When I Wanted You
"When I Wanted You" | ||||
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Single by Barry Manilow | ||||
from the album One Voice | ||||
B-side | "Bobbie Lee (What's the Difference, I Gotta Live)" | |||
Released | December 1979 (1979) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gino Cunico | |||
Barry Manilow singles chronology | ||||
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"When I Wanted You" is a song whose music and lyrics were written by Gino Cunico. It was first recorded by Gino Cunico (the song's composer) and the Addrisi Brothers.
Barry Manilow recording
The song was later recorded as track from Barry Manilow's 1979 album, One Voice. It was the second of three singles released from the LP, all of which became U.S. Top 40 hits.
"When I Wanted You" peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] No. 24 in Canada, and spent one week at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations. It was Manilow's seventh No. 1 on the Canadian AC chart and his tenth No. 1 on the US AC chart.[2]
Record World said that Manilow's "dramatic vocal is exhilarating."[3]
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.)
References
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- "Mandy" (1974)
- "Sandra" (1974)
- "It's a Miracle" (1975)
- "Could It Be Magic" (1975)
- "I Write the Songs" (1975)
- "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" (1976)
- "This One's for You" (1976)
- "Weekend in New England" (1976)
- "Looks Like We Made It" (1977)
- "Daybreak" (1977)
- "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" (1977)
- "Can't Smile Without You" (1978)
- "Even Now" (1978)
- "Copacabana" (1978)
- "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (1978)
- "Somewhere in the Night" (1978)
- "Ships" (1979)
- "When I Wanted You" (1979)
- "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (1980)
- "Bermuda Triangle" (1980)
- "I Made It Through the Rain" (1980)
- "Lonely Together" (1981)
- "The Old Songs" (1981)
- "Somewhere Down the Road" (1981)
- "Let's Hang On!" (1982)
- "Stay" (1982)
- "Oh Julie" (1982)
- "Memory" (1982)
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (1982)
- "Read 'Em and Weep" (1983)
- "When October Goes" (1984)
- "Run to Me" (1985)
- "I'm Your Man" (1986)
- "Keep Each Other Warm" (1989)
- "If I Can Dream" (1990)
- "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (1997)
- "I Go Crazy" (1997)
- "River" (2003)
- "Unchained Melody" (2006)
- "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (2006)
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2007)
- "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (2012)
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