Some Kind of Wonderful ( the Drifters song ) - wikipedia Some Kind of Wonderful ( the Drifters song ) `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' Single by The Drifters B - side `` Honey Bee '' Released 1961 Format 7 '' 45 rpm Genre R&B Length 2 : 13 Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Gerry Goffin, Carole King Producer ( s ) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller The Drifters singles chronology `` I Count the Tears '' ( 1960 ) `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' ( 1961 ) `` Please Stay '' ( 1961 ) `` I Count the Tears '' ( 1960 ) `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' ( 1961 ) `` Please Stay '' ( 1961 ) `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King that was first released by the Drifters in 1961. ( It is not related to another song of the same name which was written by John Ellison and first released by Soul Brothers Six in 1967 ). The Drifters ' original recording of the Goffin / King song reached No. 32 on the US Billboard pop chart and No. 6 on the US Billboard R&B chart. Notable covers include versions by Marvin Gaye ( 1967 ), Jay and the Americans ( 1970 ), Carole King ( 1971 ), Peter Cincotti ( 2004 ), Aled Jones featuring Cerys Matthews ( 2007 ), and Michael Bublé on the deluxe editions of his fourth studio album, Crazy Love ( 2010 ). On the double album The Drifters 24 Original Hits ( UK, 1975, Atlantic Records ), the song is mistakenly credited to John Ellison. Conversely, on the Q - Tips self - titled debut album ( UK, 1980, Chrysalis Records ), the Ellison song is mistakenly credited to Goffin and King References Jump up ^ Ertegun, Ahmet ; et al. ( 2001 ). `` What 'd I say ? '', The Atlantic Story : 50 Years of Music. New York : Welcome Rain Publishers. p. 532. ISBN 978 - 1 - 56649 - 048 - 1. Retrieved 3 February 2012. ' Some Kind Of Wonderful ' by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, with Rudy Lewis on lead vocals, is released by The Drifters. It goes to # 6 R&B and # 32 Pop. Jump up ^ Greg Adams ( 1970 - 02 - 28 ). `` Wax Museum - Jay & the Americans Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` The Drifters - 24 Original Hits ( Vinyl, LP, LP, Album ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Q - Tips * - Q - Tips ( Vinyl, LP, Album ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 30. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Drifters Michael Williams Pierre Herelle Ryan King Carlton Powell Clyde McPhatter Gerhart Thrasher Andrew Thrasher Bill Pinkney Willie Ferbee Walter Adams Ben E. King Doc Green Beary Hobbs Rudy Lewis Charlie Thomas Tommy Evans Eugene Pearson Johnny Terry Johnny Moore Bobby Hendricks Rudy Ivan Jimmy Lewis Ray Lewis Louis Price Maurice Cannon Prentiss McNeil Compilation albums The Drifters ' Golden Hits Songs `` Honey Love '' `` I Do n't Want to Go On Without You '' `` Money Honey '' `` On Broadway '' `` Please Stay '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' `` Sweets for My Sweet '' `` Drip Drop '' `` There Goes My Baby '' `` This Magic Moment '' `` Under the Boardwalk '' `` Up on the Roof '' `` Vaya con Dios '' Discography Book : The Drifters Category : The Drifters Carole King Studio albums Writer Tapestry Music Rhymes & Reasons Fantasy Wrap Around Joy Thoroughbred Simple Things Welcome Home Touch the Sky Pearls : Songs of Goffin and King One to One Speeding Time City Streets Colour of Your Dreams Love Makes the World Compilations Her Greatest Hits : Songs of Long Ago The Legendary Demos Live albums In Concert The Carnegie Hall Concert : June 18, 1971 The Living Room Tour Live at the Troubadour Other albums A Holiday Carole Singles `` It Might as Well Rain Until September '' `` It 's Too Late '' / `` I Feel the Earth Move '' `` So Far Away '' / `` Smackwater Jack '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' / `` Beautiful '' ( Scandinavia only ) `` Sweet Seasons '' `` Been to Canaan '' `` Jazzman '' `` Nightingale '' `` Only Love Is Real '' `` One Fine Day '' `` Now and Forever '' Other songs `` Goin ' Back `` I Ca n't Hear You No More '' `` Up on the Roof '' `` Where You Lead '' `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' `` It 's Going to Take Some Time '' `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' `` ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman '' Related articles Discography Troubadour Reunion Tour A Natural Woman : A Memoir Tapestry Revisited : A Tribute to Carole King Beautiful : The Carole King Musical Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Some_Kind_of_Wonderful_(The_Drifters_song)&oldid=785790546 '' Categories : 1961 singles Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin Songs written by Carole King The Drifters songs Marvin Gaye songs Jay and the Americans songs Carole King songs 1961 songs Atlantic Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 15 June 2017, at 12 : 40. 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Question: who sings the original some kind of wonderful
Answer: the Drifters