I'd Never Find Another You Explained

I'd Never Find Another You
Cover:Billy Fury I'd Never Find Another You.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Billy Fury
B-Side:Sleepless Nights
Released:[1]
Recorded:14 November 1961[2]
Studio:Decca Studios, London
Genre:Pop
Label:Decca
Producer:
Prev Title:Jealousy
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Letter Full of Tears
Next Year: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]

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. "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. 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". Reviewed in New Musical Express, it was described as a "medium-pace rock-cum-Latin beat [that] runs behind the most attractive melody".[4] 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".[5]

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)[6] 3
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[7] 7
UK Disc Top 20[8] 2
UK Melody Maker Top 20[9] 2
UK New Musical Express Top 30[10] 3
UK Record Mirror Top 20[11] 4
UK Record Retailer Top 50[12] 5

Other cover versions

Notes and References

  1. 2 December 1961. Third hit for Billy Fury? / Don Nicholl reviews the latest pop singles. Disc. 8, 10. 25 August 2021.
  2. Web site: I'd Never Find Another You. 2021-08-25. www.nic.fi.
  3. 27 January 1962. Second Silver Disc for Billy Fury. Disc. 1. 27 August 2021.
  4. 8 December 1961. Billy Fury on form. New Musical Express. 4. 25 August 2021.
  5. Book: Stafford. David. Halfway to Paradise: The Life of Billy Fury. Stafford. Caroline. 2018. Music Sales Group. 978-1-78759-074-8. 184. en.
  6. News: 15 February 1962. Irish Top Ten. Evening Herald.
  7. Web site: Lever Hit Parade. flavourofnz.co.nz. 2021-08-25.
  8. 20 January 1962. Top Twenty. Disc. 3. 25 August 2021.
  9. 27 January 1962. Pop Twenty. Melody Maker.
  10. 19 January 1962. NME Music Charts. New Musical Express.
  11. 20 January 1962. Britain's Top 20. Record Mirror.
  12. Web site: Billy Fury full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2022-10-02. www.officialcharts.com.
  13. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. 1982. 978-0-89820-047-8. 10.
  14. Web site: Sharifah Aini – Forever And Ever (1977, Vinyl). Discogs. 1977 . en. 2021-08-25.
  15. Web site: Foster & Allen – Sing The Sixties (2004, CD). Discogs. November 2004 . en. 2021-08-25.
  16. Web site: Rab Noakes – Standing Up Again (2011, CD). Discogs. en. 2021-08-25.

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