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Friday 19 February 2021

Tyra LeVone [2021] - Wishing On A Star [Self Released]


Originally released in 1977, is this Gwen Dickey and Rose Royce's best song? Unbelievably, this didn't even get into the US Hot 100 falling just outside at 101 (and only reached #52 on US R&B) but reached #3 in UK! Similarly one of their other big hits in UK (#13) 'Is It Love You're After' only reached #105 in US.

Plenty of others have covered it in every decade from the 70s, including Jr. WakerWill DowningTeena MarieRandy CrawfordMaysaPaul WellerBeyonceSeal the list goes on.

Here's a brand new cover version from Tyra LeVone released 14 Feb 2021 giving it a, fairly faithful to the original, update. It features jazz saxophonist Marion Meadows and is the follow up to her previous single "Keep Steppin'" posted in Mar 2020 here.

Tyra is from Washington D.C. and debuted with a single 'If I Only Knew' in 2015 followed by her debut album 'Testimony A Soul Set Free' in 2017 (listen to Full Album here). 
On her website she lists a new album 'Chronicles Of Life' which includes' Wishing' and 'Steppin'' but there are no links for it so perhaps it's still a work in progress / forthcoming album.



Here's some vintage footage of Rose Royce's original.


Details
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Year: 2021
Key: 7A
BPM: 92
Value: £1


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