Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder song)

"Overjoyed" is a 1985 hit single written and performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label from his 1985 album In Square Circle. The single peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1986, remaining in the Top 40 for six weeks. In addition, "Overjoyed" was a No. 1 hit on the adult contemporary chart, the eighth (and, to date, last) of his career. An alternate single release featured an instrumental version on the B-side.

The song was written first for the 1979 album Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, but was left off the album, and re-recorded for the album In Square Circle. In the liner notes for the song, "crickets, nightingale & additional bird sounds, ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves" are listed under "environmental percussion". The song was first performed live on the May 7, 1983 broadcast episode of Saturday Night Live, where Wonder was the host and musical guest.

Cover versions

Overjoyed (Jars of Clay song)

"Overjoyed" is a song by American Christian rock group Jars of Clay. It was the fourth single from the band's second album, Much Afraid, and the fourth consecutive No. 1 radio single from the album. An acoustic rendition of the song appears on the band's 2003 double album, Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage. This song was also the compilation album WOW 1998.

Track listing

  • "Overjoyed" - 2:58 (Charlie Lowell, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells)
  • Performance credits

  • Dan Haseltine - vocals, percussion
  • Charlie Lowell - keyboards, piano, organ, background vocals
  • Stephen Mason - guitars, background vocals
  • Matt Odmark - guitars, background vocals
  • Greg Wells - drums, bass
  • Technical credits

  • Stephen Lipson - producer
  • Robert Beeson - executive producer
  • Heff Moraes - engineering, mixing
  • Chuck Linder - recording
  • Mike Griffith - engineering
  • Adam Hatley - engineering assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastering
  • Don C. Tyler - digital editing
  • External links

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    Overjoyed

    by: Jars Of Clay

    You name me
    Who am I
    That I should company with something so divine?
    Mercy waits, Overjoyed
    Prospect of finding, freeing
    Freeing me
    Love is the thing this time I'm sure
    And I couldn't need you more now
    The way that you saw things were so pure
    Overjoyed
    You name me
    Entertain
    Thoughts of peace can overcome anything
    Mirror spins
    Wicked tales
    Here lies reflections of
    Deceptions of
    Missing the me from you you gave to me
    I don't like the one I have created today
    Crossing nameless from the one I've earned
    To be the one, the one you gave to me
    You name me
    Name Me
    Finding, freeing me




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