"How Wonderful You Are" is a song by English musician Gordon Haskell. It was released as a single in the Christmas period of 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite of listeners after being featured by the drive-time presenter Johnnie Walker.[3] It was the UK Christmas number-two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's cover of "Somethin' Stupid". The song is the most requested song of all time at Radio 2.[4]
| "How Wonderful You Are" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Gordon Haskell | |
| from the album Harry's Bar | |
| B-side | "A Little Help from You" |
| Released | 17 December 2001[1] |
| Length | 4:00 |
| Label | Flying Sparks |
| Songwriter(s) | Gordon Haskell[2] |
The song was covered in Finnish by Kirka for his album Sinut Siinä Nään in 2002.[citation needed] A mix version was released by Larry Peace in 2017.[5] Haskell re-recorded the song in a samba version for his 2020 album The Cat Who's Got the Cream, featuring jazz trumpeter Guy Barker.[6]
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Reviews – For Records Released on December 17/31, 2001" (PDF). Music Week. 8 December 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Eden, Richard (24 December 2001). "And then they go and spoil it all for Gordon Haskell". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Haskell's 'old school' rules". news.bbc.co.uk. 13 January 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Soundcloud.com
- ^ Jazzjournal.co
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 2–3. 12 January 2002. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2020. See last week column.
- ^ "Gordon Haskell – How Wonderful You Are" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Gordon Haskell – How Wonderful You Are". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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