Never Be Anyone Else But You Explained

Never Be Anyone Else But You
Type:	single
Artist:	Ricky Nelson
Album:	Ricky Sings Again
A-Side:	It's Late
Released:	February 9, 1959
Genre:	Rock and roll
Label:	Imperial
Prev Title:	Lonesome Town
Prev Title2:	I Got a Feeling
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Just a Little Too Much
Next Title2:	Sweeter Than You
Next Year:	1959

"Never Be Anyone Else But You" is a song written by Baker Knight and recorded by Ricky Nelson with the vocal backing of the Jordanaires. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 in the UK in 1959.^[1] It reached #3 in Norway.^[2] The song was featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again.^[3]

The song is ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1959.^[4]

In 2020, the song was featured in a commercial for Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup.

Other versions

• Heidi Brühl released a version as a single in Germany in 1959 entitled "Wir werden uns finden". It was the B-side to "Immer, wenn du bei mir bist", which reached #37 on the charts.^[5]
• Ernie Sigley released a version as a single in Australia in 1959 as the B-side to "It's Late".^[6]
• Michael Cox sang the song on the show Oh Boy! in April 1959.^[7]
• Rocky Sharpe and the Replays released a version as a single in the United Kingdom in 1981.^[8] They performed the song on the television program Musikladen.
• Cliff Richard released a version originally on his limited release album Rock 'n' Roll Silver in 1983 and again the following year on The Rock Connection album.^{[9] [10]}
• Emmylou Harris released a version as a single in 1990 that reached #92 on the country chart in Canada.^[11] It was featured on her 1990 album, Brand New Dance.

Notes and References

1. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Never+Be+Anyone+Else+but+You+by+Ricky+Nelson&id=35044 Ricky Nelson, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" Chart Positions
2. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ricky+Nelson&titel=Never+Be+Anyone+Else+But+You&cat=s Ricky Nelson, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" Norwegian Chart Positions
3. http://www.discogs.com/Ricky-Nelson-Ricky-Sings-Again/release/1948990 Ricky Nelson, Ricky Sings Again
4. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1959 . April 4, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102011043/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1959.php . January 2, 2014 .
5. http://www.45cat.com/record/345160pf Heidi Brühl, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" Single Release
6. http://www.45cat.com/record/wgsl760 Ernie Sigley, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" Single Release
7. Retrieved April 4, 2014
8. http://www.45cat.com/record/chis145 Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" Single Release
9. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000457856 Cliff Richard, Silver
10. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-rock-connection-mw0000463122 Cliff Richard, The Rock Connection
11. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&q1=emmylou+harris&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20 Emmylou Harrison, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" Chart Position