You Can Never Stop Me Loving You

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You Can Never Stop Me Loving You is an English song composed and written by Ian “Sammy” Samwell and Jean Slater. The original recording was made by Kenny Lynch ; in German-speaking countries, the cover versions by Johnny Tillotson (English) and Bernd Spier (German as You Can't Forbid Me ), which were listed together at number one on the German charts in February 1964 , were particularly popular .

History and reception

The original Kenny Lynch recording was produced by Wally Ridley and published on His Master's Voice in May 1963 under catalog number POP 1165. Harry Robinson conducted the accompanying orchestra . The song Crazy Crazes from the music film Just for Fun can be heard on the B-side of the single . The critic of the new releases in the New Record Mirror judged the single: "The new one from Kenny starts with lush string instruments, a calm backbeat and a lot of good vocal work [...] A good text to a nice melody of medium tempo [...] A hit, but probably not for the Top Twenty. "Peter Aldersley also rated the song positively:" Kenny Lynch comes up with a pleasant, medium-paced ballad [...] and gives it a lot of warmth and appeal to a pronounced beat background, which reinforces the charm [of the piece] should. Maybe not quite as good as Kenny's “Puff”, but a little bit more 'commercial' ”.

On June 26, 1963, the single entered the British charts and reached its highest ranking in mid-August at number ten. Overall, You Can Never Stop Me Loving You twelve weeks in the top 40 listed, making it the most successful single of the British entertainer. On July 1, 1963, the American singer Johnny Tillotson recorded a cover version for Cadence Records with Archie Bleyer , which reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA .

You can not forbid that

CBS # 1239

The German version sung by Bernd Spier with a text by Hans Bradtke was brought to the German market in November 1963 by the German branch of the US media group CBS under the catalog number CBS 1239 under the title You can't ban me . On the B-side of the vinyl single , Spier sang the title Julia (Before Your Door) . The producer of Bernd Spier's first record release on CBS was Hans Bertram .

The version with Bernd Spier entered the German charts for the first time on December 1, 1963, was listed at number one for four weeks from February 1, and remained in the charts for a total of 28 weeks, including 20 weeks in the top ten - together with the Version by Johnny Tillotson. The youth magazine BRAVO put the song in second place in its 1964 annual music box .

The first name Jon is incorrectly given for the composer Ian Samwell in the author line on the single .

More cover versions

A quarter of a year after Bernd Spier's version, the record company Electrola also unsuccessfully released the title You can't ban me , sung by Michael Holm . There are other followers in the German-speaking area from Ulli Martin , Michael Morgan and the Kastelruther Spatzen .

In Great Britain, another version of You Can Never Stop Me Loving You by Ken Barrie was published in 1963 under the alias Les Carle; Bill Austin produced a version for the North American market. Under the original title it was also published in the Netherlands in versions by René Frank and Ruby Wah and in Norway by the band The Beatnicks . In Spain there were both the Blue Diamonds and Los Sirex releases under the title Que te deje de querer . In Italy, Mimí Berté sang a text by Luigia Inelda Binacchi to the melody under the title I miei baci non puoi scordare . In France, the cover version with a text by Jacques Plante was published as Tu ne peux m'empecher de t'aimer by Vic Laurens ; the Canadian Margot Lefebvre released this version on a long-playing record. In Belgium, the Flemish version of Eric Pelsen was called Echdeliede .

In 1987 there was a cover version of the Northern Irish singer Rose Marie , which Kenny Lynch produced and on which he sang one of the accompanying voices .

Web links

Notes and evidence

  1. ↑ Author names on the score booklet, scan in the entry You Can Never Stop Me Loving You at 45cat.com, accessed on December 23, 2019
  2. ↑ Kenny's songs are in demand , New Record Mirror of June 29, 1963, p. 12, online scan accessed on January 6, 2020
  3. ↑ Kenny Lynch - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You at 45cat.com, access: December 23, 2019
  4. ↑ Just for Fun in the International Music Database IMDb
  5. ↑ "Newie from Kenny opens with lush strings, and a subdued backbeat with plenty of good vocal work from the" Up On The Roof "boy. A good lyric with a fair tune, and a medium tempo - maybe a little bit draggy but it grows on you. A hit, but probably not a top twenty disc. " in: Some Big Name Newies , New Record Mirror, May 18, 1963, p. 8, online scan accessed January 6, 2020
  6. ^ Puff (Up In Smoke) , smaller lynch hit in 1962
  7. ↑ “Kenny Lynch comes up with a pleasing, medium-paced ballad called" You Can Never Stop Me Loving You "and gives it a great deal of warmth and appeal against a pronounced beat backing which should add even more to the overall appeal. Perhaps not quite as good as Kenny's Puff but a tittle more "commercial." ”Peter Aldersley, DISCussion , in Pop Weekly of May 25, 1963, online scan accessed January 6, 2020
  8. ↑ Entry for Kenny Lynch on officialcharts.com, accessed on December 23, 2019
  9. ↑ Johnny Tillotson - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You at 45cat.com, accessed January 6, 2020
  10. ↑ Entry of the single on 45cat.com, accessed on January 7, 2020
  11. ↑ You can't forbid me to do that at chartsurfer.de, accessed on January 6, 2020
  12. ↑ You Can Never Stop Me Loving You at chartsurfer.de, accessed on January 6, 2020
  13. ↑ Günter Ehnert sees different placements in his book Hit Bilanz, Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980 (Taurus Press, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-922542-24-7 ). Accordingly, Spier's single was also number one, first listed on December 7, 1963 and had 30 chart weeks (page 219). Tillotson's single was therefore listed for the first time on December 14, 1963, was in the charts for 14 weeks and only reached number 21 (page 232).
  14. ↑ Christian Müller. The BRAVO-musicbox , Volume I, self-published 2000
  15. ↑ Entry Les Carle - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You at 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  16. ↑ Bill Austin entry at 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  17. ↑ Entry of the single on 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  18. ↑ Entry of the single on 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  19. ↑ Entry of the single on 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  20. ↑ Entry Los Blue Diamonds en Español at 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019; this version also in Mexico
  21. ↑ Entry Los Sirex at 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  22. ↑ Entry of the single on Discogs.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  23. ↑ Entry of the single on 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  24. ^ Entry Margot Lefebvre at Discogs.com, accessed on December 23, 2019
  25. ↑ Entry of the single on 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  26. ↑ As with the Belgian single by Eric Pelsen, K. Lynch was named as the songwriter. Entry of the single on 45cat.com, accessed December 23, 2019
  27. ↑ Entry of the long-playing record at discogs.com, accessed on December 23, 2019