"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.

Composition

The verses are melodically based on the traditional folk song "Wanderin", even recycling the "It looks like" phrase. The Italian-styled chorus, however, sounds very different.

Tom Jones version

The most commercially successful recording of the song was by

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in 1967. Upon its first release, Jones' recording reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart but was less successful in the United States where it peaked at number 49 on the

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, and number 28 on the

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. 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.

Other versions

In 1968, "Plus jamais", a French version of the song was recorded by the Belgian singer

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. The song reached No. 44 on the

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chart in Belgium. It was also recorded by

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

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, Charlie Hodges,

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(B-side to "The Way She Loves Me"), and Marco T. Jones' version was covered in 1978 by Filipino Tom Jones impersonator

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on his ''Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits'' album on

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. The song was also covered by

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on the album ''

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'' in 1976. 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.

References

External links

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

Composition

Tom Jones version

Other versions

See also

References

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