"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" is a song written by

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and Jimmy Currie, and first released by Donegan as a single in 1962.

Cover versions

The most commercially successful recording of the song was by Tom Jones in 1967. Upon its first release, Jones' recording reached number 2 in the

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but was less successful in the

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where it peaked at number 49 on the Hot 100, and number 28 on the

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chart. As the follow-up to Jones' "

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", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" was reissued in 1969 in the US, reaching number six on the Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. This song was covered in 1978 by the

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Tom Jones impersonator Sam Sorono (1950–2008) on his ''Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits'' album with EMI Records. The song was also covered by

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on the ''

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'' album in 1976. It was also recorded by Richard Marx (B-side to "The Way She Loves Me"),

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on her 1968 album ''Something Bad on My Mind'',

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, Charlie Hodges, and Marco T. In 2019, Donegan's son, Peter, auditioned for ''

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'' in which Tom Jones turned his chair for him. Jones when finding out and taken aback by who he was, performed an impromptu duet of the song with Peter.

Composition

The verses are melodically based on the traditional "Wanderin", even recycling the "It looks like" phrase. The Italian styled chorus however sounds very different and new. Discogs - I'll Never Fall in Love Agai

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* {{Authority control 1962 singles 1962 songs 1967 singles 1969 singles Tom Jones (singer) songs Elvis Presley songs Richard Marx songs Pye Records singles Decca Records singles Lonnie Donegan songs

Cover versions

Composition

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