Drifters, see Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters song).
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
Single by Soul Brothers Six
B-side"I'll Be Loving You"
ReleasedMay 1967
RecordedMarch 30, 1967 at Atlantic Studios
(New York, New York)
GenreSoul
Length2:38
LabelAtlantic 2406
Songwriter(s)John Ellison
Soul Brothers Six singles chronology
"Don't Neglect Your Baby"
(1966)		 "Some Kind of Wonderful"
(1967)		 "You Better Check Yourself"
(1967)

Grand Funk version
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
Single by Grand Funk
from the album All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
B-side"Wild"
ReleasedDecember 9, 1974[3]
Recorded1974 at the Swamp[4]
GenreHard rock
Length3:22
LabelCapitol 4002
Songwriter(s)John Ellison
Producer(s)Jimmy Ienner[4]
Grand Funk singles chronology
"Shinin' On" / "Mr. Pretty Boy"
(1974)		 "Some Kind of Wonderful"
(1974)		 "Bad Time"
(1975)

In 1974, Grand Funk recorded the song[5] for the group's album All the Girls in the World Beware!!! Reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 22, 1975.[6] It also ranked number 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart for 1975 as shown on the December 27, 1975, print edition of Billboard, which contained the Hot 100 for 1975[7] This is the official list still shown on Billboard magazine website.[8]

Their version of the song appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictitious radio station K-DST.

Other notable versions

Charts
Year Artist Chart Peak
position
1967 Soul Brothers Six U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 91
1968 The Fantastic Johnny C U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 87
1975 Grand Funk Railroad U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 3
Canada RPM Top Singles 6
1994 Huey Lewis and the News U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 44
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[12] 7
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[13] 37
2002 Toploader UK Singles Chart[14] 76

References
  1. "Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Soul Brothers Six) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1967-06-24. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. Tedds, David K. (2006). Greatest Hits (CD liner). Grand Funk Railroad. Hollywood, California, United States: Capitol Records. 509992-34915-26.
  4. All the Girls in the World Beware!!! (Vinyl sleeve). Grand Funk. Capitol Records. 1974. SO-11356.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Grand Funk Railroad) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1974-12-14. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  7. Top Records of 1975, Billboard, Section II, December 27, 1975. p. 38. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  8. Records of 1975, Billboard, Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  9. "(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful (song by The Fantastic Johnny C) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1968-11-16. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  10. "Soul Brothers Six | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  11. "Huey Lewis | Awards". AllMusic. 1950-07-05. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  12. "Country Singles : Billboard". Nl.newsweek.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  13. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1994-06-07. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  14. "Some Kind of Wonderful (song by Toploader) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
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