I Wonder
| PROFILE | |
| Songwriters | Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen |
| Year Written | 1944 |
| About I Wonder | |
| “I Wonder” was first recorded by blues singer Cecil Gant, who as he was still serving in the Army just at the end of World War II, recorded as Pvt. Cecil Gant; the recording moved easily to #1 on Juke Box Race charts. In 1945, the Roosevelt Sykes recording replaced the Gant version as #1. Louis Armstrong recorded “I Wonder” in 1945, which reached #3 on the Juke Box chart. Aretha Franklin also recorded the song in 1967. | |
Lyrics
I wonder, my little darling
Where can you be this moonlit night?
Are you holding someone tight?
I wonder
My heart is aching, I’m a fool
To let it go on breaking
Maybe I’ll awake and find that I’m mistaken
I wonder
Baby, since we’re through, I’ve been through lover’s lane
But in my heart there’s only pain
You went traveling, but will it last?
While I’m traveling nowhere fast, sweetheart
I wonder, well, well, well, little baby
If this new love dies, where will you be?
Will your heart come running back to me?
Baby, I wonder
Session / Album Information
2002
“I Wonder,” a duet with k.d. lang, was recorded in March 2002 and released that same year on Tony Bennett & k.d. lang: A Wonderful World. Vocal arrangements were by Rob Mathes. The album was orchestrated and conducted by Peter Matz, with musical direction and arrangements by Lee Musiker.
This recording released on:
- 2002: RPM/Columbia CD: CK 86734 — Tony Bennett & k.d. lang: A Wonderful World
- 2011: Disc #68 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK66) Tony Bennett & k.d. lang: A Wonderful World