If I Never Sing Another Song
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| "If I Never Sing Another Song" | |
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| Song | |
| Genre | Traditional Pop, Vocal |
| Length | 3:54 |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Alexandra [DE], Don Black, Udo Jürgens. |
"If I Never Sing Another Song" is a pop ballad written by Alexandra. Don Black, Udo Jürgens.[1] English singer Matt Monro was the first to record and release the song, with John Burgess producing it.[2] It was first offered to Frank Sinatra, who turned it down.
Matt Monro sang the song on Saturday Night At The Mill in February 1978[3] prior to its official release in March 1979, when Matt Monro released the album "If I Never Sing Another Song". In 1977, he recorded the Don Black penned, "If I Never Sing Another Song", which became a latter-day standard among his contemporaries, its lyrics referring to the "heyday" of fan mail, awards, and other trappings of celebrity that had faded for them
Background
[edit]The song was first written in German in 1967 by Alexandra (born: Doris Treitz) who sang the song herself.[4]
Versions
[edit]Joe Longthorne also performed the song and "made it his own".[5]
In 1995, Matt Monro's son, Matt Monro Jnr, released his own version of "If I Never Sing Another Song".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ If I Never Sing Another Song by Matt Monro, retrieved 2024-12-24
- ^ "Tracks on If I Never Sing Another Song - Matt Monro (1979) | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ If I Never Sing Another Song (Saturday Night At The Mill, 1978) (Live - Remastered 2023), retrieved 2024-12-24
- ^ Pieter (2017-01-06). "If I Never Sing Another Song". Dame Shirley Bassey Blog. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "If I Never Sing Another Song — Joe Longthorne". Last.fm. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ Matt Monro Jnr & Matt Monro - Matt Sings Monro, 2005, retrieved 2024-12-24