I Wonder Why
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"I Wonder Why" is a soulful pop-jazz ballad by American singer-saxophonist Curtis Stigers that became his breakthrough hit in the early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Wonder Why canonical | 5 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| breakthroughWorkFor | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
UK Singles Chart top 10 hit
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US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit ⓘ |
| composer | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | soulful pop-jazz ballad ⓘ |
| era | early 1990s ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
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jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasMainInstrument | saxophone ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| instrument | saxophone ⓘ |
| instrumentalist | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Curtis Stigers’ breakthrough hit ⓘ |
| performer | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| performerOccupation | American singer-saxophonist ⓘ |
| producer |
Danny Kortchmar
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Glen Ballard ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Arista Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-11-30 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalist | Curtis Stigers ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.