I Just Fall in Love Again

"I Just Fall in Love Again" is a song written by Larry Herbstritt, with co-writers Steve Dorff, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov. Herbstritt had composed the melody and chords for the chorus and a chord progression for the verse, which he took to his friend Steve Dorff. Harry Lloyd and Gloria Sklerov completed the lyrics. The song was originally recorded by The Carpenters and later covered by Dusty Springfield, whose version inspired Anne Murray to record her own cover.

The Carpenters' version

The Carpenters' version was included on the duo's 1977 album Passage. On the Carpenters' official web site, Richard Carpenter notes that he felt the song was perfect for his sister Karen's voice and felt their version had hit-single potential. However, A&M Records decided not to release it because it was considered too long for Top 40 radio stations to play at the time (just over 4 minutes) and could not be abridged.^[1]

In 2004, Richard Carpenter added a remixed "I Just Fall in Love Again" to the Carpenters' 2-disc compilation, Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition.

Personnel

Dusty Springfield's version

Recorded in summer 1978 and released in early 1979 on Springfield's Living Without Your Love album the same week her record label, United Artists Records, was sold, the track was subsequently never released as a single and went largely unnoticed by the listening public due to lack of promotion for the album.

Anne Murray's version

When Canadian Country singer Anne Murray heard "I Just Fall in Love Again" as recorded by Dusty Springfield, her favorite female singer, she was inspired to record her own version of the song, releasing it in early 1979, on her Platinum-selling album New Kind of Feeling.

Anne released her version as a single, and it topped Billboard magazine's Country,^[2] and Adult Contemporary charts for three weeks, while reaching #11 on the Cash Box Top 100 and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[3]

It was the first of three successive #1 Country hits and four consecutive #1 Adult Contemporary hits during 1979 and 1980. Though Murray loves the song, she is quoted in The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits as saying she was surprised at its success on the Country charts, as she didn't feel the song sounded very "country." Nevertheless, Billboard ranked it as the #1 Country hit of 1979. Anne included the song as a posthumous duet with Dusty Springfield on her own 2008 album Duets: Friends & Legends.

Personnel

Keyboards - Pat Riccio, Jr., Brian Gatto
Drums - Jorn Anderson
Bass - Peter Cardinali
Guitars - Aidan Mason, Brian Russell, Bob Man
Steel Guitar - Bob Lucier
Strings arranged by Rick Wilkins & Peter Cardinali

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	12
U.K. Singles Chart	58

Chart successions

Preceded by "Lotta Love" by Nicolette Larson	Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single February 10, 1979 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Crazy Love" by Poco
Preceded by "Golden Tears" by Dave & Sugar	Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single March 24 – April 7, 1979 by Anne Murray	Succeeded by "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" by Barbara Mandrell
Preceded by "You Made My Day Tonight" by Canadian Zephyr	RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 31 – April 7, 1979 by Anne Murray	Succeeded by "It's a Cheating Situation" by Moe Bandy and Janie Fricke
Preceded by "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single of the year 1979	Succeeded by "My Heart" by Ronnie Milsap
Preceded by "Tragedy" by Bee Gees	Canadian Hot 100 number-one single April 21, 1979	Succeeded by "What a Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers

Award successions

Preceded by "Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gilder	Juno Award for Single of the Year 1980	Succeeded by "Echo Beach" by Martha and the Muffins "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray

References

↑ Carpenters •• I Just Fall In Love Again
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 242.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 176.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

The Carpenters

Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter

Albums	Offering (Ticket to Ride) Close to You Carpenters A Song for You Now & Then Horizon A Kind of Hush Passage Made in America Voice of the Heart Lovelines As Time Goes By

Live albums	Live in Japan Live at the Palladium

Compilation albums	The Singles: 1969–1973 The Singles: 1974–1978 The Very Best of the Carpenters Yesterday Once More Only Yesterday From the Top Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration Love Songs Reflections The Singles: 1969–1981 The Essential Collection: 1965–1997 Carpenters Perform Carpenter Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition The Ultimate Collection 40/40

Other	Christmas Portrait An Old-Fashioned Christmas Time (Richard Carpenter) Karen Carpenter (album) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (Richard Carpenter)

TV series/specials	Make Your Own Kind of Music Live at the BBC Very First TV Special Space Encounters A Christmas Portrait Music, Music, Music

DVDs	Gold: Greatest Hits Interpretations Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters

Related articles	Discography Songs John Bettis Joe Osborn Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter

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Anne Murray

Studio albums	What About Me This Way Is My Way Honey, Wheat and Laughter Straight, Clean and Simple Talk It Over in the Morning Anne Murray / Glen Campbell Annie Danny's Song Love Song Highly Prized Possession Keeping In Touch Together There's a Hippo in My Tub Let's Keep It That Way New Kind of Feeling I'll Always Love You Somebody's Waiting Where Do You Go When You Dream The Hottest Night of the Year A Little Good News Heart over Mind Something to Talk About Harmony As I Am You Will Yes I Do Croonin' Anne Murray What a Wonderful World Country Croonin' I'll Be Seeing You Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends

Christmas albums	Christmas Wishes Anne Murray Christmas The Season Will Never Grow Old Best of the Season My Christmas Favorites What a Wonderful Christmas Anne Murray's Christmas Album Icon: Christmas

Compilations	Snowbird Country A Country Collection Anne Murray's Greatest Hits Country Hits Songs of the Heart Love Songs Greatest Hits Volume II From Springhill to the World The Very Best of Anne Murray 15 of the Best Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances Now & Forever The Best… So Far An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray Ultimate Collection All of Me 10 Great Songs: Inspirational Classics Icon

No. 1 singles	"Snowbird" "Sing High, Sing Low" "A Stranger in My Place" "It Takes Time" "Talk It Over in the Morning" "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Cotton Jenny" "Danny's Song" "What About Me" "A Love Song" "He Thinks I Still Care" "Son of a Rotten Gambler" "You Won't See Me" "You Needed Me" "I Just Fall in Love Again" "Shadows in the Moonlight" "Broken Hearted Me" "Daydream Believer" "Lucky Me" "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" "Could I Have This Dance" "Blessed Are the Believers" "We Don't Have to Hold Out" "It's All I Can Do" "Another Sleepless Night" "Hey! Baby" "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" "A Little Good News" "Just Another Woman in Love" "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (with Dave Loggins) "Time Don't Run Out on Me" "Now and Forever (You and Me)"

Other songs	"Thirsty Boots" "Put Your Hand in the Hand" "Night Owl" "Robbie's Song for Jesus" "Everything's Been Changed" "Send a Little Love My Way" "Just One Look" "Day Tripper" "Uproar" "Sunday Sunrise" "The Call" "Golden Oldie" "Things" "Walk Right Back" "That's Not the Way (It's S'posed to Be)" "I Don't Think I'm Ready for You" "Who's Leaving Who" "Are You Still in Love with Me" "Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak" "Perfect Strangers" "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Kenny Rogers) "Feed This Fire" "Bluebird" "I Can See Arkansas" "Make Love to Me" "The Wayward Wind" "Born to Be with You" "Over You" "That's What My Love Is For" "That's the Way It Goes" "What a Wonderful World"

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