dionne warwick sang i say a little prayer for you first.
dionne warwick sang i say a little prayer for you first.
who sang i say a little prayer for you first?
dionne warwick
the 1971 album "anne murray / glen campbell" features a medley of "i say a little prayer" and "by the time i get to phoenix"; the songs are sung in counterpoint to each other, with murray vocalizing on "i say a little prayer" while campbell reprises his "by the time i get to phoenix" hit. the track was a minor c&w hit at no. 40 and reached no. 81 on the "billboard" hot 100. the concept had previously been used on a 1968 single release by big dee irwin and mamie galore and was subsequently reworked when dionne warwick herself sang "i say a little prayer" while isaac hayes sang "by the time i get to phoenix" on their joint live album "a man and a woman" (1977).
i say a little prayer
in february 1987, uk music weekly "new musical express" published its critics' top 150 singles of all time, with franklin's "i say a little prayer" ranked at no. 1, followed by al green's "tired of being alone" and warwick's "walk on by". (franklin's "i say a little prayer" did not appear in the magazine's in-house critics' top 100 singles poll conducted in november 2002.) in australia, "i say a little prayer" and "the house that jack built" were assigned a joint chart ranking which saw the double-a-side hit reach no. 10 in november 1968. "i say a little prayer" also gave franklin a european hit with chartings in france (#12), germany (#29) and the netherlands (#4).
i say a little prayer