"Just What I Always Wanted" is a song by English singer Mari Wilson, released as a single in 1982. It is 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 | |||
Genre | Pop, new wave | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | The Compact Organization, London Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Teddy Johns | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Mansfield | |||
Mari Wilson singles chronology | ||||
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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]
Chart (1982/83) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 76 |
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 8 |
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