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( September 2016 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' 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 '' Single by Deniece Williams from the album Niecy B - side `` A Part of Love '' Released March 1982 ( 1982 ) Genre R&B Label ARC / Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Teddy Randazzo Bobby Weinstein Lou Stallman Deniece Williams singles chronology `` Silly '' ( 1981 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1982 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1982 ) `` Silly '' ( 1981 ) `` Love Wo n't Let Me Wait '' ( 1984 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1982 ) `` 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 Deneice Williams cover 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Other cover versions 5 References 6 External links Charts Chart ( 1965 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 41 US Billboard R&B 28 US Cash Box Top 100 37 Deneice Williams cover The most successful version of `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' was the 1982 remake by R&B and gospel artist 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. 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 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 ^ 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 Preceded by `` If It Ai n't One Thing, It 's Another '' by Richard `` Dimples '' Fields Billboard Hot Soul Singles number - one single ( Deniece Williams version ) May 15 -- 22, 1982 Succeeded by `` Let It Whip '' by The Dazz Band Deniece Williams Studio albums This Is Niecy ( 1976 ) Song Bird ( 1977 ) When Love Comes Calling ( 1979 ) My Melody ( 1981 ) Niecy ( 1982 ) I 'm So Proud ( 1983 ) Let 's Hear It for the Boy ( 1984 ) Hot On the Trail ( 1986 ) Water Under the Bridge ( 1987 ) As Good As It Gets ( 1988 ) Love Solves It All ( 1996 ) This Is My Song ( 1998 ) Love, Niecy Style ( 2007 ) 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 Johnny Mathis Family Ties Book : Deniece Williams Bette Midler singles discography Discography Filmography The Divine Miss M `` Do You Want to Dance '' ( 1972 ) `` Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy '' ( 1973 ) `` Friends '' ( 1973 ) Bette Midler `` In the Mood '' ( 1974 ) Songs for the New Depression `` Strangers in the Night '' ( 1976 ) The Best of Bette `` Buckets of Rain '' featuring Bob Dylan ( 1978 ) Thighs and Whispers `` Hang On in There Baby '' ( 1979 ) The Rose `` When a Man Loves a Woman '' ( 1980 ) `` The Rose '' ( 1980 ) Divine Madness `` Chapel of Love '' ( Live ) ( 1980 ) No Frills `` All I Need to Know '' ( 1983 ) `` Favorite Waste of Time '' ( 1983 ) `` Beast of Burden '' ( 1984 ) Beaches `` Under the Boardwalk '' ( 1988 ) `` Wind Beneath My Wings '' ( 1989 ) Some People 's Lives `` From a Distance '' ( 1990 ) `` Night and Day '' ( 1991 ) For the Boys `` In My Life '' ( 1992 ) Bette of Roses `` In This Life '' ( 1995 ) The First Wives Club `` You Do n't Own Me '' with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton ( 1997 ) Bathhouse Betty `` I 'm Beautiful '' ( 1999 ) Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook `` White Christmas '' ( 2004 ) Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook `` Fever '' ( 2006 ) Cool Yule `` From a Distance ( Christmas version ) '' ( 2006 ) ( Jackpot ! ) The Best Bette `` Wind Beneath My Wings ( re-issue ) '' ( 2008 ) It 's the Girls ! `` Be My Baby '' ( 2014 ) Other releases Promotional singles : `` Old Cape Cod '' ( 1976 ) `` Big Noise from Winnetka '' ( 1979 ) `` Small World '' ( 1993 ) `` Love T.K.O. '' ( 2001 ) Other songs : `` We Are the World '' ( 1985 ) `` I Put a Spell on You '' ( 1993 ) `` It 's Gonna Take a Miracle '' ( 1995 ) `` Somewhere Along the Way '' ( 1997 ) `` Manhattan '' ( 2004 ) `` The Greatest Ears in Town '' ( 2010 ) Book Template Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It%27s_Gonna_Take_a_Miracle&oldid=795150533 '' Categories : 1965 singles 1982 singles Bette Midler songs Deniece Williams songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Songs written by Teddy Randazzo Songs written by Bobby Weinstein Songs written by Lou Stallman 1965 songs MGM Records singles Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles needing additional references from September 2016 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 August 2017, at 10 : 34. 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Question: who sang it going to take a miracle
Answer: The Royalettes; The Royalettes