Prior to this twin release, Jackie Wilson reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 six times, the top 20 thirteen times, compared to Stevie Wonder's six times in the top 10 and seven times in the top 20.
After this twin release, Jackie Wilson would return to the Hot 100 just four more times, never charting higher than #56. Stevie Wonder was just warming up. An additional twenty of his singles reached the top 10, nine of them reaching #1.
Behind the Song: “For Once in My Life”. (Songwriter, 5/1/2007)
Jackie Wilson, Stricken While Singing, Wins Suit. (The New York Times, 6/9/1976)
Jackie Wilson, Rock Singer; Records Included 'Teardrops'. (The New York Times, 1/23/1984)
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