Just What I Always Wanted
"Just What I Always Wanted" is a song by English singer Mari Wilson, released in 1982 as the lead single from her 1983 debut album Showpeople.
| "Just What I Always Wanted" | ||||
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| Single by Mari Wilson | ||||
| from the album Showpeople | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | The Compact Organization, London Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Teddy Johns | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Mansfield | |||
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As Wilson's fifth single release, "Just What I Always Wanted" was her first UK top 40 hit, reaching No. 8 in October 1982.[1]
Robin Denselow of The Guardian said of the song: "With 'Just What I Always Wanted', Mari Wilson found the perfect song to fit her image - emotional, slightly camp & sounding as if it might have been a pop hit back in the early 60s. It was tongue-in-cheek but performed with deadpan panache, treated the same way Mari treats her stage uniform with her long gloves, jewellery & enormous beehive hairdo."[2]
The song's lyrics mention three people while listing things that the singer wants: artist Pablo Picasso ("not one Picasso, he'll give me a pair"), the song's writer Teddy Johns ("a tune from Teddy"), and the song's artwork photographer Peter Ashworth ("an Ashworth snap").[3]
Track listing
- A. "Just What I Always Wanted" (Teddy Johns)
- B1. "Are You There (With Another Girl)" (Bacharach and David)
- B2. "Woe, Woe, Woe" (Teddy Johns)
Charts
| Chart (1982/83) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 76 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 8 |
References
- "MARI WILSON | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- The Guardian 17 February 1983 "Robert Denselow reviews the new rock releases" Arts p.12
- "Just What I Always Wanted". Discogs.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 340. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.