Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer
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"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" is a 1971
song by Stevie Wonder
. It comes from his album Where I'm Coming From
. The song is a ballad, describing a failed relationship using the metaphor of changing seasons. Co-written by Syreeta Wright
and released on Tamla 54202 in 1971 with the flip side of "We Can Work It Out
, the single stalled at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100
, but it remains one of Stevie Wonder's most popular ballads to this day. The song was remade by Joan Baez
on her 1975 album Diamonds and Rust. It was also remade by Three Dog Night
and included on their album Harmony.
Phil Collins
also recorded the song for his album of soul covers, Going Back
.
A large portion of the song is played during a scene in the film, Poetic Justice. The full song is on its accompanying soundtrack album.
A portion of this song was also remade by Lauryn Hill on Hip-Hop artist Common's "Retrospect For Life," found on his 1997 album "One Day It'll All Make Sense
".
Wonder performed a version of the song at Michael Jackson
's memorial service on July 7, 2009, his voice cracking with emotion as he called out his friend's name during the song's final refrain, "Why didn't you stay?"
1971 in music
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song by Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
. It comes from his album Where I'm Coming From
Where I'm Coming From
Where I'm Coming From is the thirteenth studio album released by Grammy Award-winning American singer Stevie Wonder on the Motown label on April 12, 1971....
. The song is a ballad, describing a failed relationship using the metaphor of changing seasons. Co-written by Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright , who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter most notably known for her work with Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston.-Early life and career:...
and released on Tamla 54202 in 1971 with the flip side of "We Can Work It Out
We Can Work It Out
"We Can Work It Out" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was released as a "double A-sided" single with "Day Tripper", the first time both sides of a single were so designated in an initial release...
, the single stalled at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, but it remains one of Stevie Wonder's most popular ballads to this day. The song was remade by Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
on her 1975 album Diamonds and Rust. It was also remade by Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night is an American rock band best known for their music from 1968 to 1975. During that time the band charted 21 Billboard top 40 hits in America, three of which reached Number One...
and included on their album Harmony.
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
also recorded the song for his album of soul covers, Going Back
Going Back (Phil Collins album)
Going Back is Phil Collins's eighth studio album. It was released on 13 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and 28 September 2010 in the United States. and features covers of 60s Motown & Soul standards...
.
A large portion of the song is played during a scene in the film, Poetic Justice. The full song is on its accompanying soundtrack album.
A portion of this song was also remade by Lauryn Hill on Hip-Hop artist Common's "Retrospect For Life," found on his 1997 album "One Day It'll All Make Sense
One Day It'll All Make Sense
One Day It'll All Make Sense is the third studio album by rapper Common, September 30, 1997 on Relativity Records. It was the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album Resurrection and the last Common album to feature producer No I.D.. Until 2011, Common stated No I.D...
".
Wonder performed a version of the song at Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's memorial service on July 7, 2009, his voice cracking with emotion as he called out his friend's name during the song's final refrain, "Why didn't you stay?"