I Keep Forgettin' Explained

I Keep Forgettin'
Cover:Ikeepforgettin'.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Chuck Jackson
Album:Any Day Now
B-Side:Who's Gonna Pick Up the Pieces
Released:1962
Recorded:1962
Studio:Bell Sound (New York City)
Length:2:43
Prev Title:Come On and Love Me
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:Who's Gonna Pick Up the Pieces
Next Year:1962

"I Keep Forgettin" is a song by Chuck Jackson, written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Gilbert Garfield.[1] It appears on his second studio album Any Day Now. It peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Top 100 and remained on the chart for 7 weeks. It did not chart on the R&B chart. This single is often cited as one of the most innovative yet least commercial singles written and produced by Leiber-Stoller.

In 1982, Michael McDonald released a song titled "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)". The song's similarity to Jackson's "I Keep Forgettin'" resulted in Leiber and Stoller being given a songwriting credit.

Track listing

  1. "I Keep Forgettin'" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Garfield) – 2:43
  2. "Who's Gonna Pick Up the Pieces" (Florence Green, Van McCoy) – 2:47

Cover versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chuck Jackson - I keep Forgettin'. 45cat. 20 January 2016. 1.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Checkmates-LtdFeaturing-Sonny-Charles-I-Keep-Forgettin/release/4197138 Checkmates, Ltd., "I Keep Forgettin'" single release