Wishing on a Star

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"Wishing on a Star" is a soulful ballad originally recorded by Rose Royce in 1977 that has since become a widely covered R&B classic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
composer Billie Rae Calvin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs soulful ballad
firstReleaseDate 1977
genre R&B
soul
hasCoverVersion Wishing on a Star (cover by 88 Keys featuring Kanye West) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by Beyoncé) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by Fresh 4 featuring Lizz E) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by Jay-Z) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by Miriam Makeba) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by Paul Weller) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by Randy Crawford) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by Seal) NERFINISHED
Wishing on a Star (cover by The Cover Girls) NERFINISHED
hasNotableInstrumentation lush orchestration
slow tempo
hasNotableTheme longing
romantic yearning
language English
lyricist Billie Rae Calvin NERFINISHED
notableAs R&B classic
originalArtist Rose Royce NERFINISHED
originallyRecordedBy Rose Royce NERFINISHED
originalReleaseYear 1977
partOf In Full Bloom NERFINISHED
performer Rose Royce NERFINISHED
producer Norman Whitfield NERFINISHED
recordedBy Rose Royce NERFINISHED
recordLabel Whitfield Records NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soul 2 hasPart Wishing on a Star
Rose Royce notableWork Wishing on a Star
Rose Royce notableSong Wishing on a Star