It's Gonna Take a Miracle

"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
	Artwork for the Dutch vinyl release
Single by Deniece Williams
from the album Niecy
B-side	"A Part of Love"
Released	March 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	R&B
Length	4:09
Label	ARC/Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Teddy Randazzo; Bobby Weinstein; Lou Stallman;
Producer(s)	Thom Bell
Deniece Williams singles chronology

"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
"It's Gonna Take a Miracle"
	A-side track label of the U.S. vinyl single
Single by The Royalettes
B-side	"Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
Released	July 1965
Genre	Pop
Label	MGM Records
Songwriter(s)	Teddy Randazzo; Bobby Weinstein; Lou Stallman;
The Royalettes singles chronology

"It's Gonna Take a Miracle" is a popular song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Lou Stallman. It was first an R&B hit in 1965 for The Royalettes, who reached the Top 30 on the U.S. R&B chart^[1] and peaked at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on Cash Box.^[2]

The song was originally written and intended for Little Anthony & The Imperials, but they never recorded it due to a royalty dispute with the song's writers/label owners Teddy Randazzo and Don Costa at the group's record label, DCP (Don Costa Productions) Records.^[3] Imperials member (and Double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee) Sammy Strain recalls:

"We had a lot of hit records (with DCP) but we hadn’t received any royalties,” said Strain. “We protested and said we’re not going into the studio anymore until we get an accounting. We didn’t record for about eight or nine months. In the interim, Teddy Randazzo produced a girl group out of Baltimore called the Royalettes. He gave them a song called 'It’s Gonna Take a Miracle' which was written for Little Anthony & the Imperials. When it first came out, everybody thought it was us. He also produced Derek Martin who had a hit called 'You Better Go.' But we missed a million seller with 'Gonna Take a Miracle' when we went on strike with the record company."^[3]

Charts[]

Chart (1965)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	41
US Billboard R&B^[1]	28
US Cash Box Top 100^[2]	37

Deniece Williams cover[]

The most successful version of "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" was the 1982 remake by R&B and gospel singer Deniece Williams. Her version went to number one on the R&B chart for two weeks^[5] and reached number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles^[6]	41
New Zealand^[7]	9
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	6
US Billboard R&B^[5]	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[8]	16

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1982)	Rank
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	71

Other cover versions[]

In 1970, Alton Ellis recorded the song for his album Sunday Coming.
In 1971, Laura Nyro recorded the song for her covers album with LaBelle, Gonna Take a Miracle. Nyro's recording featured in the film "A Home at the End of the World" (2004).
In 1994, The Manhattan Transfer recorded a version with Bette Midler on lead vocals. This was released in 1995 on Manhattan Transfer's Tonin'.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 503.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 9, 1965". Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b [1] Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 625.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1982-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
^ [2]^{[dead link]}
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 26, 1982". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

External links[]

[auto-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 503.

[auto1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 9, 1965". Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.

[auto3-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b [1] Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine

[auto4-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[auto2-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 625.

[6] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1982-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-04.

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[8] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 26, 1982". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.

[9] "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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