For Once in My Life - a Motown song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden - was first recorded in 1965 by Connie Haines, with the first released version coming in 1966 by Jean DuShon. It was then recorded by several Motown artists such as Barbara McNair, the Four Tops, the Temptations, and Tony Bennett. The most famous version is Stevie Wonder's uptempo soul arrangement, recorded in 1967 and released as a single in 1968 on Tamla, and later the title track of the 1968 album For Once in My Life. Wonder's rendition, featuring James Jamerson on bass and backing by the Originals and the Andantes, with Funk Brothers on instrumentation, peaked at No 2 on both the US pop and R&B charts and was a major international hit.
