Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You explained

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
Cover:Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You by George Benson German-made single.png
Caption:German-manufactured single release
Type:single
Artist:George Benson
Album:20/20
B-Side:"Beyond the Sea (La Mer)"
Released:1985
Recorded:1984
Length:4:04
Label:Warner Bros. Records
Producer:Michael Masser
Prev Title:I Just Wanna Hang Around You
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Kisses in the Moonlight
Next Year:1986

"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" is a song written by composers Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. It was originally recorded by American singer and guitarist George Benson for his 1985 studio album 20/20, released by Warner Bros. Records. This original version was produced by co-writer Masser, and was released as a single in Europe only in 1985. In 1987, Hawaii born singer Glenn Medeiros released a version, which became a worldwide success.

George Benson version

The single release of the George Benson version contains Benson's cover version of "Beyond the Sea (La Mer)" as the B-side track. Benson's version of "Beyond the Sea" was released as a single, which peaked at number 60 on its second week in the UK Singles Chart[1] and remained on the chart for the following two weeks.[1] Benson's version is popular in Asia, and has received regular radio airplay in the Philippines and in Indonesia.[2] It has also been featured on several compilation albums, of which several were compiled in Asia.[3]

The music video of the Benson version shows a field where are Benson, a woman, a chauffeur, a car and an airplane. Benson and women are side by side throughout the video, and he remains connected to her by their right hands. When the song starts, Benson sings looking at the camera and looking at the woman alternately. The chauffeur who brought the two car appears throughout the video a little behind the two and looking for them. At the beginning and end of the video, Benson and the woman kiss.

7-inch release

  1. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) – 4:04
  2. Beyond The Sea (La Mer) (Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence) – 4:10

Personnel

Glenn Medeiros version

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
Cover:Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You by Glenn Medeiros.png
Caption:Artwork for US editions
Type:single
Artist:Glenn Medeiros
Album:Glenn Medeiros
B-Side:(Instrumental)
Released:February 1987 (US)[4]
Recorded:1986
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3:46
Label:Amherst
Producer:Jay Stone
Next Title:Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone
Next Year:1987

A 1987 version by American singer Glenn Medeiros reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It also topped the charts in a further four countries in Europe. Medeiros also recorded the song in Spanish under the title "Nada cambiará mi amor por ti". The music video features Medeiros strolling around a beach with a girl in a pink dress.[5]

Background and release

Medeiros originally released the song on a small independent label at the age of 16 in 1986, after winning Brown Bags to Stardom, a local radio talent contest at KIKI radio, in his hometown of Honolulu. Jay Stone,[6] the program director and future producer of the song, convinced Medeiros to record it and make it his first release, as Benson's "The Greatest Love of All", another Michael Masser composition, had been a No. 1 hit for Whitney Houston earlier that year. Guy Zapoleon, program director of KZZP in Phoenix was on vacation in Honolulu where his friend Jay Stone asked him to listen to the song on KIKI. Zapoleon loved the song and took the record back to Phoenix, where it debuted on KZZP in October 1986. By January 1987, the song hit No. 2 for four weeks, then through word of mouth to other program directors, the airplay spread with other stations having top 5 success with the song and by June 1987 the song had become a national hit.

The song was featured in a late 1987 episode of the US daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives as well as 1988 episodes of As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, One Life To Live and General Hospital. It was also used in a 1989 episode of Santa Barbara. The song reached No. 1 in June 1988 in the United Kingdom and stayed at the top for four weeks. In 2009, the song was used in France in a television advert for Spontex sponges.[7] The song was additionally used in a commercial for Thinkbox in the UK in 2015. During the same year, the song was used in an episode of British soap opera Coronation Street, where characters Beth Tinker and Kirk Sutherland got married.

