"Everytime You Go Away" is a song written and composed by

Daryl Hall Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Daryl Hall and John Oates (with guitarist and ...

. It was first recorded in 1980 by the American duo

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but was not released as a single. A

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of the song by

Paul Young Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. ...

became an international hit in 1985, reaching No. 1 in the US and No. 4 in the UK.

Hall and Oates version

The original version of "Everytime You Go Away" appeared on

's 1980 studio album, '' Voices,'' although it was not released as a single. Hall & Oates also recorded it for their 1985 concert album '' Live at the Apollo''.

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizers *

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– backing vocals, 6-string and 12-string guitars *

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– organ * G.E. Smith – guitars * John Siegler – bass *

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– drums *

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– saxophone

Paul Young version

Background

English singer

recorded a cover version of the song titled "Every Time You Go Away" for his studio album '' The Secret of Association'' in 1985. His cover features a combination of echoed piano, the

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's "harp" preset, the distinctive

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, as well as a Coral

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, and

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Spanish acoustic guitar which were both played by John Turnbull. In March 1985, Young's version hit No. 4 in the

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. It was among the songs he performed at

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held at

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in London on 13 July 1985. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 two weeks later, and was one of two top 10 hits Young had on the U.S. pop singles chart (the second being his 1990 cover of " Oh Girl" by

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). "Every Time You Go Away" also topped the U.S.

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for two weeks. The song won

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at the 1986 Brit Awards.

Reception

John Leland of '' Spin'' wrote, "What can you say bad about Paul Young, except perhaps that he generally doles out incredibly bland versions of even blander songs? Here, dispensing with his penchant for ersatz British soul, caresses it into warmly moving fuck music."

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals * Ian Kewley – acoustic piano, synthesizers * John Turnbull –

, classical guitar * Steve Bolton – electric guitar *

–

* Mark Pinder – drums * Marc Chantereau –

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* Jimmy Chambers – backing vocals * George Chandler – backing vocals * Tony Jackson – backing vocals

Music video

Track listings

; 7" single # "Everytime You Go Away" – 4:15 # "This Means Anything" – 3:13 ; 12" maxi # "Everytiime You Go Away" (extended version) – 7:32 # "This Means Anything" – 3:13 ; 15" album # "Everytime You Go Away" – 4:28

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

All-time charts

Kulcha version

In July 1995, Australian R&B group Kulcha released a version of the song, which peaked at 35 in Australia and 22 in New Zealand.

CD single

# "Everytime You Go Away" - 4:02 # "Everytime You Go Away" (instrumental) - 3:58 # "My Love" - 3:36

Charts

Cover versions

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on her 1986 album '' The Power of Gloria Gaynor'' *Blue Room on the soundtrack to the 1987 film '' Planes, Trains and Automobiles''. *

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and

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on their 2006 album '' Givin' It Up''. * Susan Wong on her 2009 album ''511''. * Barbara Jones on her 2010 album ''Blue Side Of Lonesome'' * Lennon Stella and Kevin Garrett on a 2020 single. *Jamaican-Canadian singer George Banton on his album ''Rock and Soul Vol. 1''.

References

External links

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Hall and Oates version

Personnel

Paul Young version

Background

Reception

Personnel

Music video

Track listings

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

All-time charts

Kulcha version

CD single

Charts

Cover versions

See also

References

External links