When You've Gotta Go

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"When You've Gotta Go"
Single by Solomon King
Released1972 (1972)
Songwriter(s) Lynsey Rubin
Ron Roker

"When You've Gotta Go" was written by Lynsey de Paul (credited to her birth name, Lynsey Rubin) and Ron Roker. [1] It was recorded by Solomon King at 10cc's Strawberry Studios and produced by Harvey Lisberg and released as a single in July 1972. [2] [3] The single was a chart hit in Australia in early 1973, [4] and also spent four weeks on the Dutch "Tipparade", peaking at No. 17. [5] It also appeared on the Polydor compilation album Doppel Pop Tops 3. [6]

Another version of the song was also released as a single in Australia by Jay Justin (a regular on national TV shows Bandstand and the Johnny O'Keefe Show), [7] in November 1973 on the RCA label. [8] [9] Filipino singer Joe Alvarez, also released a version of the song on his 1973 album, Mr. Musicman. [10] Eddie Mesa, often referred to as the Elvis Presley of the Philippines, also recorded his version of the song as the first track on his 1973 album, The Total Performer [11] and this was also released as a single. [12] [13]

In 1974, the British vocalist, Ricki Disoni (aka Gordon Waddison, a former winner of ATV's talent show New Faces , [14] and a regularly appearing artist at venues such as The Night Out Theatre Restaurant), released his recording of the song, produced by Dave Richardson, as a track on his UK album, This Is Ricki Disoni. [15]

Cover versions with lyrics in other languages

The song was covered by German artist and producer Frank Farian in 1973 as "Was kann schöner sein", with German lyrics by Fred Jay and released as a single [16] [17] as well as a track on his 1973 album, So Muß Liebe Sein. [18] He performed the song on the German TV programme ZDF Hitparade on 17 February, 1973 and it reached No. 48 on the German singles chart on the 16 March that year. [19] His version of the song was featured on a number of hit compilation albums [20] [21] [22] as on CD for the first time in 2009 on the compilation album, Frank Farian – Das beste aus 40 Jahren ZDF Hitparade [23] and is listed as one of Farian's song highlights by AllMusic. [24]

The song was also recorded as a track by Jürgen Marcus on his albums, Ein Festival Der Liebe. [25] and "Ein Festival Der Liebe" [26] but with the title "Was Auf Dieser Welt Kann Schöner Sein". The duo Wyn Hoop & Andrea Horn also recorded "Was kann schöner sein" and released it as a single in Austria and Germany on Decca Records. [27] [28] [29] This version of the song was also released on the Telefunken compilation album, Die Grosse Star Und Schlagerrevue 10. [30]

A Finnish version of the song entitled "Kun Mentävä On" with lyrics by Pertti Reponen was released by the artist Danny as the B-side to his single "Yksinäinen Ilta", [31] as well as the title track on his 1973 album. [32]

A Spanish version of the song with the title "Adios Amigo" (albeit with lyrics partially in English) was also recorded and released as a single by the pop group Los Albas in 1972, [33] as well as a track on their self-titled album in 1974 [34] and their 1977 album La Hora Más Cuerda Del Verano Más Loco. [35] It was also released on a Los Albas greatest hits album collection in 2022. [36]

References

  1. ↑ "When You've Gotta Go". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Solomon King - When You've Gotta Go". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. ↑ "A month in a life - July 1972". Oldiesproject.com. 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Top 100 (ARIA Chart) Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing
  5. ↑ "Solomon King - When You've Gotta Go | Top 40". Top40.nl. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Doppel Pop Tops 3". Ultratop.be.
  7. ↑ "Jay Justin". IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jay Justin - When You've Gotta Go / Surprise - RCA Australia - Australia - 102319". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  9. ↑ "When You've Gotta Go / Surprise by Jay Justin". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Joe Alvarez - Mr. Musicman". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Eddie Mesa - The Total Performer". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Billboard, p. 90, 29 December 1973
  13. ↑ "Billboard" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 29 December 1973. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ricki Disoni". Newfacesatv.info. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ricki Disoni - This Is Ricki Disoni (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  16. ↑ "Frank Farian - Was Kann Schöner Sein? (When You've Gotta Go) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  17. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  18. ↑ "Frank Farian : So Muß Liebe Sein". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  19. ↑ "Forum - Charts national - Aktuelle 50 1970-1974". Germancharts.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Various - Die Neue Große Hitparade". Discogs.com. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Various - Volltreffer 4". Discogs.com. 26 June 1973. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Frank Farian - Star-Discothek". Discogs.com. 26 July 1978. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Frank Farian - 40 Jahre ZDF Hitparade (CD)". Discogs.com. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  24. ↑ "Frank Farian - Songs". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "Jürgen Marcus : Ein Festival Der Liebe". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  26. ↑ "Jürgen Marcus - Ein Festival Der Liebe". Discogs.com. 26 June 1973. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "Die Musiktitel von 'Hoop, Wyn'. © 18.02.2016 by Henry König". Musiktiteldb.de. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  28. ↑ "Was kann schöner sein - Andrea Horn & Wyn Hoop". Andreahorn-wynhoop.de. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Wyn & Andrea - Was Kann Schöner Sein / Bleib Immer Bei Mir". Discogs.com. 26 June 1973. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  30. ↑ "Various - Die Grosse Star Und Schlagerrevue 10". Discogs.com. 26 June 1973. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  31. ↑ "Danny (13) - Yksinäinen Ilta / Kun Mentävä On (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  32. ↑ "Mentävä on by Danny (Album): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  33. ↑ "Los Albas - Adios Amigo / Spain (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  34. ↑ "Los Albas - Los Albas (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  35. ↑ "Los Albas - La Hora Más Cuerda Del Verano Más Loco". Discogs.com. 14 September 1977. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  36. ↑ "Los Albas - Vol.2 Sus Grabaciones En Belter (1971-1976)". Discogs.com. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.


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