Track listings

  1. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (Seven Inch Version) – 3:46
  2. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (Instrumental) – 5:11
  1. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (Extended Version) – 6:09
  2. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (Seven-inch Version) – 3:46
  3. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (Instrumental Version) – 5:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1989)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[8] 10
Canada (The Record)[9] 2
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[10] 1
Iceland (Íslenski listinn Topp 10)[11] 2
Portugal (UNEVA)[12] 2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] 2
Spain (AFYVE)[14] [15] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 4
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[18] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)! scope="col"
Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[19] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 85
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 40
Chart (1988)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 36
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] 13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[24] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 3
UK Singles (Gallup)[27] 6
Chart (1989)! scope="col"
Position
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[28] 8

Certifications

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Benson – Chart History (UK Charts Songs) . 14 May 2017 . Official Charts . The Official UK Charts Company .
  2. According to the Online Radio Box website (https://onlineradiobox.com/track/864767474862178152/), George Benson's original rendition of "Nothing's gonna change my love for you" is played most regularly in the Philippines and Indonesia.
  3. According to search results on George Benson's Discogs page (as can be seen here: https://www.discogs.com/artist/2266-George-Benson?superFilter=Appearances&searchParam=Nothing%27s+gonna+change+my+love+for+you), a significant proportion of compilation albums from Asia such as Forever 19 Classic Love Songs that Last a Lifetime and Sentimental Hits 2 regularly feature Benson's version of "Nothing's gonna change my love for you".
  4. Web site: Glenn Medeiros singles.
  5. Web site: Glenn Mederios – nothing gonna change my love for you – YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20130311034349/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxTEV5vpyg . dead . 2013-03-11 . .
  6. Stone. Jay. 3 April 1987. Radio and Records. Radio and Records. 26.
  7. Web site: Musique de pub Spontex, love story entre hérisson et éponge... . Musique de Pub . 14 July 2009 . fr . 22 September 2010 . 16 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100916094127/http://www.musique-pub.com/musique-de-pub-spontex-love-story-entre-herisson-et-eponge/ . dead .
  8. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 196 . 0-646-11917-6.
  9. Book: Lwin, Nanda . Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Nanda Lwin . Music Data Canada . Mississauga, Ontario . 2000 . 1-896-594-13-1.
  10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 5. 29. July 16, 1988. 14. 29800226.
  11. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 10. DV. is. August 19, 1988. 44. 1021-8254. Timarit.is.
  12. 28 November 1987 . Top 3 in Europe . . Amsterdam . 4 . 47 . 20 . 4 September 2023 . worldradiohistory.com.
  13. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M). The South African Rock Encyclopedia. September 1, 2018.
  14. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. es. 1st. September 2005. Fundación Autor/SGAE. Madrid. 84-8048-639-2.
  15. Top 3 Singles in Europe. Music & Media. 5. 51. 17 December 1988. 34. 29800226.
  16. Glenn Medeiros Chart History (Hot 100) . . August 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508183307/https://www.billboard.com/artist/glenn-medeiros/chart-history/hsi/ . May 8, 2022.
  17. Glenn Medeiros Chart History (Adult Contemporary) . . August 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220508183328/https://www.billboard.com/artist/glenn-medeiros/chart-history/asi/ . May 8, 2022.
  18. Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending May 30, 1987 . . August 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221152301/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19870530.html . December 21, 2019.
  19. Top 100 Singles of '87 . RPM . 47 . 12 . December 26, 1987 . 5 . 0033-7064 . Library and Archives Canada.
  20. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1987 . Billboard . August 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620015555/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/hot-100-songs . June 20, 2021.
  21. Top Adult Contemporary Singles of 1987 . Billboard . December 31, 1987 . December 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008123444/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855258 . October 8, 2012.
  22. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1988 . . August 8, 2023.
  23. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1988 – Singles . nl . Ultratop . August 8, 2023.
  24. 1988 Year End Eurocharts – Hot 100 Singles . Music & Media . 6 . 52/1 . January 1, 1989 . 30 . 29800226.
  25. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988 . nl . Dutch Top 40 . August 8, 2023.
  26. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988 . nl . . August 8, 2023.
  27. Top 100 Singles – Year-End Chart 1988 . Music Week Awards . . March 4, 1989 . 12 . 0265-1548.
  28. Web site: Top 20 Hit Singles of 1989. The South African Rock Encyclopedia. September 2, 2018.