The Yardbirds Versions
| "I Wish You Would" | ||||
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| Single by The Yardbirds | ||||
| B-side | "A Certain Girl" | |||
| Released | May 1964 (1964-05) (UK) August 1964 (1964-08) (US) |
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| Format | 7" 45 rpm record | |||
| Recorded | Olympic Studios, London February 1964 (1964-02) |
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| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia Epic |
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| Writer(s) | Billy Boy Arnold | |||
| Producer | Giorgio Gomelsky | |||
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English rock band The Yardbirds released "I Wish You Would" as their debut single in 1964. This studio recording lacks the Bo Diddley-style beat and is considerably shorter than live versions performed by the Yardbirds around this time. The single did not enter the record charts in either the UK or US, but was later released on the Yardbirds' first American album, For Your Love, which reached #96 in Billboard's Top LPs chart in 1965.
Several live versions of "I Wish You Would" were recorded by the Yardbirds, which were later released. A version from 1963 with Eric Clapton was released on London 1963 – The First Recordings!; a 1965 recording by the BBC with Jeff Beck was released on Yardbirds ... On Air; and a 1968 version with Jimmy Page appears on Last Rave-Up in LA.
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