| "Never Ending Song of Love" | ||||
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| Single by Delaney & Bonnie | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" | |||
| Released | May 1971 (U.S.) | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Delaney Bramlett | |||
| Producer(s) | Delaney Bramlett | |||
| Delaney & Bonnie singles chronology | ||||
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"Never Ending Song of Love" is a song written by Delaney Bramlett, and, according to some sources, by his wife Bonnie Bramlett.[1] It was originally recorded with their band, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, in 1971 on the album Motel Shot. Released as a single by Atco Records the same year, "Never Ending Song of Love" became Delaney & Bonnie's greatest hit on the pop charts, reaching a peak of No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and No. 8 on Easy Listening.[3] It reached No. 16 in Australia.
A cover version by the New Seekers was a major hit in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971. It spent a few weeks at No. 2 in the UK charts and in South Africa,[4] and reached No. 1 in the Irish charts. It was featured on their album of the same name.
As of 2008, "Never Ending Song of Love", had been covered by over 100 artists.[5]
- ^ Weber, Bruce (2008-12-30). "Delaney Bramlett, Singer-Songwriter and Slide Guitarist, Dies at 69". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ Leszczak, Bob (2014-12-11). Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000 (in Arabic). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 93. ISBN 9781442240087.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 69.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Delaney Bramlett; songwriter who wrote 'Let It Rain'". Los Angeles Times. 2008-12-28. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-09-08.