"I Want to Wake Up with You"
Single by Boris Gardiner
from the album Everything to Me
Released1986 (1986)
GenreLovers rock
LabelRevue Records, Creole
Songwriter(s)Ben Peters
Producer(s)Willie Lindo

"I Wanna Wake Up with You" is a song written by Nashville songwriter Ben Peters. It was first recorded by American country music artist and actor Mac Davis and released in March 1980, and then by American country music singer Con Hunley in September that year, with both versions titled as "I Wanta Wake Up With You".

In 1986, veteran reggae artist Boris Gardiner covered this song as "I Want to Wake Up with You" (or sometimes titled as "I Wanna Wake Up with You"). Gardiner's version went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August 1986.[1] It was the third best-selling single of 1986 in the UK. It also reached number 1 in Australia.[2] and number 3 in South Africa, spending 18 weeks on the charts.[3] The music video for the song was filmed at various locations in West London, including Westbourne Park tube station, and Holland Park. Gardiner is also seen riding in a taxi along the Westway.

The song has subsequently been covered by Cristy Lane, Johnny Rodriguez, John Holt[4] Erann DD and Engelbert Humperdinck.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Wanna Wake Up with You"
Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[6] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 6
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[1] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Wanna Wake Up with You"
Chart (1986) Position
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 3
Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[6] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 8

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 465–6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 121. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (G)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "I Want To Wake Up With You - John Holt | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "I Want to Wake Up with You - Engelbert Humperdinck | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Boris Gardiner – I Wanna Wake Up With You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Boris Gardiner – I Wanna Wake Up With You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Boris Gardiner – I Wanna Wake Up With You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boris Gardiner" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Boris Gardiner – I Wanna Wake Up With You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Boris Gardiner – I Wanna Wake Up With You". VG-lista. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Boris Gardiner – I Wanna Wake Up With You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Boris Gardiner – I Wanna Wake Up With You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  15. ↑ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2021.


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