It Should Have Been me ( Norman Whitfield song ) - Wikipedia It Should Have Been me ( Norman Whitfield song ) For the Ray Charles song, see It Should 've Been Me ( Memphis Curtis song ). `` It Should Have Been Me '' is a 1963 song written by William `` Mickey '' Stevenson and Norman Whitfield for Kim Weston. It has been performed by Yvonne Fair, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Adeva among others. Knight 's version peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. Fair had her only hit single with her recording of the song in 1976, reaching number 5 in the UK and number 85 in the US. The song begins : `` I saw my love walking down the aisle And as he passed me by, he turned to me and gave me a smile '' Contents 1 Personnel 1.1 Kim Weston version 1.2 Gladys Knight & The Pips version 2 Adeva version 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Personnel Kim Weston version Lead vocals by Kim Weston Backing vocals by The Supremes : Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and Mary Wilson Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Gladys Knight & The Pips version Lead vocals by Gladys Knight Backing vocals by Merald `` Bubba '' Knight, Edward Patten, and William Guest Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Adeva version `` It Should Have Been Me '' Single by Adeva Released 1991 Genre Dance Music video `` It Should Have Been Me '' on YouTube In 1991, dance music artist, Adeva had the first of two number ones on the US dance chart with her version. See also List of number - one dance singles of 1991 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Dahl, Bill ( 2001 ). Motown : The Golden Years. Krause Publications. p. 333. ISBN 0873492862. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles ( 12th ed. ). Record Research, Inc. p. 542. ISBN 0898201802. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 192. ISBN 1904994105. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles ( 12th ed. ). Record Research, Inc. p. 333. ISBN 0898201802. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Hot Dance / Disco : 1974 - 2003. Record Research. p. 16. External links It Should Have Been Me at AllMusic This 1960s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It_Should_Have_Been_Me_(Norman_Whitfield_song)&oldid=774759283 '' Categories : 1963 songs 1968 singles 1976 singles 1991 singles Gladys Knight & the Pips songs Songs written by Norman Whitfield Songs written by William `` Mickey '' Stevenson Billboard Dance Club Songs number - one singles 1960s single stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 April 2017, at 14 : 27 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song it should've been me
Answer: Yvonne Fair