"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" is a 1968 Single (music), single released by American and Motown Records, Motown recording artist Stevie Wonder. The song, co-written by Wonder and produced by Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy, was the first to showcase Wonder's talents at the clavinet and was one of his first successful co-written tracks during his Stevie Wonder, 1960s Motown period. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart in 1968, and went to number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B chart. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' described the single as "a groovy rock number loaded with teen sales appeal." ''Cash Box'' said it was a "delighting combination of Detroit and Gospel strains" with a "generally relaxed rock mood with snatches of fire from the ork build and outstanding vocal." "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" was one of the first songs to use a clavinet in a popular music recording.

Personnel

* Lead vocals and clavinet by Stevie Wonder * Backing vocals by The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps) * Other instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Chart positions

References

1968 singles Stevie Wonder songs Michael Jackson songs Songs written by Stevie Wonder Songs written by Sylvia Moy Songs written by Henry Cosby Tamla Records singles 1968 songs Song recordings produced by Stevie Wonder {{1960s-single-stub