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( August 2009 ) `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' Single by Brenda Holloway from the album Hurtin ' & Cryin ( canceled ) & The Artistry of Brenda Holloway ( non-US ) B - side `` I 've Got to Find It '' Released August 17, 1967 Format 7 '' single Vinyl single Recorded 1967 Studio Nashville West Studios, Los Angeles Genre Soul Length 2 : 54 ( 7 '' version ) 2 : 52 ( `` 16 Big Hits '' stereo mix ) Label Tamla Songwriter ( s ) Berry Gordy, Jr., Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson Producer ( s ) Frank Wilson, Berry Gordy, Jr. Brenda Holloway singles chronology `` Just Look What You 've Done '' ( 1967 ) `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' ( 1967 ) `` Give Me a Little Inspiration '' ( 1988 ) `` Just Look What You 've Done '' ( 1967 ) `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' ( 1967 ) `` Give Me a Little Inspiration '' ( 1988 ) `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' Single by Blood, Sweat & Tears from the album Blood, Sweat & Tears B - side `` Blues -- Part II '' Released 1969 Format 7 '' Recorded 1968 Genre Jazz rock Length 4 : 19 ( LP ) 3 : 26 ( single ) Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Berry Gordy Jr., Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson Producer ( s ) James William Guercio Blood, Sweat & Tears singles chronology `` I Ca n't Quit Her '' ( 1968 ) `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' ( 1969 ) `` Spinning Wheel '' ( 1969 ) `` I Ca n't Quit Her '' ( 1968 ) `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' ( 1969 ) `` Spinning Wheel '' ( 1969 ) `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' is a song written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy, and was released first as a single in 1967 by Brenda Holloway on the Tamla label. The song was later a huge hit for jazz - rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1969, and became a Gold record. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Recording 1.2 Release and reaction 2 Chart history 2.1 Brenda Holloway version 2.2 Blood, Sweat & Tears version 3 Credits and personnel 3.1 Brenda Holloway version 3.2 Blood, Sweat & Tears version 4 References 5 External links Overview Recording By 1967, Brenda Holloway had been recording for Motown Records since 1964 and had struggled with Berry Gordy over control of her music, alleging that Gordy had forced her to sing Mary Wells ' `` leftover tracks '' after the Motown singer left the label in 1964. Some of the songs in question included modest hits such as `` When I 'm Gone '' and `` Operator ''. Holloway was planning to release her long - awaited second album, Hurtin ' & Cryin, which had released `` Just Look What You 've Done '' as the leading track, but for unknown reasons the record was shelved. Along with her sister Patrice, using music provided by Frank Wilson and with additional help from Gordy himself, Holloway co-wrote `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy ''. Coincidentally, Holloway recorded the song after a breakup with a boyfriend. Release and reaction Reaction to the song was stronger than Holloway 's previous offerings, rising to number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming Holloway 's third Top - 40 pop single. The song peaked at number 40 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Shortly after the release of the song, Holloway left Motown and the song was eventually featured on the `` second '' Holloway album, The Artistry of Brenda Holloway. After two more years singing background for acts such as Joe Cocker, Holloway retired to marry a preacher and have a family. Holloway would eventually return to music full - time by the mid-1990s. Meanwhile, Holloway 's song got a boost when the jazz - rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears covered it in 1969. The song became one of the group 's biggest hits, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in April 1969 and number 35 in the United Kingdom in May of that year. The song was also covered by fellow Motown acts such as Edwin Starr and Blinky on their 1969 duet album Just We Two, Chris Clark on her 1969 album CC Rides Again, The Temptations in 1970, The Miracles, also in 1970, and Diana Ross in 1994 on a Berry Gordy tribute album. Little - known Motown act The Hearts Of Stone also recorded a version for their 1970 album Stop The World - We Wanna Get On. Lou Rawls recorded the song and named his 18th album after it. Cher recorded the song in 1969 for her album 3614 Jackson Highway, but the track was left off the final track list. Bobbie Gentry included her rendition on her 1969 album Touch ' Em with Love as did Shirley Bassey on her 1976 album Love, Life and Feelings. It also been covered by pop musician Gloria Estefan ; she included the song on her album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me in 1994, which was a collection of covers that inspired her musical career. In 1977, Barry Williams performed the song on an episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. In 2012, it was covered by Julian Ovenden on his debut album. Chart history Brenda Holloway version Chart ( 1967 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 39 U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart 40 Blood, Sweat & Tears version Chart ( 1969 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 18 UK Singles Chart 35 Credits and personnel Brenda Holloway version Lead vocals by Brenda Holloway Background vocals by assorted vocalists Instrumentation by bass : Carol Kaye, other