If I Don't Get You the Next One Will explained

"If I Don't Get You The Next One Will" is a song written,[1] recorded and produced by Lynsey de Paul and released in April 1976 in the UK[2] as her seventh and final single on Jet Records.[3] [4] The B-side of the single was another de Paul song and fan favourite "Season to Season".[3] [4] A longer version of the song was recorded as a track for the 1976 album Take Your Time, but the album was shelved as part of a dispute between de Paul and Arden,[5] and when it was finally released on CD in 1990 in Japan as Before You Go Tonight, the single version was included.[6] This humorous and tongue in cheek song relates many of de Paul's negative dating experiences (sample lyric "I’ve been dated and waited until I was blue, I’ve been cheated, mistreated and broken in two, I've been lied to, denied to, till I've had my fill, so, if I don’t get you, well, the next one will").[7] [8] One well known muse for the song was former boyfriend, Ringo Starr,[9] who missed a dinner date with de Paul.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] De Paul herself described the song as being about revenge, after Starr missed a dinner appointment with her because he fell asleep in his office.[15] Stylistically, it was quite a departure from previous releases, with prominent use of synthesiser and a sparse arrangement that received positive reviews.[16] At the time, the Record Mirror wrote "Cleverly constructed song with Lynsey's voice playing leap-frog over itself. Uptempo rhythm that winds itself all over the place, following the intricate vocal patterns"[17] with the Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette also praising the single.[18]

De Paul performed this song live on U.K. prime time TV shows such as The Arrows hosted by the British/American band Arrows on 18 May 1976.[19] [20] [21] One of De Paul's performances of the song has also been released on DVD.[22] The song still receives occasional radio plays on US radio[23] [24] and most recently in 2023 on Frankfurt, Germany Radio X.[25] It also featured on Beatmakology - the Art and Science of making beats.[26]

Releases on CD

Its first appearance on CD outside of Japan was on the 1994 compilation album, Greatest Hits, released on the Repertoire label[27] and, most recently, the song also appeared on the anthology double album, Into My Music,[28] However, it has also been included on her own Best of Lynsey de Paul,[29] Best of the 70s,[30] as well as on The Singles Collection 1974-1979 and the de Paul album, I Love You.[31] It is listed as one of de Paul's song highlights on the online music site, AllMusic.[32] "If I Don't Get You The Next One Will" was also a track on the US compilation album Glitter Girlz, that featured female glam rock era contemporaries such as Noosha Fox (lead singer of Fox), Dana Gillespie and Fanny.[33] [34]

