One of the most beloved girl-group classics, "I Wanna Make You Happy" is the second single by Planetary's Margaret Mandolph. Planetary Records was Dot Records' R&B subsidiary, and Margaret Mandolph was only 13 years old when she recorded this single. The b-side is "Something Wonderful," a quick, simple, under two-minute stomper revered by the Northern Soul community. Unfortunately "Something Wonderful" is often mistaken as the a-side and most Northern Soulies never even bother to listen to "I Wanna Make You Happy." "Something Wonderful" was also released on Decca Recors by Connie Stevens, and Dusty Springfield recorded a sub-par cover of "I Wanna Make You Happy."
The song's instrumental riff is a pre-cursor to Amy Grant's "I Will Remember You." The sample is extremely close, one might think Amy Grant ripped off Margaret's record.
This song is still not available on any commercial CD via the master tape, however the b-side "Something Wonderful" is.
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