unknown Los Angeles musicians Produced by Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy Jr. Blood, Sweat & Tears version Lead vocals by David Clayton - Thomas Background vocals by Bobby Colomby, Dick Halligan, Steve Katz, and other assorted vocalists Instrumentation by Blood, Sweat & Tears ( including ) Fred Lipsius -- alto saxophone, piano Lew Soloff -- trumpet, flugelhorn Chuck Winfield -- trumpet, flugelhorn Jerry Hyman -- trombone, recorder Dick Halligan -- organ, piano, flute, trombone Steve Katz -- guitar, harmonica Jim Fielder -- bass Bobby Colomby -- drums, percussion Produced by James William Guercio References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition ( Billboard Publications ), page 289. Jump up ^ `` Brenda Holloway Songs Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography Music VF, US & UK hits charts ''. Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ Gilliland, John ( 1969 ). `` Show 25 - The Soul Reformation : Phase two, the Motown story. ( Part 4 ) : UNT Digital Library '' ( audio ). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition ( Billboard Publications ), page 68 Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 20 August 2009. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 30. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Miracles Smokey Robinson Ronnie White Pete Moore Bobby Rogers Claudette Robinson Marv Tarplin Billy Griffin Donald Griffin Carl Cotton Mark Scott Dave Finley Sydney Justin Alphonse Franklin Tee Turner Pre-Miracles : Emerson `` Sonny '' Rogers James Grice Clarence Dawson Production Berry Gordy Smokey Robinson Pete Moore Studio albums Hi... We 're The Miracles ( 1961 ) Cookin ' with The Miracles ( 1961 ) I 'll Try Something New ( 1962 ) The Fabulous Miracles ( 1963 ) The Miracles Doin ' Mickey 's Monkey ( 1963 ) I Like It Like That ( 1964 ) Going to a Go - Go ( 1965 ) Away We a Go - Go ( 1966 ) Make It Happen ( The Tears of a Clown ) ( 1967 ) Special Occasion ( 1968 ) Time Out For Smokey Robinson & the Miracles ( 1969 ) Four in Blue ( 1969 ) What Love Has Joined Together ( 1970 ) A Pocket Full Of Miracles ( 1970 ) One Dozen Roses ( 1971 ) Flying High Together ( 1972 ) Renaissance ( 1973 ) Do It Baby ( 1974 ) City of Angels ( 1975 ) Live albums The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage ( 1963 ) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles LIVE ! ( 1969 ) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles : 1957 - 1972 ( 1972 ) Other albums Christmas with The Miracles ( 1963 ) Compilations Greatest Hits : From the Beginning ( 1965 ) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ( 1968 ) Anthology ( 1974 ) Anthology ' 86 ( 1986 ) Anthology : The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ( 1995 ) The Ultimate Collection ( 1998 ) Ooo Baby Baby : The Anthology ( 2002 ) Depend On Me : The Early Albums ( 2009 ) Singles ( US / UK Top Twenty singles ) `` Shop Around '' `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' / `` Happy Landing '' `` Mickey 's Monkey '' `` Ooo Baby Baby '' `` The Tracks of My Tears '' `` My Girl Has Gone '' `` Going to a Go - Go '' `` ( Come ' Round Here ) I 'm the One You Need '' `` The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage '' `` I Second That Emotion '' `` If You Can Want '' `` Baby, Baby Do n't Cry '' `` The Tears of a Clown '' `` I Do n't Blame You At All '' `` Do It Baby '' `` Love Machine '' Videography The Definitive Performances ( 1963 -- 1987 ) ( 2006 ) Discography Albums Songs Related articles Motown Records List of cover versions of The Miracles songs Book : The Miracles Blood, Sweat & Tears Dave Gellis Glenn McClelland Jon Ossman Carl Fischer Barry Danielian Charley Gordon Ken Gioffre Joel Rosenblatt Bo Bice Al Kooper Randy Brecker Jerry Weiss Fred Lipsius Dick Halligan Steve Katz Jim Fielder Bobby Colomby David Clayton - Thomas Lew Soloff Dave Bargeron Bobby Doyle Joe Henderson Lou Marini Jr. Larry Willis Georg Wadenius Jerry Fisher Tom Malone Ron McClure Luther Kent Jaco Pastorius Steve Khan Mike Stern Don Alias Roy McCurdy Barry Finnerty Neil Stubenhaus Gregory Herbert Steve Conte Dave Panichi Glenn McClelland Jerry Sokolov Franck Amsallem Ted Kooshian Dave Pietro Rob Paparozzi Jason Paige Bernard Purdie Studio albums Child Is Father to the Man Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 New Blood No Sweat Mirror Image New City More Than Ever Brand New Day Nuclear Blues Live albums In Concert Live and Improvised Live Compilation albums Greatest Hits Found Treasures The Collection Super Hits Rare, Rarer & Rarest Soundtracks The Owl and the Pussy Cat Singles `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' `` Spinning Wheel '' `` And When I Die '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27ve_Made_Me_So_Very_Happy&oldid=839753167 '' Categories : 1967 singles 1969 singles Columbia Records singles Motown singles Tamla Records singles Brenda Holloway songs Blood, Sweat & Tears songs Nancy Wilson ( jazz singer ) songs Thelma Houston songs The Temptations songs The Miracles songs Diana Ross songs Gloria Estefan songs Songs written by Berry Gordy Songs written by Frank Wilson ( musician ) Song recordings produced by James William Guercio Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb Song recordings produced by Berry Gordy 1967 songs Song recordings produced by Frank Wilson ( musician ) Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from August 2009 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 May 2018, at 12 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote you've made me so very happy
Answer: Brenda Holloway