Book chapter and citations

It also became the title of a chapter in the book[11] and audiobook, Ringo Starr: Straight Man or Joker, by the writer Adam Clayson, which related this and other amusing stories about de Paul and Starr's time together, both of whom were well known for their sense of humour.[35] An audio book narrated by DJ Mike Read, and with a chapter entitled "If I Don't Get You, the Next One Will", was released in 2003 on the Sanctuary label.[36] [37] The song is also mentioned in the book The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music[38] as well as in the German book Pop-History Band 3: Duos & Sängerinnen.[39] The story behind the song was also recounted by de Paul herself in an interview for the book The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia, written by Bill Harry.[40] To celebrate Ringo Starr's 84th birthday on 7 July 2024, the U.S. radio station WSND included the song in their playlist "Deep Dive of Ringo Starr".[41]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: If I Don't Get You The Next One Will . Repertoire.bmi.com . 2016-10-31.
  2. Web site: A month in a life 1976 Archives. Oldiesproject.com. 22 January 2023. 9 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Lynsey De Paul - If I Don't Get You The Next One Will (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-10-11.
  4. Web site: Lynsey De Paul - If I Don't Get You The Next One Will / Season To Season - Jet - UK - JET 774 . 45cat.com . 2017-03-03.
  5. News: Spencer Leigh . Lynsey de Paul: A gritty and determined star who penned a string of hits and won two Ivor Novello awards . . 2017-03-03.
  6. Web site: Lynsey De Paul - Before You Go Tonight (Vinyl, LP) . Discogs.com . 2017-03-03.
  7. Web site: lynsey de paul - if i don't get you the next one will lyrics . Azlyrics.biz . 2016-10-31.
  8. Web site: If I Don't Get You the Next One Will Lyrics - Lynsey de Paul. Flashlyrics.com. 9 October 2023.
  9. Love Me Do: 50 Great Beatles Moments by Paolo Hewitt, 2012, Quercus publishing,
  10. The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia, Bill Harry, 2004, Virgin Books Ltd,
  11. Ringo Starr: A Life, Alan Clayson, 2005, Sanctuary Publishing,
  12. Web site: Richard Starkey - Musician - Music database - Radio Swiss Pop . Radioswisspop.ch . 2017-03-03.
  13. Web site: Ringo Starr . The Liverpool Beatles Tour . 2017-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119124746/http://www.theliverpoolbeatlestour.co.uk/Ringo-Starr.html . 19 January 2017 . dead .
  14. "Ringo Starr Le survivant" by Dominique Grandfils, ASIN:B08MD5FP84,Publisher: Camion Blanc, Publication date: October 31, 2020
  15. Web site: On his 80th birthday, Ringo Starr's secret Jewish history. 7 July 2022. Forward.com. 20 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Music Review: Lynsey de Paul, Sugar And Beyond/Into My Music Anthologies. 10 April 2013. Popshifter.com. 2 August 2017.
  17. Single Review by Sue Byrom, page 23, Record Mirror, 17 April 1976
  18. Thursday 22 April 1976, Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette
  19. Web site: Arrows (1976–) : Episode #1.10. IMDb.com. 2016-10-31.
  20. Web site: Alan Merrill: The Arrows Show, UK 1970s . Alanmerrill.tumblr.com . 2017-03-03.
  21. Web site: The Arrows[18/05/76] (1976)]. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110231003/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b83037251. dead. 10 November 2017. Bfi.org.uk. 10 November 2017.
  22. Web site: CHARTBUSTERS 1970'S. Liverockshows.com. 20 March 2023.
  23. Web site: Blue Prince Eats Fairy Floss: Dance With Me, Stanley with Stashu. Wfmu.org. 20 March 2023.
  24. Web site: WFMU : Sophisticated Boom Boom with Sheila B. : Playlist. 18 November 2016. Wfmu.org. 2 August 2017.
  25. Web site: radio x - Frankfurts unabhängiges, werbefreies Stadtradio. Radiox.de. 20 March 2023.
  26. Web site: Lynsey de Paul - If I Don't Get You (The Next One Will). Beatmakology.eu.
  27. Web site: Lynsey De Paul - Greatest Hits . Discogs.com . 2017-03-13.
  28. Web site: Into My Music: Anthology 1975-1979 - Lynsey de Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-10-31.
  29. Web site: Lynsey De Paul - Best Of Lynsey De Paul (CD) . Discogs.com . 2017-03-13.
  30. Web site: Lynsey De Paul - Best Of The 70's (CD) . Discogs.com . 2017-03-03.
  31. Web site: I Love You : Lynsey de Paul. 45worlds.com. 4 June 2023.
  32. Web site: Lynsey de Paul | Songs . . 2017-07-10.
  33. Web site: Various - Glitter Girlz. Discogs.com. 6 April 2018.
  34. Web site: Glitter and Girlz: Queens of the Glam Rock Scene. Last.fm. 4 June 2023.
  35. Book: Alan Clayson. Ringo Starr: Straight Man or Joker. Sanctuary Publishing. 1 June 1998. 978-1860741890.
  36. Web site: Alan Clayson Read By Mike Read - Ringo Starr. 20 March 2023. Discogs.com.
  37. Web site: The Beatles John Lennon / Paul McCartney / George Harrison / Ringo Starr UK Cd album box set. Eu.rarevinyl.com. 4 June 2023.
  38. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin, 1 January 1995, Publisher: Guinness World Records Ltd, p. 1100,
  39. Pop-History Band 3: Duos & Sängerinnen by André Kauth, February 6, 2021, Publisher:Books on Demand, p. 178,
  40. The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia by Bill Harry, published by Virgin Books, 2004,
  41. Web site: WSND DJ set list: Deep Dive of Ringo Starr. Nik. Havert. 7thlevelmusic.com. 8 July 2024.

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