I Won't Last a Day Without You
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"I Won't Last a Day Without You" | |||||||
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Cover to the single "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
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Single by The Carpenters | |||||||
from the album A Song for You | |||||||
B-side | "One Love" | ||||||
Released | March 25, 1974 | ||||||
Format | 7" single | ||||||
Recorded | 1972 | ||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||
Length | 3:52 | ||||||
Label | A&M 1521 |
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Writer(s) | Paul Williams; Roger Nichols | ||||||
Producer(s) | Jack Daugherty | ||||||
The Carpenters singles chronology | |||||||
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"I Won't Last a Day Without You" is a song with lyrics written by Paul Williams and music composed by Roger Nichols. It became a hit single for the Carpenters in 1974, reaching number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the easy listening chart.[1] It was the Carpenters' ninth number one on the easy listening chart and also the choir sang at the beginning of the intro.
In 1972, Richard Carpenter had learned of a new song from Williams and Nichols, who had already contributed "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays" to the Carpenters. He included it on their 1972 album A Song for You, but it would not be released as a single until 1974. Before then, Diana Ross heard it and included it on her 1973 album Touch Me in the Morning. Williams released his version as a single in 1973, but garnered only minor success. Maureen McGovern recorded the song and also released it as a single in 1973 (and included on her album The Morning After), but it also failed to become a hit. The Carpenters' version was released as a single the following year.
In 1974, Barbra Streisand included the song on her album ButterFly and Andy Williams released a version on his album, The Way We Were. In 2009 Ronan Keating covered the song for his album Winter Songs as the 12th track.
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Chart performance
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Weekly singles charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Canadian 'RPM' | 7 |
Oricon International Singles Chart | 1 |
Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart | 40 |
UK | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1974) | Position |
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U.S. Cash Box [2] | 99 |
Personnel
- Karen Carpenter - lead and backing vocals
- Richard Carpenter - backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, orchestration
- Joe Osborn - bass
- Tony Peluso - electric guitar
- Hal Blaine - drums
- Louie Shelton - electric guitar[citation needed]
- Earl Dumler - English horn
- Uncredited - tambourine
See also
References
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- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1974YESP.html
External links
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- Maureen McGovern songs
- The Carpenters songs
- Barbra Streisand songs
- Andy Williams songs
- Oricon International Singles Chart number-one singles
- Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- 1973 songs
- A&M Records singles