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"With a Child's Heart" is a song written by Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby, and Vicki Basemore for Motown and first released by singerStevie Wonder, on his albumUp-Tight. The song was released as theB-side to the single "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby". A cover version of the song was a chart hit forMichael Jackson in 1973.
Stevie's original version ofWith a Child's Heart was released in 1966, as the "B" side to his hit, "Nothing's Too Good For My Baby". Both songs were taken from his successful album,Up-Tight. Although this version completely missed theBillboard Hot 100, it was a R&B hit, reaching the Top 10 ofBillboard's R&B Chart, peaking at number 8.[1]
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| Single byMichael Jackson | ||||
| from the albumMusic & Me | ||||
| B-side | "Morning Glow" | |||
| Released | May 5, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | March 1972 | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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The song was later covered by singerMichael Jackson and released as the first single from his 1973 albumMusic & Me. The song peaked at number 50 on theBillboard Pop Singles chart, number 14 on the US R&B chart, and number 23 on the US adult contemporary chart. Nearly all disc pressings of the Michael Jackson single had a track called "Morning Glow", the ninth track on the album originally written by composerStephen Schwartz. In a 2003 interview withMartin Bashir, Jackson admitted that he no longer remembered having recorded the song, and could not recall any of the lyrics.[2]
Record World called Jackson's version a "beautiful ballad which he interprets superbly."[3]
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| Turkey Top 20 Chart | 13 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[4] | 50 |
| USBillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 14 |
| USCash Box Top 100[5] | 37 |
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| Single byRaven-Symoné | ||||
| from the albumUndeniable | ||||
| Released | February 20, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Crash Records | |||
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"With a Child's Heart" was later covered by American singerRaven-Symoné, on her second studio album,Undeniable. It was included on an original R&B single with the same name written by Ray Blaze and Jerome Jefferson which was released in 1999. The "Ballad version" was the cover and the other versions were variations of the new song. Raven toured the United States going to various schools and malls to promote the single, and even went on a tour with*NSYNC.
Three music videos were made for the song: the first one used the "uptemp version", the second used the "ballad version", and the third used a remix. Despite the music videos and heavy promotion, the single never took off and failed to dent the charts.
