I Wish (Gabrielle song)

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"I Wish"
Gabrielle - I Wish.jpg
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released29 November 1993 (1993-11-29)[1]
Length4:49
Label
  • Go! Beat
  • Universal
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Jon Douglas
Producer(s)Jon Douglas
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Going Nowhere"
(1993) 		"I Wish"
(1993) 		"Because of You"
(1994)

"I Wish" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jon Douglas for her debut album Find Your Way (1993), while production was helmed by Douglas. Released as the album's third single on 29 November 1993, the song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. In North America, "I Wish" reached number 52 in the United States and number 76 in Canada.

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Top 40 follow-up to the breakthrough hit "Dreams" shows Gabrielle in fine, feline voice, delivering sweetly romantic lyrics atop a plush shuffle beat. Coated with delicious strings and a light soul subtext, single has the strength to easily surpass its predecessor's chart peak and firmly establish Gabrielle as a radio star with a long and bright future."[2] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five. He added, "There's a surfeit of superior soul balladeering this week, and Gabrielle's is one of the best. it is likely to be huge."[3] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update described it as a "pleasant nasally crooned rolling swayer".[4]

Track listing[]

UK CD
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7" Version)4:16
2."I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B Mix)4:56
3."We Don't Talk" (Cleveland City House Mix)7:02
4."We Don't Talk" (Speechless Mix)5:53

Charts[]

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 76
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 69
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 26
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)[9] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 52
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 30
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13] 25

References[]

  1. ^ "Promos in Production" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ Flick, Larry (26 March 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. N55. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (13 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ Hamilton, James (27 November 1993). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2543." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 31. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.–9. febr. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 February 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 December 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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