With a Child's Heart

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"With a Child's Heart" is a song by the singer Stevie Wonder, from his album Up-Tight. The song was released as the b-side to the single "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby".

Stevie Wonder version

Stevie's original version of With 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 the Billboard Hot 100, it was a R&B hit, reaching the Top 10 of Billboard's R&B Chart, peaking at number 8.[1]

Michael Jackson version

"With a Child's Heart"
Fonce Mizell
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Ben"
(1972)
"With a Child's Heart"
(1973)
"Happy"
(1973)

The song was later covered by singer

Stephen Schwartz. In a 2003 interview with Martin 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]

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Turkey Top 20 Chart
13
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 50
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 14

Raven-Symoné version

"With a Child's Heart"
Single by Raven-Symoné
from the album Undeniable
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1999
Recorded1998
Length3:53
LabelCrash Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Ray Blaze
  • Jerome Jefferson[5]
Raven-Symoné singles chronology
"
Raven Is the Flavor
"
(1993)
"With a Child's Heart"
(1999)
"Grazing in the Grass"
(2004)

"With a Child's Heart" was later covered by American singer

*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.

CD single

  1. "With a Child's Heart" (Uptempo version) – 3:53
  2. "With a Child's Heart" (Ballad version) – 5:34
  3. "With a Child's Heart" (Bonus Remix Uptempo version) – 3:38
  4. "With a Child's Heart" (International Bonus House Mix) – 4:21

References

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  2. ^ "Outtake #1 from "Michael Jackson: The Untold Story of Neverland"". YouTube. 2009-11-18. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  3. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. May 5, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ^ "Michael Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]