"My Cherie Amour" is a 1969 soul-pop ballad by Stevie Wonder, written with Henry Cosby, who also produced it, and Sylvia Moy. Its kernel dates from 1966, when it was titled "Oh, My Marsha" and was written about a girlfriend of Wonder's at the Michigan School for the Blind in Lansing. Moy came up with the final title, a mix of English and French. The instruments were recorded at Hitsville U.S.A. on 8 November 1967, and Wonder's vocals on 15 January 1968.
Released as the B-side of "I Don't Know Why" on 28 January 1969, it drew more attention from deejays than its A-side, so Tamla reissued it as an A-side. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 on 31 May 1969 and peaked at number 4 in early August, Wonder's eighth top-ten hit. It also reached number 4 on the R&B singles chart, number 3 on the Easy Listening chart and number 4 in the UK for three weeks. Cash Box called it "a haunting ballad with a slight Latin underbeat". The title track opened Side 1 of the album My Cherie Amour, released on 29 August 1969. Spanish and Italian versions appeared as "Mi Querido Amor" and "My Cherie Amor". Later versions by Andy Williams, Tony Bennett, The Jackson 5 and Boney M. followed, and Philip George sampled it in 2014 for "Wish You Were Mine".
