On this day in 1984… Stevie Wonder He hit number one in the UK with his hit song I called just to say I love you.
Written for the film The girl in redThe song stayed at number one for six weeks. The song also reached number one in the United States.
I called just to say I love you is one of the most emotional songs in Stevie Wonder’s repertoire.
Since the electronic instruments he used in this song were a far cry from the usual instruments of the 1970s, the song was heavily criticized by critics. However, it was a huge sales success.
The song was played for the first time in the movie The girl in red along with two other singles by the artist and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1984.
Also in the United Kingdom it reached number one for six weeks. It reached number ten on the R&B charts and was number one on the contemporary music chart four times.
Apart from the charts, the song won an A Golden Globe and a Oscar For best original song.
There was a dispute between Wonder and his former partner and songwriter Lee Jarrett, who claimed to have written the song before 1984 and claimed the copyright, but the jury rejected those claims and ruled in favor of Stevie Wonder.
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