Wonderful World (No.7)
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"Wonderful World" was written in the late 1950's by soul music legend Sam Cooke along with songwriters Lou Adler and Herb Alpert
It was released as a single by Sam Cooke in 1960, reaching No.12 on the American Billboard pop chart, while peaking at No.27 in the UK.
In 2004, the song was placed at No.373 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time