It 's Gonna Take a Miracle - wikipedia It 's Gonna Take a Miracle This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2016 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' A-side track label of the U.S. vinyl single Single by The Royalettes B - side `` Out of Sight, Out of Mind '' Released July 1965 Format 7 '' single Genre Pop Label MGM Records Songwriter ( s ) Teddy Randazzo Bobby Weinstein Lou Stallman The Royalettes singles chronology `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1965 ) `` I Want to Meet Him '' ( 1965 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1965 ) `` I Want to Meet Him '' ( 1965 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' is a popular song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Lou Stallman. It was first an R&B hit in 1965 for The Royalettes, who reached the Top 30 on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on Cash Box. The song was originally written and intended for Little Anthony & The Imperials, but they never recorded it due to a royalty dispute with the song 's writers / label owners Teddy Randazzo and Don Costa at the group 's record label, DCP ( Don Costa Productions ) Records. Imperials member Sammy Strain recalls : `` We had a lot of hit records ( with DCP ) but we had n't received any royalties, '' said Sammy. `` We protested and said we 're not going into the studio anymore until we get an accounting. We did n't record for about eight or nine months. In the interim, Teddy Randazzo produced a girls group out of Baltimore called the Royalettes. He gave them a song called `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' which was written for Little Anthony & the Imperials. When it first came out, everybody thought it was us. He also produced Derek Martin who had a hit called `` You Better Go ''. But we missed a million seller with `` Gonna Take a Miracle '' when we went on strike with the record company. '' Contents 1 Charts 2 Deniece Williams cover 2.1 Charts 2.1. 1 Weekly charts 2.1. 2 Year - end charts 3 Other cover versions 4 References 5 External links Charts Chart ( 1965 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 41 US Billboard R&B 28 US Cash Box Top 100 37 Deniece Williams cover `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' Artwork for the Dutch vinyl release Single by Deniece Williams from the album Niecy B - side `` A Part of Love '' Released March 1982 ( 1982 - 03 ) Format 7 - inch single vinyl Recorded 1981 Genre R&B Length 4 : 09 Label ARC / Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Teddy Randazzo Bobby Weinstein Lou Stallman Producer ( s ) Thom Bell Deniece Williams singles chronology `` Silly '' ( 1981 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1982 ) `` Love Wo n't Let Me Wait '' ( 1984 ) `` Silly '' ( 1981 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1982 ) `` Love Wo n't Let Me Wait '' ( 1984 ) The most successful version of `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' was the 1982 remake by R&B and gospel singer Deniece Williams. Her version went to number one on the R&B chart for two weeks and reached number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. On June 12, 1982, Williams lip - synced her version on an episode of Soul Train. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1982 ) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 41 New Zealand 9 US Billboard Hot 100 10 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6 US Billboard R&B US Cash Box Top 100 16 Year - end charts Chart ( 1982 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 71 Other cover versions In 1970, Alton Ellis recorded the song for his album Sunday Coming. In 1971, Laura Nyro recorded the song for her album, Gonna Take a Miracle, where the background vocals for the album were performed by LaBelle. This Laura Nyro recording featured in `` A Home at the End of the World '' ( 2004 ). In 1994, The Manhattan Transfer recorded a version with Bette Midler on lead vocals. This was released in 1995 on Manhattan Transfer 's Tonin '. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 503. Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 9, 1965 Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived 2015 - 02 - 03 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Archived 2015 - 02 - 03 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 503. Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 9, 1965 Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 625. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1982 - 07 - 10. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 04. Jump up ^ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, 16 January 1983 Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 625. Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 26, 1982 Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Deniece Williams Studio albums This Is Niecy ( 1976 ) Song Bird ( 1977 ) When Love Comes Calling ( 1979 ) My Melody ( 1981 ) Niecy ( 1982 ) Let 's Hear It for the Boy ( 1984 ) This Is My Song ( 1998 ) Other albums That 's What Friends Are For ( 1978 ) Singles `` Free '' ( 1976 ) `` I 've Got the Next Dance '' ( 1979 ) `` Silly '' ( 1981 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1982 ) `` Let 's Hear It for the Boy '' ( 1984 ) `` Next Love '' ( 1984 ) `` Black Butterfly '' ( 1984 ) Duet singles `` Too Much, Too Little, Too Late '' ( 1978 ) `` You 're All I Need to Get By '' ( 1978 ) `` Love Wo n't Let Me Wait '' ( 1984 ) Related topics Deniece Williams discography Family Ties Book : Deniece Williams Bette Midler Discography Studio albums The Divine Miss M Bette Midler Songs for the New Depression Broken Blossom Thighs and Whispers No Frills Some People 's Lives Bette of Roses Bathhouse Betty Bette Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook Cool Yule It 's the Girls ! 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Question: who wrote its gonna take a miracle
Answer: Teddy Randazzo