I'll Be Satisfied

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"I'll Be Satisfied"
Single by Jackie Wilson
from the album So Much
B-side "Ask"
ReleasedJune 1959 (1959-06)
Genre R&B
Length2:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Jackie Wilson singles chronology
"That's Why (I Love You So)"
(1959)
"I'll Be Satisfied"
(1959)
"You Better Know It"
(1959)

"I'll Be Satisfied" is a popular song. Recorded and released by Jackie Wilson in 1959, the single peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a Top 10 R&B hit, peaking at # 6. It was written, like many of Wilson's early hits, by future Motown founder Berry Gordy along with Gordy's sister Gwendolyn and Roquel "Billy" Davis, writing under his songwriting alias of Tyran Carlo. This up-tempo rocker could best be described as "proto Motown", featuring many of the musical and lyrical features that Gordy would employ on his later recordings for his Motown Records label.

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The song was covered by Shakin' Stevens in 1982. It reached no. 10 in the UK chart and no. 5 in the Irish chart.

Charts

Chart (1959)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 6

Shakin' Stevens version

"I'll Be Satisfied"
Shakin' Stevens I'll Be Satisfied.jpg
Single by Shakin' Stevens
from the album Give Me Your Heart Tonight
B-side "Don't Be Late (Miss Kate)"
Released8 October 1982 (1982-10-08)
Recorded1981
Studio Eden Studios, London
Genre Rock and roll
Length3:12
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stuart Colman
Shakin' Stevens singles chronology
"Give Me Your Heart Tonight"
(1982)
"I'll Be Satisfied"
(1982)
"Vanessa"
(1982)

In 1982, Welsh singer Shakin' Stevens released a cover of the song for his album Give Me Your Heart Tonight . It peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. [3]

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 19
Denmark (Hitlisten) [5] 8
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 27
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 25
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 10

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