H.E.R. - I Say A Little Prayer - A Grammy Celebration Aretha Franklin - 2019
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"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in December 1967.[1] On the R&B Singles chart it peaked at number eight.
I Say a Little Prayer" also returned to the Pop & R&B Top Ten in the fall of 1968 via a recording by Aretha Franklin taken from her 1968 album Aretha Now. Franklin and background vocalists The Sweet Inspirations were singing the song for fun while rehearsing the songs intended for the album when the viability of their recording "I Say a Little Prayer" became apparent,[3] significantly re-invented from the format of the Dionne Warwick original via the prominence of Clayton Ivey's piano work. Similar to the history of Warwick's double-sided hit, the Aretha Franklin version was intended for the B-side of the July 1968 single release "The House That Jack Built" but began to accrue its own airplay that August.
In October 1968 "I Say a Little Prayer" reached number ten on the Hot 100 and number three on the R&B singles chart.[11] The same month the single was certified Gold by the RIAA. "Prayer" became Franklin's ninth and last consecutive Hot 100 top 10 hit on the Atlantic label. Franklin's "Prayer" has a special significance in her UK career, as with its September 1968 No. 4 peak it became Franklin's biggest UK hit; subsequently Franklin has surpassed that track's UK peak only with her No. 1 collaboration with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".In 1997, Jamaican singer Diana King released a reggae-style cover of "I Say a Little Prayer". It was released as the first single from her second album, Think Like a Girl (1997), and also featured prominently in the comedy My Best Friend's Wedding. The Love to Infinity dance remix popularized the song on radio. King's single reached No. 1 in Hungary,[32] No. 6 in Australia, No. 12 in Norway and No. 17 in the UK.Karine Costa in 2002: a No. 16 hit in France that also charted on the Swiss charts at No. 82; this version was used in a television advertising campaign for the Crédit mutuel.
The BossHoss in 2006: a minor German hit (No. 79). In 2012, the group re-recorded this song as a collaboration with Ivy Quainoo, the first winner of The Voice of Germany.
Canadian electronic music duo Zeds Dead sampled this song for their track titled "Coffee Break" in 2011.
Lianne La Havas released a live version as a single on 2016.
Tori Kelly and Pharrell Williams (as their characters Meena and Alfonso) covered this song for the 2021 animated movie Sing 2.[50]
Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock covered a slowed down version of this song for her debut movie Boxing Day.
I Say a Little Prayer" also returned to the Pop & R&B Top Ten in the fall of 1968 via a recording by Aretha Franklin taken from her 1968 album Aretha Now. Franklin and background vocalists The Sweet Inspirations were singing the song for fun while rehearsing the songs intended for the album when the viability of their recording "I Say a Little Prayer" became apparent,[3] significantly re-invented from the format of the Dionne Warwick original via the prominence of Clayton Ivey's piano work. Similar to the history of Warwick's double-sided hit, the Aretha Franklin version was intended for the B-side of the July 1968 single release "The House That Jack Built" but began to accrue its own airplay that August.
In October 1968 "I Say a Little Prayer" reached number ten on the Hot 100 and number three on the R&B singles chart.[11] The same month the single was certified Gold by the RIAA. "Prayer" became Franklin's ninth and last consecutive Hot 100 top 10 hit on the Atlantic label. Franklin's "Prayer" has a special significance in her UK career, as with its September 1968 No. 4 peak it became Franklin's biggest UK hit; subsequently Franklin has surpassed that track's UK peak only with her No. 1 collaboration with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".In 1997, Jamaican singer Diana King released a reggae-style cover of "I Say a Little Prayer". It was released as the first single from her second album, Think Like a Girl (1997), and also featured prominently in the comedy My Best Friend's Wedding. The Love to Infinity dance remix popularized the song on radio. King's single reached No. 1 in Hungary,[32] No. 6 in Australia, No. 12 in Norway and No. 17 in the UK.Karine Costa in 2002: a No. 16 hit in France that also charted on the Swiss charts at No. 82; this version was used in a television advertising campaign for the Crédit mutuel.
The BossHoss in 2006: a minor German hit (No. 79). In 2012, the group re-recorded this song as a collaboration with Ivy Quainoo, the first winner of The Voice of Germany.
Canadian electronic music duo Zeds Dead sampled this song for their track titled "Coffee Break" in 2011.
Lianne La Havas released a live version as a single on 2016.
Tori Kelly and Pharrell Williams (as their characters Meena and Alfonso) covered this song for the 2021 animated movie Sing 2.[50]
Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock covered a slowed down version of this song for her debut movie Boxing Day.