"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" is a song written by Lonnie Donegan and Jimmy Currie, and first released by Donegan as a single in 1962.[2]
Composition
The verses are melodically based on the traditional folk song "Wanderin", even recycling the "It looks like" phrase. The Italian-styled chorus, however, sounds very different.[1]
The most commercially successful recording of the song was by Tom Jones in 1967. Upon its first release, Jones' recording reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart but was less successful in the United States where it peaked at number 49 on the Hot 100, and number 28 on the Adult Contemporarychart.[4]
As the follow-up to Jones' "Love Me Tonight", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" was reissued in 1969 in the US, reaching number six on the Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4]
Other versions
In 1968, "Plus jamais", a French version of the song was recorded by the Belgian singer Liliane Saint-Pierre. The song reached No. 44 on the Ultratop chart in Belgium.[5]
In 2019, Donegan's son, Peter auditioned for The Voice UK in which Tom Jones turned his chair for him. Jones, when finding out and taken aback by who he was, performed an impromptu duet of the song with Peter.[8]
