"I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" is a song by Irish pop group

The Bachelors The Bachelors were a popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland, but primarily based in the United Kingdom. They had several international hits during the 1960s, including eight top-ten singles in the UK between 1963 and 1966. Car ...

, released as a single in August 1964. It reached number-one in Ireland, became a top-ten hit in the UK and peaked in the top-100 in the US.

Background and release

"I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" was one of the Bachelors first singles not to have been a cover. It was written by Americans Bill Taylor,

Major Bill Smith William Arthur Smith (January 21, 1922 – September 12, 1994),

and Curtis Kirk, and was recorded by the group in 1963, though was shelved until the following year. It was released in August 1964 with the B-side "Beneath the Willow Tree", written by Tommy Scott and Bill Martin. Reviewing for '' Disc'',

Don Nicholl Donald Nicholl (August 9, 1925 – July 5, 1980) was an English-American screenwriter and producer. His production company Nicholl Ross West (with Mickey Ross and Bernie West) wrote for the situation comedies ''All in the Family'', ''The Jeffer ...

described "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" as "a simple steady mover with a warm tune and a good set of lyrics" and that "this time, I think, they have created something which itself will become a subject for revivals in the future". In ''

Record Mirror ''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper between 1954 and 1991 for pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after the ''NME'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK album chart was published in ''Re ...

'', it was described as "certainly a great song with impeccable performances from all concerned. Tuneful and plaintive with loads of all-round appeal".

Track listing

7": Decca / F 11949 # "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" – 2:41 # "Beneath the Willow Tree"– 2:58

Charts

References

{{authority control 1964 singles 1964 songs The Bachelors songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Song recordings produced by Shel Talmy Decca Records singles