Format 7" Length 4:03 | Recorded 1984 Label Warner Bros. Records | |
B-side "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)" Released 1985 (only in West Germany) |
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" is a song written by composers Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. It was originally recorded in 1984 by American singer and guitarist George Benson, and released in 1985 on his studio album 20/20, by Warner Bros. Records. This original version was produced by its own author Michael Masser, and was released as a single only in Germany in 1985. The song was not released as a single in the United States, but nevertheless, Benson recorded two video clips for the song in the U.S. the same year, which were displayed on television programs. Two years later, the song became even more well known for a version by Hawaiian singer Glenn Medeiros, whose 1987 cover eventually topped the charts in several countries.
Contents
Track listing
This is the track list of the original single by George Benson released in 1985 in Germany:
The length of 4:04 for "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" and 4:10 for "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)", are the same in both the single and the album "20/20".
Music videos
The original version of "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" by George Benson has two video clips recorded by him in 1985 in the United States:
Personnel
B-side
The B-side of single "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" released in Germany brought George Benson's cover of the classic "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)", which, although not an original song Benson, also it was released as a single in the USA and the UK, where peaked position #60 and remained on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)" is an English version of the French song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet, recorded in 1946. The letter was written in English by American Jack Lawrence and his version titled "Beyond The Sea" was recorded by numerous artists to over the years. The cover of Benson was also released on the album "20/20" in 1985.
Glenn Medeiros version
A 1987 cover version by American singer Glenn Medeiros reached Number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It also topped the charts in a further four countries in Europe. Medeiros also recorded the song in Spanish under the title Nada cambiará mi amor por ti.
Argentine singer-songwriter Sergio Denis also recorded a cover version for his album Afectos (1985), with Spanish lyrics written by Rolando J. Hernández.
Background and release
Medeiros originally released the song on a small independent label at the age of 16, after winning a local radio talent contest in Hawaii. A visiting radio executive from KZZP in Phoenix, Arizona heard the song and took the record back to Phoenix, where, through word of mouth, it became a national hit.
In 2009, the song was used in France in a television advert for Spontex sponges. The song was additionally used in a commercial for Thinkbox in the UK in 2015. During the same year the song was used in an episode of British soap opera Coronation Street, where characters Beth Tinker and Kirk Sutherland got married.
Music video
The music video features Medeiros strolling around a beach with a girl in a pink dress.
Track listings
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" — 3:46
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (instrumental) — 5:11
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (extended version) — 6:09
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (seven inch version) — 3:46
- "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (instrumental version) — 5:20