When I Fall in Love

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"When I Fall in Love"
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Single by Jeri Southern with Victor Young and His Orchestra
ReleasedApril 1952
Genre Traditional pop
Length3:07
Label Decca
Songwriter(s)
"When I Fall in Love"
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Single by Doris Day
B-side "Take Me in Your Arms"
ReleasedJuly 3, 1952
RecordedJune 5, 1952
Studio Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:58
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Percy Faith

"When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in Howard Hughes' last film One Minute to Zero as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the first vocal 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; the first hit version was sung by Doris Day released in July 1952.

Contents

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. [1]

A 1996 recording by Natalie Cole, sung as a duet with her father Nat King Cole using vocals from his 1956 version, won 1996 Grammys for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s).

Notable recordings

"When I Fall in Love"
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Single by the Lettermen
from the album A Song for Young Love
B-side "Smile"
ReleasedNovember 5, 1961
Recorded1961
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:25
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Nick Venet
The Lettermen singles chronology
"The Way You Look Tonight"
(1961)
"When I Fall in Love"
(1961)
"Son of Old Rivers"
(1962)

Rick Astley version

"When I Fall in Love"
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Single by Rick Astley
from the album Whenever You Need Somebody
A-side "My Arms Keep Missing You"
ReleasedNovember 30, 1987 (1987-11-30)
Recorded1987
Genre Traditional pop
Length3:02
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stock Aitken Waterman
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Whenever You Need Somebody"
(1987)
"When I Fall in Love" / "My Arms Keep Missing You"
(1987)
"Together Forever"
(1988)
Music video
"When I Fall in Love" on YouTube

The version of "When I Fall in Love" by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley was released on November 30, 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 with "Always on My Mind", re-released the version by Nat King Cole. [11] [12] 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, [13] 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.

In 2019, Astley recorded and released a "reimagined" version of the song for his album The Best of Me , which features a new piano arrangement. [14] On November 24, 2022, the original music video was remastered to 1080p HD for a limited edition 12" double A-side red vinyl issue of the "Love This Christmas" single. [15] [16]

Critical reception

A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media considered that Astley's cover version as "surprisingly matching the original" and added: "With the romantic string arrangements and Astley's mature vocals, the perfect seasonal single, bound for a no. 1 in the UK". [17] When reviewing the parent album, British magazine Music Week underlined the track, adding that Astley "stretches his vocal chords on a credible and reverent recreation" of Cole's song. [18] In the same magazine, Jerry Smith deemed it a potential hit in spite of "the cloying strings arrangement", and added that this cover was "not a patch" on Cole's original version. [19] Chris Heath of Smash Hits praised the song as "brilliantly effective" with a "plinkety-plonkety orchestration and Rick crooning away, sounding uncannily like a 50 year old Frank Sinatra type". [20] In another issue of the same magazine, Lola Borg considered it as "truly splendid" and added that Astley "ably croons a slushy lump of woefulness" and that this version is similar to the original since "the sweeping strings are exactly the same, note for note". [21]

Track listing

  1. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:03
  2. "My Arms Keep Missing You" (The No L mix) – 6:48
  3. "My Arms Keep Missing You" (dub) – 4:58
  1. "My Arms Keep Missing You" ("Where's Harry?" remix) – 3:14
  2. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:03
  1. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:00
  2. "My Arms Keep Missing You" (dub) – 6:04
  3. "My Arms Keep Missing You" (The No L mix) – 6:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "When I Fall in Love"
Chart (1987–1988)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [22] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [23] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [24] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [25] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] 7
Iceland (RÚV) [27] 11
Ireland (IRMA) [28] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [29] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [30] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [31] 25
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [32] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 14
UK Singles (OCC) [34] 2
West Germany (Official German Charts) [35] 6

Year-end charts

1988 year-end chart performance for "When I Fall in Love"
Chart (1988)Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [36] 31

Certifications

Certifications for "When I Fall in Love"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Silver250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Celine Dion and Clive Griffin version

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"When I Fall in Love"
When I Fall in Love (Celine Dion and Clive Griffin version).jpg
Single by Celine Dion and Clive Griffin
from the album Sleepless in Seattle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and The Colour of My Love
ReleasedJuly 12, 1993 (1993-07-12)
Genre Traditional pop
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Foster
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
(1993)
"When I Fall in Love"
(1993)
"The Power of Love"
(1993)
Clive Griffin singles chronology
"I'll Be Waiting"
(1991)
"When I Fall in Love"
(1993)
"We Don't Know How to Say Goodbye"
(1994)