I Never Cared For You
| "I Never Cared For You" | ||||
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| Single by Willie Nelson | ||||
| B-side | "You Left Me (A Long Time Ago)" | |||
| Released | October 1964 | |||
| Recorded | July 1964 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Willie Nelson | |||
| Producer(s) | Fred Foster | |||
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"I Never Cared For You" is a song written by country music singer Willie Nelson. Nelson recorded the song during his stint with Monument Records, and eventually became his only single released by the label.
While the release failed to achieve national success, it was well received in Texas. Nelson re-recorded the song and included it in several album releases.
Background and recording
By early 1964, Nelson left Liberty Records after the release of his debut album, ...And Then I Wrote. At the time, Nelson was approached by Chet Atkins of RCA Records, who talked to him about the possibility of being signed by the label. Ultimately, Nelson decided instead to join Monument Records.[1]
The first session with the label, on July 6 produced by Fred Foster resulted in a failure. Foster's initial idea for the three-song session included French horns, trumpets and xylophones. For the following session in the third week of July that produced "I Never Cared For You", Foster stripped the band down to a guitar, bass, drums and a saxophone.[2]
The musicians included
Release and reception
Backed with "You Left Me (A long Time Ago)" on the B-side, "I Never Cared For You" was released in October 1964.
The song became a recurrent track in Nelson's albums. He released new versions of the song with his albums Me & Paul, A Horse Called Music, Teatro and December Day.[7]
Footnotes
- ^ Scobey, Lola 1982, p. 125.
- ^ Thomson, Graeme 2012, p. 57.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 150, 151.
- ^ Sachs, Bill 1964, p. 11.
- ^ a b Thomson, Graeme 2012, p. 65.
- ^ Patoski, Joe Nick 2008, p. 151.
- ^ Allmusic staff 2014.
References
- Allmusic staff (2014). "Willie Nelson - I Never Cared For You". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - Patoski, Joe Nick (2008). Willie Nelson: An Epic Life. Hachette Digital. ISBN 978-0-316-01778-7.
- Sachs, Bill (1964). "With the Country Jockeys". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- Scobey, Lola (1982). Willie Nelson: Country Outlaw. Kensington Pub Corp. ISBN 978-0-89083-936-2.
- Thomson, Graeme (2012). Willie Nelson: The Outlaw. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-1184-8.
