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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Written by Margie Singleton, also Lie to Me, My True Confession and Serre la main d’un fou (Johnny Hallyday)
Part of Singing the Blues, also Lie to Me, Take Good Care of Her and My True Confession
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Margie Singleton wrote 3 of Brook Benton’s top 10 songs
Brook Benton wrote 20 songs on fono
Brook Benton’s most frequent co-writer is Clyde Otis (13 songs together)
Margie Singleton wrote 10 songs on fono
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Brook Benton and Margie Singleton
- Performed by
- The Merry Melody Singers
- Part of
- Singing the Blues
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Brook Benton and Margie Singleton
- Performed by
- The Merry Melody Singers
- Part of
- Singing the Blues
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Margie Singleton
Same label: Mercury Records
Same writer: Margie Singleton
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Singing the Blues
Same writer: Margie Singleton
Same label: Mercury Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz I Got What I Wanted was performed by The Merry Melody Singers
I Got What I Wanted was performed by The Merry Melody Singers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I Got What I Wanted was written by Brook Benton
I Got What I Wanted was written by Brook Benton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I Got What I Wanted was written by Margie Singleton
I Got What I Wanted was written by Margie Singleton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz I Got What I Wanted is part of the release Singing the Blues
I Got What I Wanted is part of the release Singing the Blues
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song I Got What I Wanted
Mercury Records is the label of the song I Got What I Wanted
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz I Got What I Wanted was released on 1962
I Got What I Wanted was released on 1962
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026