"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" is a soul song, by American musician Stevie Wonder, released in June 1970 as a single on Motown's Tamla label. It spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number three on the U.S. Pop chart.[2] In the same year, the song was also released on the album Signed, Sealed & Delivered.
Shortly before being signed by Uni Records, Elton John (then performing under his birth name, Reg Dwight) recorded a cover of it for a collection of top hits of the day that were released as discount LP "sound-alike" versions. It was later released on several CD compilations, perhaps the most notable of which was Reg Dwight's Piano Goes Pop! Elton's (or rather Reg's) version was later included under the end titles of the 2004 romantic comedy film Laws of Attraction starring Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore.
In the early 1970s, Bobby Byrd performed an up-tempo cover of this song on a single with other songs performed by James Brown and Lyn Collins.[37]
In 1975, The Osmonds covered the song, and it appears on their album Around the World, Live in Concert.
In 1976, Marcia Hines covered the song on her album, Shining.
In 1980, co-writer Syreeta Wright released her own version of the song on her second self-titled album.
In 1981, Jermaine Jackson covered the song on his album, I Like Your Style.
In 1982, the Boys Town Gang covered "Signed, Sealed, Delivered". It became a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands.[38]
In 1988, Chaka Khan released her album CK of which the song was the first track. Wonder played harmonica on Khan's version.
Released in 1988, the TV special Meet the California Raisins! featured the song covered by fictional band The California Raisins.
During the mid-1990s, Mazda released a series of TV commercials that used a re-recorded version of the song, with the lyrics "Here it is/Signed, sealed, delivered/It's yours!" including a Mazda 626 commercial from 1995.[39]
Jamiroquai covered this song live on several occasions during the 1990s.
In 1995, Kim Wilde performed the track during the last episode of Don't Forget Your Toothbrush on UK television.[40]
Jazz fusion and contemporary jazz group Pieces of a Dream presented their version from the band's 1998 album Pieces.[41]
In 2000, Samantha Mumba covered and performed it for a televised ITV tribute to Motown. The track later appeared on the UK and Japanese re-issue of her debut album Gotta Tell You. It also went on to feature in her 2006 compilation album, The Collection.
In 2003, for his first in a two-volume collection of Motown cover songs, Michael McDonald recorded his own version of the song.
Lead singer for the band Train, Pat Monahan, covered the hit in 2003.
Former adult film star Colton Ford and dance diva Pepper Mashay recorded a club version of this song in 2004. This version went to number 9 on the Hot Dance Club Play and number 25 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales charts.
