Like I've Never Been Gone

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"Like I've Never Been Gone"
Billy Fury Like I've Never Been Gone.jpg
Single by Billy Fury
B-side "What Do You Think You're Doing Of"
Released8 February 1963 (1963-02-08) [1]
Recorded14 December 1962 [1]
Studio Decca Studios, London
Genre Pop
Length2:01
Label Decca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Smith
Billy Fury singles chronology
"Because of Love"
(1962)
"Like I've Never Been Gone"
(1963)
"When Will You Say I Love You"
(1963)

"Like I've Never Been Gone" is a song written by Paul Hampton and Camille Monte and first released by American country singer Chase Webster in July 1962. In February 1963, English singer Billy Fury released a cover of the song which peaked at number 3 on the Record Retailer Top 50. [2]

Contents

Billy Fury version

Release and reception

"Like I've Never Been Gone" was released with the B-side "What Do You Think You're Doing Of", written by Fury. The phrase 'what are you doing of' was another way of saying 'what are you doing'. [3]

Reviewing for Disc , Don Nicholl wrote that "Like I've Never Been Gone" "is the kind of song I can imagine Presley wishing he'd got his hands on. Instead it's going to make another hit for Fury. A sultry Latin beater which he sings in his most commercial voice. First-class backing, including chorus, is directed by Ivor Raymonde". [4] In New Record Mirror , the song was described as "a semi-bluesy, semi-ballady thing with a good tune and an especially good lyric. Powerful Presley-type vocalising from Billy – this could be a really big one". [5]

Track listing

7": Decca / F 11582

  1. "Like I've Never Been Gone" – 2:01
  2. "What Do You Think You're Doing Of" – 2:59

Charts

Chart (1963)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 5
Israel (Kol Yisrael) [7] 3
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [8] 7
UK Disc Top 30 [9] 3
UK Melody Maker Pop 50 [10] 3
UK New Musical Express Top 30 [11] 3
UK Record Retailer Top 50 [2] 3

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