Everytime You Go Away
{{Short description|1980 song by Hall & Oates}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Everytime You Go Away
| artist = Hall & Oates
| album = Voices
| released = July 29, 1980
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Blue-eyed soul{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Paul Young's "Everytime You Go Away|website= Stereogum |date= October 16, 2020 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2102304/the-number-ones-paul-youngs-everytime-you-go-away/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= August 2, 2023}}
- gospel
| length = 5:23
| label = RCA
| writer = Daryl Hall
| producer = {{hlist|Daryl Hall|John Oates}}
}}
"Everytime You Go Away" is a song written by American musician Daryl Hall. It was first recorded in 1980 by his duo Hall & Oates but was not released as a single. A cover version of the song by Paul Young became an international hit in 1985, reaching No. 1 in the US and No. 4 in the UK.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TZaFMCee5HQC&pg=PA36|title=Paul Young: "Everytime You Go Away" b/w "This Means Anything" (Columbia)|author=John Leland|author-link=John Leland (journalist)|date=August 1985|publisher=Spin magazine|access-date=November 20, 2010}}
Hall and Oates version
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The original version of "Everytime You Go Away" appeared on Hall & Oates's 1980 studio album, Voices, although it was not released as a single. Hall & Oates also recorded it for their 1985 concert album Live at the Apollo.
= Personnel =
- Daryl Hall – lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizers
- John Oates – backing vocals, 6-string and 12-string guitars
- Ralph Schuckett – organ
- G.E. Smith – guitars
- John Siegler – bass
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Charlie DeChant – saxophone
Paul Young version
{{Infobox song
| name = Every Time You Go Away
| cover = Every_time_you_go_away.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Paul Young
| album = The Secret of Association
| B-side = This Means Anything
| released = February 25, 1985
| recorded = 1984
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 5:23 (album version)
4:15 (7" version)
7:32 (12" version)
| label = Columbia
| writer = Daryl Hall
| producer = Laurie Latham
| prev_title = Love of the Common People
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
| next_year = 1985
}}
=Background=
English singer Paul Young recorded a cover version of the song titled "Every Time You Go Away" for his studio album The Secret of Association in 1985. His cover features a combination of echoed piano, the Yamaha DX7's "harp" preset, the distinctive fretless bass of Pino Palladino, as well as a Coral electric sitar and a Ovation Spanish acoustic guitar, which were both played by John Turnbull.{{cite news |title=The Number Ones: Paul Young's "Everytime You Go Away" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2102304/the-number-ones-paul-youngs-everytime-you-go-away/columns/the-number-ones/ |access-date=26 November 2021 |work=Stereogum}}
In March 1985, Young's version hit No. 4 in the UK singles chart.{{cite news |title=Every Time You Go Away |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/every-time-you-go-away/ |access-date=26 November 2021 |work=Official Charts Company}} It was among the songs he performed at Live Aid held at Wembley Stadium in London on 13 July 1985. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 two weeks later, and was one of two top 10 hits Young had on the U.S. pop singles chart (the second being his 1990 cover of "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites). "Every Time You Go Away" also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for two weeks. The song won British Video of the Year at the 1986 Brit Awards.[http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1986 "1986 Brit Awards – Winners"]. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved July 7, 2012
=Reception=
John Leland of Spin wrote, "What can you say bad about Paul Young, except perhaps that he generally doles out incredibly bland versions of even blander songs? Here, dispensing with his penchant for ersatz British soul, caresses it into warmly moving fuck music."{{cite magazine| magazine= Spin | title=Singles|author=John Leland| date=August 1985|issue=4|page=36}}
= Personnel =
- Paul Young – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Ian Kewley – acoustic piano, synthesizers
- John Turnbull – electric sitar, classical guitar
- Steve Bolton – electric guitar
- Pino Palladino – fretless bass
- Mark Pinder – drums
- Bill Linnane - piano
- Marc Chantereau – tambourine
- Jimmy Chambers – backing vocals
- George Chandler – backing vocals
- Tony Jackson – backing vocals
= Music video =
=Track listings=
; 7" single
- "Every Time You Go Away" – 4:15
- "This Means Anything" – 3:13
; 12" maxi
- "Every Time You Go Away" (Extended version) – 7:32
- "This Means Anything" – 3:13
; 15" album
- "Every Time You Go Away" – 4:28
=Chart performance=
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==Weekly charts==
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==Year-end charts==
=Certifications=
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!Country !Certification !Date !Sales certified |
| CanadaCanada certifications [http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php cria.ca] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412081617/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |date=April 12, 2009 }} (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
|align="center"|Gold |align="center"|August 13, 1985 |align="center"|50,000 |
| UKUK certifications [http://www.bpi.co.uk/ Bpi.co.uk] (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
|align="center"|Silver |align="center"|April 1, 1985 |align="center"|250,000 |
| U.S.U.S. certifications [https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH riaa.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |date=June 26, 2007 }} (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
|align="center"|Gold |align="center"|January 17, 1990 |align="center"|500,000 |
==All-time charts==
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| Chart (1958–2018)
! Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 10, 2018}}
| style="text-align:center;"|462 |
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Kulcha version
{{Infobox song
| name = Everytime You Go Away
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Kulcha
| album =
| released = July 1995
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
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| genre =
| length = 4:02
| label = East West
| writer = Daryl Hall
| producer = Matthew O'Connor
| prev_title = Soul Feeling
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Do You Like It?
| next_year = 1996
}}
In July 1995, Australian R&B group Kulcha released a version of the song, which peaked at 35 in Australia and 22 in New Zealand.
=CD single=
- "Everytime You Go Away" - 4:02
- "Everytime You Go Away" (instrumental) - 3:58
- "My Love" - 3:36
=Charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1995)
!scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|35|artist=Kulcha|song=Everytime You Go Away|access-date=31 December 2018|refname="ARIA Chart"}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|New Zealand|22|artist=Kulcha|song=Everytime You Go Away|access-date=31 December 2018|refname="NZ Chart"}} |
Other cover versions
- Gloria Gaynor on her 1986 album The Power of Gloria Gaynor
- Blue Room on the soundtrack to the 1987 film Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
- George Benson and Al Jarreau on their 2006 album Givin' It Up.
- Susan Wong on her 2009 album 511.
- Barbara Jones on her 2010 album Blue Side Of Lonesome
- Lennon Stella and Kevin Garrett on a 2020 single.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk6sCzRTbM Every Time You Go Away] music video on YouTube
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Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:East West Records singles