Always Yours
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{{Infobox song
| name = Always Yours
| cover = Alwaysyours.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gary Glitter
| album =
| B-side = I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!
| released = 1974
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Glam rock
| length = 3:23
| label = Bell
| writer = {{hlist|Gary Glitter|Mike Leander}}
| producer = Mike Leander
| prev_title = Remember Me This Way
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Oh Yes! You're Beautiful
| next_year = 1974
}}
"Always Yours" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander.{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=song|id=t4754566|pure_url=yes}}|title=Always Yours|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2009-10-16}} It was released as a standalone single in the UK in 1974, and was Glitter's third and final number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, spending a week at the top of the chart in June 1974.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 301}} It also spent two weeks at number-one in Ireland, and peaked at No. 11 in Australia and No. 14 in Germany. The single features the non-album track, "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!" as its B-side, which was exclusive to the single.
Track listing
- "Always Yours" – 3:23
- "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!" – 2:41
Chart performance
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!Chart !Position |
Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=10}}
|align="center"|11 |
{{singlechart|Germany|14|artist=Gary Glitter|song=Always Yours|songid=68244|year=1974|accessdate=14 February 2019}} |
{{singlechart|Ireland2|1|song=Always Yours|accessdate=15 June 2017}} |
{{singlechart|Dutch40|25|artist=Gary Glitter - Always Yours|accessdate=15 June 2017}} |
UK Singles Chart{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 11}}
|align="center"|1 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Gary Glitter|award=Silver|title=Always Yours|relyear=1974|certyear=1974|id=460-3509-1|access-date=21 October 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|master=119196|name=Always Yours|type=single}}
{{Gary Glitter}}
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Category:UK singles chart number-one singles
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Mike Leander