I Just Called to Say I Love You

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

I Just Called to Say I Love You   DE 1 09/17/1984 (24 weeks)   AT 1 10/01/1984 (16 weeks)   CH 1 09/23/1984 (20 weeks)   UK 1 08/25/1984 (26 weeks)   US 1 08/18/1984 (26 weeks)

I Just Called to Say I Love You is a 1984 song by Stevie Wonder , written and produced by Wonder, and used on the soundtrack for The Woman in Red .

history

I Just Called to Say I Love You was released worldwide on September 12, 1984 and reached number one in the charts in many countries. In Germany , the hit stayed in the top position for six weeks (from September 28 to November 8, 1984). At the 1985 Academy Awards , the song won the Music category (Original Song).

After its release, Wonder was sued by former manager Lee Garrett on copyright lawsuits because Garrett claimed he wrote the song. However, the lawsuit was later withdrawn.

Cover versions

The title has been covered many times.

• 1984: Daliah Lavi : I just wanted to talk to you
• 1984: Sacha Distel Je t'appelle pour te dire que je t 'aime (French)
• 1984: Dalida Pour te dire je t'aime (French)
• 1985: Karel Gott To Byl Vám Den
• 1985: Purple Schulz (sample in the song "Verliebte Jungs")
• 1985: Big Daddy
• 1986: The Shadows
• 1988: Richard Clayderman
• 1989: Munich Symphonic Sound Orchestra
• 1992: Peter Breiner & His Symphonic Orchestra
• 1992: Peres Blanca Band
• 1992: Joe Bourne
• 1994: James Last
• 1995: Boney NEM
• 1996: RIAS Big Band feat. Horst Jankowski
• 1999: Francis Goya
• 2000: Die Ärzte (sample in the live version of the song "Schwanz ab")
• 2000: Nicotine
• 2001: Vicky Leandros
• 2003: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• 2004: The Twang
• 2005: Herbie Hancock feat. Raul Midón
• 2007: JBO (available as a sample at the end of the song Osama , a cover version of "Rossana" by Toto )
• 2007: The Hit Crew

Filmography

In the television series Die Bill Cosby Show , Stevie Wonder sings the song as a duet with Phylicia Rashād (as Claire Olivia Huxtable), whose voice was also heard in the German dubbed version. In the end, almost the whole family sings along.

In the fourth season of the TV series Stromberg , the song plays a decisive role in the fifth episode.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sources chart placements: DE ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. / AT / CH accessed on March 28, 2010. 
2. ↑ I Just Called to Say I Love You in the Official UK Charts (English)
3. ↑ Song Review article by Ed Hogan on allmusic.com (English)
4. ↑ I Just Called to Say I Love You on Whosampled.com