If I Ever Fall in Love

This article is about the song. For the album, see ...If I Ever Fall in Love.

"If I Ever Fall in Love"
Single by Shai
from the album ...If I Ever Fall in Love
Released	September 1, 1992 (1992-09-01)
Recorded	1992 [1]
Genre	A cappella R&B
Length	3:09
Label	Gasoline Alley MCA
Songwriter(s)	Carl "Groove" Martin
Producer(s)	Carl "Groove" Martin
Shai singles chronology
"If I Ever Fall in Love" (1992) "Comforter" (1993)
Music video
"If I Ever Fall in Love" on YouTube

"If I Ever Fall in Love" is the debut single by American R&B-soul quartet Shai, released by Gasoline Alley and MCA Records in September 1992 from their debut album of the same name (1992). The song, both written and produced by Carl "Groove" Martin, reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1992 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. It spent eight weeks at number two on the Hot 100, which at the time was the second-most number of weeks that a song held the position without topping the chart, behind Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You". The song was also their only top-40 hit in the UK, peaking at number 36. ^[2]

Critical reception

Paul Lester from Melody Maker declared "If I Ever Fall in Love" as "a kind of doo wop teen-love weepathon" in the mould of Boyz II Men's "End of the Road". ^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [4] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 21 Canada Retail Singles ( The Record ) [6] 10 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [7] 53 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 80 Europe (European Hit Radio) [9] 22 Germany (GfK) [10] 47 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [11] 12 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 11 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 5 UK Singles (OCC) [15] 36 UK Dance ( Music Week ) [16] 37 US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 2 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [18] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 1 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [20] 5 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Australia (ARIA) [22] 41 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [23] 69 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [24] 67 New Zealand (RIANZ) [25] 34 US Billboard Hot 100 [26] 7 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) [27] 5 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) [28] 49 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [29] 66

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [30]	Gold	35,000^
United States (RIAA) [31]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

East 17 and Gabrielle version

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External links

• Shai –"If I Ever Fall in Love" on Vevo
• Gabrielle –"If You Ever" (with East 17) on YouTube

"If You Ever"
Single by East 17 featuring Gabrielle
from the album Around the World (the Journey So Far) and Gabrielle
Released	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
Length	4:15
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Carl Martin
Producer(s)	Mike Rose Nicholas Foster
East 17 singles chronology
"Someone to Love" (1996) "If You Ever" (1996) "Hey Child" (1997)
Gabrielle singles chronology
"If You Really Cared" (1996) "If You Ever" (1996) "Walk On By" (1997)

v t e Shai
Darnell Van Rensalier Garfield A. Bright Carl Martin Marc Gay
Studio albums	...If I Ever Fall in Love (1992) Right Back at Cha (1993) Blackface (1995) Destiny (1999) Back from the Mystery System: The Love Cycle (2004) Love Cycle: Back from the Mystery System (2007)
Compilation albums	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Shai (2001)
Single albums	"If I Ever Fall In Love" "Comforter"