| When You've Gotta Go | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Solomon King |
"When You've Gotta Go" was written by Lynsey de Paul (credited to her birth name, Lynsey Rubin) and Ron Roker.[1] It was recorded by Solomon King at 10cc's Strawberry Studios and produced by Harvey Lisberg and released as a single in July 1972.[2] [3] The single was a chart hit in Australia in early 1973,[4] and also spent four weeks on the Dutch "Tipparade", peaking at No. 17.[5] It also appeared on the Polydor compilation album Doppel Pop Tops 3.[6]
Another version of the song was also released as a single in Australia by Jay Justin (a regular on national TV shows Bandstand and the Johnny O'Keefe Show),[7] in November 1973 on the RCA label.[8] [9] Filipino singer Joe Alvarez, also released a version of the song on his 1973 album, Mr. Musicman.[10] Eddie Mesa, often referred to as the Elvis Presley of the Philippines, also recorded his version of the song as the first track on his 1973 album, The Total Performer.[11]
In 1974, the British vocalist, Ricki Disoni (aka Gordon Waddison, a former winner of ATV's talent show New Faces,[12] and a regularly appearing artist at venues such as The Night Out Theatre Restaurant, released his recording of the song, produced by Dave Richardson, as a track on his UK album, This Is Ricki Disoni.[13]
The song was covered by German artist and producer Frank Farian in 1973 as "Was kann schöner sein", with German lyrics by Fred Jay and released as a single[14] [15] as well as a track on his 1973 album, So Muß Liebe Sein.[16] He performed the song on the German TV programme ZDF Hitparade on 17 February, 1973 and it reached No. 48 on the German singles chart on the 16 March that year.[17] His version of the song was featured on a number of hit compilation albums[18] [19] [20] as on CD for the first time in 2009 on the compilation album, Frank Farian – Das beste aus 40 Jahren ZDF Hitparade[21] and is listed as one of Farian's song highlights by AllMusic.[22] It was also recorded as a track by Jürgen Marcus on his albums, Ein Festival Der Liebe.[23] and "Ein Festival Der Liebe"[24] but with the title "Was Auf Dieser Welt Kann Schöner Sein". The duo Wyn Hoop & Andrea Horn also recorded "Was kann schöner sein" and released it as a single in Austria and Germany on Decca Records.[25] [26] [27] This version of the song was also released on the Telefunken compilation album, Die Grosse Star Und Schlagerrevue 10.[28]
A Finnish version of the song entitled "Kun Mentävä On" with lyrics by Pertti Reponen was released by the artist Danny as the B-side to his single "Yksinäinen Ilta",[29] as well as the title track on his 1973 album.[30] A Spanish version of the song with the title "Adios Amigo" (albeit with lyrics partially in English) was also recorded and released as a single by the pop group Los Albas in 1972,[31] as well as a track on their self-titled album in 1974.[32] It was also released on a Los Albas greatest hits album collection in 2022.[33]