"Never Knew Love" is a pop song performed by the English singer

Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits including his signature song " Ne ...

and written by Derek Bordeaux and John Paul Taylor. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley. The song was recorded for and included in Astley's third album, '' Free''. It was released on 23 June 1991 and peaked at number 70 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

#"Never Knew Love" (Remix) - 3:15 #"Never Knew Love" (The 3 Day Mix) - 8:37 #" So Glad" - 3:28 #"Some Kinda Love" - 4:35

Personnel

* Rick Astley – lead vocals * Dave West – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, drum programming * Hywel Maggs – guitars * Lars Danielsson – bass guitar * Per Lindval – drum overdubs * Jacob Andersen – percussion *

Dan Higgins Dan Higgins (born January 28, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American saxophone and woodwind player. He has worked with such artists as John Williams, Seth MacFarlane, Aerosmith, Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond, Al Jarreau, Maroon 5, Kenny Loggin ...

– saxophone solo * Larry Williams – saxophones *

Bill Reichenbach Jr. William Frank Reichenbach Jr. (born November 30, 1949) is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He is the son of Bill Reichenbach, who was the drummer for Charlie Byrd from 1962 to 1973. He is best known as a session musician for television, ...

– trombone * Larry Hall – trumpet *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'', '' Rock with You'' ...

– brass arrangements *

Anne Dudley Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genr ...

– string arrangements and conductor * Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals * Carol Kenyon – backing vocals * Dee Lewis – backing vocals *

Phil Perry Philip Eugene Perry (born January 12, 1952) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group, The Montclairs, from 1971 to 1975. He was also known for performing the opening song to Disney’s sitcom, '' Goof ...

– backing vocals

References

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