<P> `` I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free '' is a jazz song written by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas . Taylor 's original version ( as `` I Wish I Knew '' ) was recorded on November 12 , 1963 , and released on his Right Here , Right Now ! album ( Capitol ST - 2039 ) the following year . His 1967 instrumental take was later used as the theme music for the Film ... review programme series on BBC Television . </P>
<P> `` I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free '' is a jazz song written by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas . Taylor 's original version ( as `` I Wish I Knew '' ) was recorded on November 12 , 1963 , and released on his Right Here , Right Now ! album ( Capitol ST - 2039 ) the following year . His 1967 instrumental take was later used as the theme music for the Film ... review programme series on BBC Television . </P>
who wrote i wish i knew how it would feel to be free
who wrote i wish i knew how it would feel to be free
Billy Taylor Dick Dallas
Billy Taylor Dick Dallas