"How Wonderful You Are"
Single by Gordon Haskell
from the album Harry's Bar
B-side"A Little Help from You"
Released17 December 2001 (2001-12-17)[1]
Length4:00
LabelFlying Sparks
Songwriter(s)Gordon Haskell[2]

"How Wonderful You Are" is a song by Gordon Haskell. It was released as a single in the Christmas period of 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite of listeners after being featured by the drive-time presenter Johnnie Walker.[3] It was the UK Christmas number-two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman's cover of "Somethin' Stupid". The song is the most requested song of all time at Radio 2.[4]

The song was covered in Finnish by Kirka for his album Sinut Siinä Nään in 2002. A mix version was released by Larry Peace in 2017.[5] Haskell re-recorded the song in a samba version for his 2020 album The Cat Who's Got the Cream, featuring jazz trumpeter Guy Barker.[6]

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews – For Records Released on December 17/31, 2001" (PDF). Music Week. 8 December 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Eden, Richard (24 December 2001). "And then they go and spoil it all for Gordon Haskell". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Haskell's 'old school' rules". news.bbc.co.uk. 13 January 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  5. ↑ Soundcloud.com
  6. ↑ Jazzjournal.co
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 2–3. 12 January 2002. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2020. See last week column.
  8. ↑ "Gordon Haskell – How Wonderful You Are" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "British single certifications – Gordon Haskell – How Wonderful You Are". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 November 2018.


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