Wynonna: "I Want To Know What Love Is"

[EvanJ]

This is a Country song that has ten Adult Contemporary leaders and no Country leaders. Country has another single. "I Want To Know What Love Is" isn't in All Access Future Releases for either format.

[j]

Is it a remake of that sappy Foreigner song I've come to love so much? (Might explain why Country isn't playing it. And if it is, then it's a blatant attempt at crossing over.)

[FidoFlash]

from another thread about this song:

AC add date: January 26th

Wynonna "I Want To Know What Love Is" (Curb)
She’s been a superstar for what seems like forever, and now she puts her stamp on this classic Foreigner ballad. The arrangement is true to the original, and her voice just explodes with such force that it captures you immediately. What makes it even more memorable is the exceptional guitar playing of the legendary Jeff Beck. This one could be huge in hurry.

[reception]

I like it.

[BFMR]

l said:

Is it a remake of that sappy Foreigner song?

i was wondering the same thing

[randy]

yes it is a remake of the foreigner tune.

[j]

And it's climbing very quickly up the AC chart. :o

[EvanJ]

Will it be the next "Landslide" without the big fall?

[someguy]

It's good to see Wynonna get a big hit somewhere, since country radio won't give her the time of day anymore (even though the single she has out at country is far superior to this one).

[tico]

I was wondering who sang this song. While it's still not up to par with the original, Wynonna did a pretty good job with it. With Shania Twain and Martina McBride on AC, format is sounding more country all of a sudden.

[someguy]

Anyone know why this isn't in Billboard's top 20, but is #17 on R&R? Seems kind of weird, especially since Billboard's #20 song, "It's MY Life" is 550 spins behind Wy according to R&R.

[Hervard]

Maybe Billboards's chart is similar to that of AT20, since it's not yet on that chart either (as of the 3/13/04 show, that is)

[j]

someguy said:

Anyone know why this isn't in Billboard's top 20, but is #17 on R&R? Seems kind of weird, especially since Billboard's #20 song, "It's MY Life" is 550 spins behind Wy according to R&R.

I believe I have the answer.

For the week ending March 14 on Billboard, Wynonna was #24 with 188 spins, up from 148. Her audience rank is below #30.

"It's My Life" was #20 with 223 spins.

Remember that Billboard's AC panel is quite a bit smaller (92 stations) and Wynonna is being played on only 25/92 stations on Billboard.

In contrast, Wynonna is being played on 72/120 stations on Mediabase. :o

[someguy]

OK, thanks - that makes sense. I'm surprised Wy's on so few stations. She seems to be doing quite well on the stations where she's played, so you'd think that others would follow suit and add her.

[jond7699]

randy said:

yes it is a remake of the foreigner tune.

Hmm now I am going to have to check this out. I wasn't sure if it was a remake or not !

[Hervard]

Question for Ev: What number is this song on the 3/20/04 AT20 chart? Since they reduced the chart size this past weekend, it'll probably be quite a bit longer before we hear it on AT10.

[EvanJ]

nu said:

Remember that Billboard's AC panel is quite a bit smaller (92 stations) and Wynonna is being played on only 25/92 stations on Billboard.

In contrast, Wynonna is being played on 72/120 stations on Mediabase.  :o

Assuming that for every station Billboard and R&R agree about whether or not the station played Wynonna, that means the Billboard panel includes at least 19 stations not playing Wynonna that aren't monitored by Mediabase.

[j]

EvanJ said:

Assuming that for every station Billboard and R&R agree about whether or not the station played Wynonna, that means the Billboard panel includes at least 19 stations not playing Wynonna that aren't monitored by Mediabase.

I was wondering that too. BDS says 74 stations were playing Luther Van Dross' "Rose" and when I checked the station breakdown for the song's airplay, those 74 stations played it at least once over the past week.

And I know Mediabase's "# of stations playing" refers to stations that have played the song at least once over the past week, right? So the criterion must be the same.

[j]

Here's an update.

She gained 9 adds and is now on 34/93 BDS-reporting stations. (They added WCRZ in Flint, Michigan to the panel this week.)

[someguy]

She's up to #19 on the new Billboard chart, and #14 on the latest Mediabase update. It looks like she's got a good shot at at least a top 10 hit.

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

I loved Wynonna's take on this classic.

A club remix was produced by Piper in the hopes of it crossing over in Europe.

[someguy]

This was Wy's last big hit. I wish it had been taken more seriously at country or AC radio.

[HolidayGuy]

My other half really enjoys her version.