I Don't Know Why

"I Don't Know Why"
"I Don't Know Why"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album For Once in My Life
A-side	"My Cherie Amour"
Released	January 28, 1969
Recorded	1968
Genre	Soul, pop
Length	3:02 (single version); 2:48 (album version);
Label	Tamla
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder; Paul Riser; Don Hunter; Lula Hardaway;
Producer(s)	Don Hunter; Stevie Wonder;
Stevie Wonder singles chronology

"I Don't Know Why" also known as Don't Know Why I Love You is a 1969 song by Stevie Wonder and was taken from his 10th studio album For Once in My Life. It went to number 39 in the United States, number 14 in the United Kingdom and number 20 in the Netherlands. It was covered by The Rolling Stones for their 1975 album Metamorphosis.

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v t e Stevie Wonder
Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love
Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder
Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red The Last Dragon Jungle Fever
Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century The Definitive Collection The Complete Stevie Wonder
Singles	"Fingertips" "Hey Harmonica Man" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "With a Child's Heart" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "Someday at Christmas" "Hey Love" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "You Met Your Match" "Alfie" "For Once in My Life" "I Don't Know Why" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "We Can Work It Out" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "If You Really Love Me" "What Christmas Means to Me" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Another Star" "As" "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Lately" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Ebony and Ivory" "Do I Do" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Front Line" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home" "Overjoyed" "Skeletons" "You Will Know" "Get It" "Gotta Have You" "For Your Love" "So What the Fuss" "From the Bottom of My Heart" "All About the Love Again" "Faith" "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate"
Featured singles	"My Love" "How Come, How Long" "California Roll"
Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "Golden Lady" "All in Love Is Fair" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends" "Seasons of Love" "True to Your Heart" "Stop Trying to Be God"
Songwriting credits	"It's a Shame" "Tears of a Clown" "Tell Me Something Good" "Uptown Festival" "Let's Get Serious" "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"
Tours	Songs in the Key of Life Tour
Related articles	Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH SuperEgo Wonderin' "Wonder-ful"
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v t e The Rolling Stones singles
Decca (UK) and London (US) singles	"Come On" "I Wanna Be Your Man" / "Stoned" "Not Fade Away" / "Little by Little" "It's All Over Now" "Tell Me" / "I Just Want to Make Love to You" "Time Is on My Side" "Little Red Rooster" "Heart of Stone" "The Last Time" / "Play with Fire" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" / "The Spider and the Fly" "Get Off of My Cloud" / "I'm Free" "As Tears Go By" "19th Nervous Breakdown" / "As Tears Go By" "Paint It Black" / "Stupid Girl" "Mother's Little Helper" / "Lady Jane" "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" "Let's Spend the Night Together" / "Ruby Tuesday" "We Love You" / "Dandelion" "In Another Land" / "The Lantern" "She's a Rainbow" / "2000 Light Years from Home" "Jumpin' Jack Flash" "Street Fighting Man" / "No Expectations" "Honky Tonk Women" / "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Rolling Stones Records/Atlantic singles	"Brown Sugar" / "Bitch" / "Let It Rock" "Wild Horses" / "Sway" "Tumbling Dice" / "Sweet Black Angel" "Happy" / "All Down the Line" "Angie" / "Silver Train" "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" / "Dancing with Mr. D." "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" / "Dance Little Sister" "Fool to Cry" "Hot Stuff"
Rolling Stones Records singles	"Miss You" / "Far Away Eyes" "Beast of Burden" / "When the Whip Comes Down" "Respectable" / "When the Whip Comes Down" "Shattered" "Emotional Rescue" "She's So Cold" / "Send It to Me" "Start Me Up" "Waiting on a Friend" / "Little T&A" "Hang Fire" / "Neighbours" "Going to a Go-Go" (live) / "Beast of Burden" (live) "Time Is on My Side" (live) / "Twenty Flight Rock" (live) "Undercover of the Night" "She Was Hot" "Too Much Blood" "Harlem Shuffle" "One Hit (To the Body)" "Mixed Emotions" "Rock and a Hard Place" "Almost Hear You Sigh" "Highwire" / "2000 Light Years from Home" (live) "Ruby Tuesday" (live) / "Play with Fire" (live) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (live) / "Tumbling Dice" (live)
Virgin singles	"Love Is Strong" "You Got Me Rocking" "Out of Tears" "I Go Wild" "Like a Rolling Stone" (live) / "Black Limousine" / "All Down the Line" "Wild Horses" (live) / "Live with Me" (live) / "Tumbling Dice" (live) "Anybody Seen My Baby?" "Saint of Me" / "Gimme Shelter" (live) "Out of Control" "Don't Stop" / "Miss You" (remix) "Streets of Love" / "Rough Justice" "Rain Fall Down" "Biggest Mistake" / "Before They Make Me Run" (live) "Laugh, I Nearly Died"
Universal singles	"Plundered My Soul" / "All Down the Line" "No Spare Parts" / "Before They Make Me Run" "Doom and Gloom" "One More Shot" "Just Your Fool" "Living in a Ghost Town" "Scarlet"
ABKCO singles	"I Don't Know Why" / "Try a Little Harder" "Out of Time" / "Jiving Sister Fanny"
Other countries	"Let It Bleed" / "You Got the Silver" (Japan) "Rocks Off" / "Sweet Virginia" (Japan) "Star Star" / "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" (France, Germany)

v t e The Brand New Heavies
Simon Bartholomew Andrew Levy Jan Kincaid Lascelles Gordon Ceri Evans N'Dea Davenport Siedah Garrett Carleen Anderson Sy Smith Sulene Fleming
Studio albums	The Brand New Heavies Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 Brother Sister Shelter Allabouthefunk Get Used to It
Compilation albums	Trunk Funk – The Best of The Brand New Heavies
Live albums	Live in London
Singles	"Don't Let It Go to Your Head" "Dream On Dreamer" "Midnight at the Oasis" "Sometimes" "You Are the Universe" "You've Got a Friend" "I Don't Know Why (I Love You)"
Related articles	Discography

v t e The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons singles
Singles on Steeltown Records	"Big Boy"
Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)	"I Want You Back"
ABC (1970)	"ABC" "The Love You Save" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Don't Know Why I Love You" " La La (Means I Love You)"
Third Album (1970)	"I'll Be There" "Mama's Pearl" "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage"
Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "Give Love on Christmas Day"
Maybe Tomorrow (1971)	"Never Can Say Goodbye" "Maybe Tomorrow" "16 Candles"
Greatest Hits (1971)	"Sugar Daddy"
Lookin' Through the Windows (1972)	"Little Bitty Pretty One" "Lookin' Through the Windows" "Doctor, My Eyes"
Skywriter (1973)	"Skywriter"
G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)	"Get It Together" "Dancing Machine"
Dancing Machine (1974)	"Dancing Machine" "I Am Love"
Moving Violation (1975)	"Forever Came Today" "All I Do Is Think of You"
The Jacksons (1976)	"Enjoy Yourself" "Show You the Way to Go"
Destiny (1978)	"Blame It on the Boogie" "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
Triumph (1980)	"Lovely One" "This Place Hotel" "Can You Feel It" "Walk Right Now"
Victory (1984)	"State of Shock" "Torture"
2300 Jackson Street (1989)	"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)" "2300 Jackson Street"
Notable collaborations and album tracks	"Who's Lovin' You" "Hum Along and Dance" "Feelin' Alright" "This Is It" "Letter in the Sky"
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