It Should Have Been Me (Norman Whitfield song)

For the Ray Charles song, see It Should've Been Me (Memphis Curtis song).

"It Should Have Been Me" is a 1963 song written by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Norman Whitfield for Kim Weston.[1] It has been performed by Yvonne Fair, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Adeva among others. Knight's version peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968[2] and number 33 in Canada.[3] Fair had her only hit single with her recording of the song in 1976, reaching number 5 in the UK,[4] number 85 in the US[5] and number 10 in Australia.[6]

The song begins:

"I saw my love walking down the aisle
And as he passed me by, he turned to me and gave me a smile"
  1. ^ Dahl, Bill (2001). Motown: The Golden Years. Krause Publications. p. 333. ISBN 0873492862.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (March 2010). Top Pop Singles (12th ed.). Record Research, Inc. p. 542. ISBN 978-0898201802.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 6, 1968" (PDF).
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 192. ISBN 1904994105.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (March 2010). Top Pop Singles (12th ed.). Record Research, Inc. p. 333. ISBN 978-0898201802.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.