Nobody Else (Tex Pistol and Rikki Morris song)

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"Nobody Else"
Tex Pistol
and Rikki Morris singles chronology
"
The Game of Love
"
(1987)
"Nobody Else"
(1988)
"Come Back Louise"
(1989)

"Nobody Else" is a song by New Zealand musician brothers Tex Pistol (

The Game of Love
", which reached number one in New Zealand in 1987. "Nobody Else", an original song, also charted at number one.

Background

After Tex Pistol had a number-one single in 1987 with "The Game of Love",[1] Pagan Records head Trevor Reekie convinced Ian Morris to release "Nobody Else" as the follow-up single. It was a romantic ballad written and sung by Morris' younger brother Rikki.[2] The song peaked at number one and charted for 16 weeks, twice as long as "The Game of Love".[1][3]

Awards

At the

Single of the Year, with Ian Morris also nominated for Producer of the Year for the same song while Rikki Morris won Songwriter of the Year.[4]

Track listing

7-inch single[5]

A. "Nobody Else"
B. "Wilf"

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris – Nobody Else". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ Reekie, Trevor. "Pagan Singles 1986 -2000". simongriggdotinfo. Simon Grigg. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ Bourke, Chris. "Ian Morris Profile". Audio Culture. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ^ "1988 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. Tex Pistol, Rikki Morris. Pagan Records. 1988. PAG 1038.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  6. ^ "End of Year Charts 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 December 2020.