"Never" is the debut solo

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by American singer

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. Co-written by Cole and rapper

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, it was produced by Errol "E-Poppi" McCalla, Jr. and

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. The uptempo track samples from the 1981 hit " Never Too Much" by American singer Luther Vandross. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Vandross is also credited as a songwriter. "Never" was first featured on the

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's comedy film '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business'' (2004) and was later also included on Cole's debut album ''

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'' (2005). The song was one out of three songs from the ''Barbershop 2: Back in Business'' soundtrack that were issued as a single. Released as Cole's debut single through

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in March 2004, "Never" managed to appear on '' Billboard''s

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chart, peaking at number seventy-one.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Way It Is''. * Shannon Braxton – recording engineer * Keyshia Cole – vocals, writer *

– producer * Tal Hertzberg – recording engineer *

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– vocals, writer * Errol "E-Poppi" McCalla Jr. – producer *

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– mixing engineer * Luther Vandross – writer (sample)

Charts

References

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