| "Wondrous Place" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Fury | ||||
| B-side | "Alright, Goodbye" | |||
| Released | 2 September 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 24 June 1960[1] | |||
| Studio | Decca Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop[2] | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jack Good | |||
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"Wondrous Place" is a song written by Jeff Lewis and Bill Giant and first released by American singer Jimmy Jones on his debut album Good Timin in May 1960. English singer Billy Fury released a version as a single in September 1960.
Fury's version peaked at number 25 on the Record Retailer Top 50, now seen as the UK Singles Chart, in October 1960[3] and the song gained further recognition nearly forty years later in 1999 when Fury's version was used on a UK television advertisement for the Toyota Yaris. Two versions were then re-released as singles: a 1983 re-recording by K-tel (as the official advert release), which peaked at number 83 on the singles chart, and the original single version by Deram Records (who had released The 40th Anniversary Anthology six months earlier), which peaked at number 98.[3]
- ^ "Billy Fury". www.nic.fi. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Roberts, David (2015). "Billy Fury - "Wondrous Place". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 109.
- ^ a b "Billy Fury | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.