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Single by Rick Astley | ||||||||
from the album Whenever You Need Somebody | ||||||||
B-side | My Arms Keep Missing You | |||||||
Released | October 20, 1987 | |||||||
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Recorded | 1987 | |||||||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||||||
Length | 3:02 | |||||||
Label | RCA | |||||||
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Single by Celine Dion and Clive Griffin | |||||||||||||||||
from the album Sleepless in Seattle and The Colour of My Love | |||||||||||||||||
Released | July 13, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
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Length | 4:20 | ||||||||||||||||
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Producer(s) | David Foster | ||||||||||||||||
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"When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film One Minute to Zero. Jeri Southern sang on the first recording released in April 1952 with the song's composer, Victor Young, handling the arranging and conducting duties. The song has become a standard, with many artists recording it, though the first hit version was sung by Doris Day released in July 1952.
Day's recording was made on June 5, 1952. It was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39786 and issued with the flip side "Take Me in Your Arms". The song reached number 20 on the Billboard chart.
A 1996 cover by Natalie Cole, a "duet" with her father Nat King Cole by way of vocals from his 1956 cover, won 1996 Grammys for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s).
The version by Rick Astley was released in December 1987, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the release of Nat King Cole's version of the song. This single is mainly remembered for a closely fought contest for UK Christmas number one. Rivals EMI hoping to see their act, Pet Shop Boys, reach number one, re-released the version by Nat King Cole. This led to a slow down of purchases of Astley's version, allowing Pet Shop Boys to reach the coveted top spot. Despite selling over 250,000 copies and gaining a Silver certification from the BPI, it peaked in the UK at number 2 for two weeks. The re-release by Nat King Cole reached number 4. Since the single was released as a double A-side, the other half of the single was "My Arms Keep Missing You", which was successful in its own right in Europe.