Never Be Anyone Else But You
| "Never Be Anyone Else But You" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Nelson | ||||
| from the album Ricky Sings Again | ||||
| A-side | "It's Late" | |||
| Released | February 9, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Baker Knight | |||
| Ricky Nelson singles chronology | ||||
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"Never Be Anyone Else But You" is a song written by Baker Knight and recorded by Ricky Nelson with the vocal backing of the Jordanaires. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 in the UK in 1959. It reached #3 in Norway. The song was featured on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again.
The song is ranked #42 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1959.
In 2020, the song was featured in a commercial for Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup.
Other versions
- Heidi Brühl released a version as a single in Germany in 1959 entitled "Wir werden uns finden". It was the B-side to "Immer, wenn du bei mir bist", which reached #37 on the charts.
- Ernie Sigley released a version as a single in Australia in 1959 as the B-side to "It's Late".
- Michael Cox sang the song on the show Oh Boy! in April 1959.
- Rocky Sharpe and the Replays released a version as a single in the United Kingdom in 1981. They performed the song on the television program Musikladen.
- Cliff Richard released a version originally on his limited release album Rock 'n' Roll Silver in 1983 and again the following year on The Rock Connection album.
- Emmylou Harris released a version as a single in 1990 that reached #92 on the country chart in Canada. It was featured on her 1990 album, Brand New Dance.