Never Gonna Fall in Love Again

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
Single by Eric Carmen
from the album Eric Carmen
B-side "No Hard Feelings"
Released April 1976
Format 7" (45 rpm)
Recorded 1975
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:45
Label Arista 0184
Songwriter(s) Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Producer(s) Jimmy Ienner
Eric Carmen singles chronology
"All by Myself"
(1975)		 "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
(1976)		 "Sunrise"
(1976)

"All by Myself"
(1975)		 "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
(1976)		 "Sunrise"
(1976)
Alternative cover art
45 RPM single sleeve

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" is a song co-written and recorded by American pop rock artist Eric Carmen. It was released as the second single from Carmen's self-titled debut solo album, the song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1976, remaining in the Top 40 for ten weeks.[1] The song reached number one on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.

The melody of "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" is based on the third movement (Adagio) from Symphony No. 2 by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

On his second solo LP, Boats Against the Current, Carmen had a subsequent Top 40 hit entitled "She Did It", which was the antithesis of "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again." It is a happy answer to the loneliness and lovelessness described in this song and its equally melancholy predecessor, "All By Myself".

It should not be confused with a song of the same title, sometimes written as "Never Gonna Fall in Love (Again)" composed by Elton John and Tom Robinson, which Robinson issued as a single in 1979 and John included on his album 21 at 33 in 1980, or with the song from Snow Patrol's second album, When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up.

Television performance

Carmen performed "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" and his prior hit, "All By Myself" on The Midnight Special television program on July 23, 1976 (season 4, episode 37). The show was hosted by The Spinners.[2]

Charts

Mark Holden version

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
Single by Mark Holden
from the album Let Me Love You
B-side "There'll Come a Day"
Released May 1976
Format Single
Genre Soft rock
Length 3:15
Label EMI Music
Songwriter(s) Eric Carmen
Producer(s) Colin Petersen
Mark Holden singles chronology
"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
(1976)		 "I Wanna Make You My Lady"
(1976)

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
(1976)		 "I Wanna Make You My Lady"
(1976)

Australian singer songwriter Mark Holden recorded and released a version May 1976 as his debut single. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the Kent Music Report.[11][12]

Background and release

Mark Holden released his debut studio album Dawn in Darkness in 1975. Consisting entirely of original songs, the album was a commercial failure, selling approximately 2,000 copies[13] In April 1976 Holden received a call from Colin Petersen, EMI Music Australia's A&R, who suggested he cover "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again". In his 2017 autobiography, Holden said recording it "was a chance for me to have a hit". Holden filmed a video at Hunters Hill wearing cricket whites, a grandpa shirt and old braces. Holden promoted the song by performing the track on Countdown, where he performed the track while handing out red carnations to the audience. It become an infamous performance which led to Holden's nickname of "The Carnation Kid"[14]

Track listing

7"/ Cassette (EMI-11090)

Side A

  1. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 3:15

Side B

  1. "There'll Come a Day" – 2:18

Chart history

Dana version

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
Single by Dana
from the album Let Me Love You
B-side "Have Love Will Travel"
Released 1976
Format Single
Genre Soft rock
Songwriter(s) Eric Carmen
Dana singles chronology
"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
(1976)		 "Fairy Tale"
(1976)

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
(1976)		 "Fairy Tale"
(1976)

Unlike "All by Myself," Carmen's version of "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" was not released in either Australia or the UK and therefore did not chart. However, Dana (pronounced 'Donna') reached #31 in the UK in 1976 with the song.[16] Her British release charted concurrently with Carmen's and Holden's versions.

Other versions

  • Legendary performer Frank Sinatra performed the song many times in concert in the late 1970s, most notably during the 1976 MDA Telethon. Fond of Eric Carmen's songs, he had arrangements made of both this song and "All By Myself." He never recorded either song.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/the-midnight-special/season-4/
  3. ↑ RPM - Library and Archives Canada, July 24, 1976
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  5. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1976-07-05. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  6. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1976-06-19. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  8. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, June 26, 1976
  9. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  10. ↑ Billboard. Books.google.com. 1977-12-24. p. Front cover. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  11. ↑ "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again - MARK HOLDEN (1976) - Pop Archives - Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s". Pop Archives. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  12. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ↑ "Talking Heads Mark Holden (transcript)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  14. ↑ Holden, Mark (May 2017). My Idol Years. Melbourne, Australia: Transit Lounge. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0-9953594-7-5.
  15. ↑ "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again - MARK HOLDEN (1976) - Pop Archives - Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s". Pop Archives. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  16. ↑ UK Official Charts, 3 June 1976
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