I'd Never Find Another You

"I'd Never Find Another You"
Single by Billy Fury
B-side"Sleepless Nights"
Released1 December 1961 (1961-12-01)[1]
Recorded14 November 1961[2]
StudioDecca Studios, London
GenrePop
Length2:34
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Billy Fury singles chronology
"Jealousy"
(1961) 		"I'd Never Find Another You"
(1961) 		"Letter Full of Tears"
(1962)

"I'd Never Find Another You" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and first released by American singer Tony Orlando on his album Bless You and 11 Other Great Hits in September 1961.

Billy Fury version

In December 1961, English singer Billy Fury released a cover of the song as a single. It peaked at number 5 on the Record Retailer Top 50 in January 1962 and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.[3][4]

Release and reception

Fury had previously covered an Orlando song, also written by Goffin and King, "Halfway to Paradise", which was also a top-five hit.[3] "I'd Never Find Another You" was Fury's final single of 1961, released for Christmas. The B-side, "Sleepless Nights", was written by Buck Ram and had been released by former Platters lead singer Tony Williams as a single in August 1961.[5] Both sides are backed by an orchestra directed by Ivor Raymonde.

Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl described "I'd Never Find Another You" as "a rather graceful ballad with a beat in it, the song is sung simply and warmly by Fury to a catchy accompaniment".[1] Reviewed in New Musical Express, it was described as a "medium-pace rock-cum-Latin beat [that] runs behind the most attractive melody".[6] Fury was also praised for his "versatility of tackling anything from out-and-out rock'n'roll to sentimental ballads [which] has really come to the fore this year and he's now a mature, dependable artist".[7]

Track listing

7": Decca / F 11409

  1. "I'd Never Find Another You" – 2:34
  2. "Sleepless Nights" – 2:42

Charts

Chart (1962) Peak
position
Ireland (Evening Herald)[8] 3
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[9] 7
UK Disc Top 20[10] 2
UK Melody Maker Top 20[11] 2
UK New Musical Express Top 30[12] 3
UK Record Mirror Top 20[13] 4
UK Record Retailer Top 50[3] 5

Other cover versions

  • In 1962, Canadian singer Paul Anka released a cover of the song as a single, which peaked at number 106 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100.[14]
  • In 1977, Singaporean–Malaysian singer Sharifah Aini covered the song on her album Forever and Ever.[15]
  • In 2004, Irish duo Foster and Allen covered the song on their album Sing the Sixties.[16]
  • In 2011, Scottish singer Rab Noakes covered the song on his album Standing Up Again.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Third hit for Billy Fury? / Don Nicholl reviews the latest pop singles" (PDF). Disc. 2 December 1961. pp. 8, 10. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "I'd Never Find Another You". www.nic.fi. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Billy Fury | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Second Silver Disc for Billy Fury" (PDF). Disc. 27 January 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ Tony Williams – Sleepless Nights, retrieved 25 August 2021
  6. ^ "Billy Fury on form" (PDF). New Musical Express. 8 December 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ Stafford, David; Stafford, Caroline (2018). Halfway to Paradise: The Life of Billy Fury. Music Sales Group. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-78759-074-8.
  8. ^ "Irish Top Ten". Evening Herald. 15 February 1962.
  9. ^ "Lever Hit Parade". flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Twenty" (PDF). Disc. 20 January 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Pop Twenty". Melody Maker. 27 January 1962.
  12. ^ "NME Music Charts". New Musical Express. 19 January 1962.
  13. ^ "Britain's Top 20". Record Mirror. 20 January 1962.
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-89820-047-8.
  15. ^ "Sharifah Aini – Forever And Ever (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Foster & Allen – Sing The Sixties (2004, CD)". Discogs. November 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Rab Noakes – Standing Up Again (2011, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 August 2021.