"If I Never See You Again" was the first single from
Wet Wet Wet's fifth studio album, ''
10'' (1997). It was released on 10 March 1997 and reached number three on the
UK Singles Chart.
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow (born Mark McLachlan; 23 March 1965) is a Scottish singer. He was the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet for 28 years: from their formation in 1982 until their split in 1997, and again from their reformation in 2004 ...
recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album, ''
Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile
''Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile'' is a compilation/cover album by Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. The album contains re-recordings of Wet Wet Wet hits. It was released on 18 November 2002.
Three of the eighteen songs we ...
''.
Track listings
UK CD1
# "If I Never See You Again" – 3:48
# "Straight from My Heart" – 4:37
# "If I Never See You Again" (acoustic) – 3:57
UK CD2 (limited edition with four postcards)
# "If I Never See You Again" – 3:48
# "Straight from My Heart" – 4:37
# "Qu'est-ce que c'est?" – 2:50
# "If I Never See You Again" (synth string version) – 3:48
UK cassette single
# "If I Never See You Again" – 3:48
# "Straight from My Heart" – 4:37
European CD single
# "If I Never See You Again" – 3:48
# "Straight from My Heart" – 4:37
# "Qu'est-ce que c'est?" – 2:50
# "If I Never See You Again" (acoustic version) – 3:57
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the ''
10'' booklet.
Studio
* Recorded between April and May 1996 at
Sarm Hook End Manor (
Checkendon
Checkendon is a village and civil parish about west of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire and about north west of Reading in Berkshire on a mid-height swathe of the Chilterns.
History
The parish has a record of continuous settlement since ...
, England)
Personnel
*
Terry Britten – writing
*
Graeme Clark – writing, production
*
Graham Lyle – writing
*
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow (born Mark McLachlan; 23 March 1965) is a Scottish singer. He was the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet for 28 years: from their formation in 1982 until their split in 1997, and again from their reformation in 2004 ...
– writing
*
Graeme Duffin – all guitars, production
*
Fiachra Trench
Fiachra Terence Wilbrah Trench (born 7 September 1941, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician and composer from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
Trench first studied Chemistry at Trinity College, Dublin, before moving on to t ...
– string arrangement and conducting
*
Bob Clearmountain – mixing
* Ian Morrow – programming
* Paul Wright – engineering
* James Brown – engineering
* Tim Wills – engineering assistant
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1997 singles
1997 songs
Mercury Records singles
Songs written by Graeme Clark (musician)
Songs written by Graham Lyle
Songs written by Marti Pellow
Songs written by Terry Britten
Wet Wet Wet songs