Don't Ever Change (song)

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"Don't Ever Change"
Song by The Beatles
from the album Live at the BBC
Released30 November 1994 (UK)
5 December 1994 (US)
Recorded1 August 1963
Studio Playhouse Theatre, Manchester
Genre Pop
Length2:03
Label Apple
Songwriter(s) Goffin-King
Producer(s) Terry Henebery

"Don't Ever Change" is a 1961 popular song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Intended for The Everly Brothers but rejected by their management, it is one of the Goffin-King team's lesser-known songs, although a version by The Crickets reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom (Jerry Naylor lead vocal). The Beatles performed the song on their BBC radio show Pop Go the Beatles, which was later released on their 1994 compilation Live at the BBC . It was taped on 1 August 1963, had its first broadcast on 27 August 1963, was produced by Terry Henebery and was a rare harmony duet between Paul McCartney and George Harrison. [1] The song was also covered by Brinsley Schwarz on their Please Don't Ever Change album in 1973, by Bryan Ferry on his 1973 album These Foolish Things , and by Mud on their 1982 album Mud featuring Les Gray.

The Beatles personnel

Personnel per The Beatles Bible.

Sources

  1. "Don't Ever Change". The Beatles Bible. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

Live at BBC notes

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