Don't You Remember When

"Don't You Remember When" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue, that was released as a single by Vera Lynn on 20 February 1976 on the EMI record label,[1] as a comeback single[2] in the UK as well as in Europe.[3][4][5][6][7] The song was recorded at the Marquee Studios, London and was produced by de Paul and she also sang backing vocals on the track.[3][5] Ringo Starr, who was de Paul's boyfriend at the time[8], played the tambourine on the song.[1][9][10][11][12] De Paul also produced the B-side of the single, "That Old Feeling", written by Lew Brown and Sammy Fain.[13][5] The English keyboard player, pianist and composer Tony Hymas, who had worked with de Paul before on her Love Bomb album and who went on to be a member of the duo Ph.D., arranged the song.[5] The song received favourable reviews, with the Record Mirror writing that the song is "a perfect vehicle for her with a well-honed nostalgic lyrics and lots of big long notes".[14]

De Paul was interviewed about how she wrote the song with Barry Blue especially for Vera Lynn, after appearing on Lynn's TV show, as well as details about its recording in an article in the UK music magazine, Music Week.[15] Lynn and de Paul held a press reception at the Dorchester Hotel in February 1976 to announce the release of the single.[16] The two ladies had also met previously when they were both recipients of Ivor Novello Awards on 22 May 1975; de Paul receiving the Best Television Theme award for the song "No, Honestly", and Lynn receiving a special award for services to the music industry.[17] Lynn performed the song on her TV show.[18]

The song appeared on CD for the first time in 2007 as a remastered track on the Vera Lynn compilation album, The Singles Collection, that was released worldwide on the EMI Gold record label.[19][20][21]

References

  1. 1 2 The Beatles Again? by Harry Castleman, Walter J. Podrazik, Pierian Press, 1977, ISBN 9780876500897
  2. ↑ "Vera Lynn : Biography". Musicianbio.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Don't You Remember When" at Discogs
  4. ↑ "Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Vera Lynn - Don't You Remember When / That Old Feeling - EMI - UK - EMI 2413". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Vera Lynn - Don't You Remember When". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  7. ↑ "Vera Lynn : Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  8. ↑ The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles by Peter Brown, Steven Gaines, ISBN 0-330-28531-9
  9. ↑ The George Harrison Encyclopedia, Virgin Books (2003) ISBN 978-0-7535-0822-0
  10. ↑ "Richard Starkey - Musician - Music database - Radio Swiss Pop". Radioswisspop.ch. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  11. ↑ "Beatles Solo Career - The History of Rock and Roll Radio Show". Thehistoryofrockandroll.net. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ringo Starr". The Liverpool Beatles Tour. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  13. ↑ "Vera Lynn - Don't You Remember When". Discogs. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  14. ↑ Singles review by Sue Byrom, page 24, Record Mirror, 28th February, 1976
  15. ↑ Music Week, 21 February 1976
  16. ↑ Record Mirror & Disc, 14 February 1976, p. 28
  17. ↑ "The Ivors 1975 - The Ivors". Theivors.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "The Vera Lynn Show". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  19. ↑ Don't You Remember When at Discogs
  20. ↑ "The Singles Collection - Vera Lynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  21. ↑ "Vera Lynn - Singles Collection". Discogs. Retrieved 22 December 2017.


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