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Everytime You Go Away

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B-side
  
"This Means Anything"

Recorded
  
1984

Released
  
February 25, 1985

Genre
  
Blue-eyed soul

Format
  
7" single, 12" maxi, CD Single reissue

Length
  
4:15 (7") 7:32 (12") 5:24 (album)

"Everytime You Go Away" is a song written and composed by Daryl Hall. It was first recorded in 1980 by the American duo Hall & Oates but was not released as a single. The song became an international hit when covered by English singer Paul Young in 1985. There have also been several other versions of this song.

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Hall and Oates version

The original version of "Everytime You Go Away" appeared on Hall & Oates's 1980 studio album, Voices, although it was not released as a single. Hall & Oates also recorded it for their 1985 concert album Live at the Apollo.

Personnel

  • Daryl Hall: lead vocals
  • John Oates: backing vocals, 6 and 12-string guitars
  • G.E. Smith: guitars
  • Charlie DeChant: saxophone
  • John Siegler: bass guitar
  • Jerry Marotta: drums
  • Ralph Schuckett: organ
  • Mike Klvana: equipment technician

    • Background

    English singer Paul Young recorded a cover of "Everytime You Go Away" for his studio album The Secret of Association in 1985. His cover features a combination of echoed piano, the distinctive fretless bass of Pino Palladino and an electric sitar, (Coral) and Ovation Spanish acoustic which were both played by John Turnbull.

    Young's version hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 27, 1985 and was one of two top 10 hits he had on the U.S. pop singles chart. It also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for two weeks. The song peaked at No. 4 in the UK, Young's home country. The song won Best British Video at the 1986 Brit Awards. It was one of the songs he played at Live Aid.

    Track listings

    7" single
    1. "Everytime You Go Away" – 4:15
    2. "This Means Anything" – 3:13
    12" maxi
    1. "Everytime You Go Away" (extended version) – 7:32
    2. "This Means Anything" – 3:13
    15" album
    1. "Everytime You Go Away" – 4:28

    Other versions

  • The song was covered by Gloria Gaynor in 1986 on her album The Power.
  • In 1985 and 1986, Hong Kong singers Danny Summer and Elisa Chan covered this song in Cantonese.
  • At the end of the 1987 film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the song is performed by Blue Room.
  • In 2006, Clay Aiken covered the song on his CD A Thousand Different Ways.
  • In 2014, singer-songwriter Linus of Hollywood will release a cover version of the song on the multi-artist compilation album Here Comes The Reign Again: The Second British Invasion.

    • References

    Everytime You Go Away Wikipedia
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