The Twelfth of Never
"The Twelfth of Never" | ||||
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Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | ||||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster | |||
Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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"The Twelfth of Never" | ||||
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Columbia | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster | |||
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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"The Twelfth of Never" | ||||
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Single by Donny Osmond | ||||
from the album Alone Together | ||||
B-side | "Life Is Just What You Make It" | |||
Released | February 24, 1973 | |||
Recorded | November 27, 1972 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | MGM Records 14503 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster | |||
Donny Osmond singles chronology | ||||
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"The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song written in 1956 and first recorded by Johnny Mathis the following year. The title is a popular expression, which is used as the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass.[1] In the case of the song, "the 12th of Never" is given as the date on which the singer will stop loving his beloved, thus indicating that he will always love him or her.
Mathis initially disliked the song, which was released as the flip side to his number 1 hit single "Chances Are".[2]
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Chart performance
Johnny Mathis original
Chart (1957–58) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 9 |
Australia (Sydney, Australia)[8] | 2 |
Cliff Richard version
Chart (1964–65) | Peak position |
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8 | |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 6 |
Hong Kong[11] | 5 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12][13] | 9 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100)[14]
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13 |
Malaysia[15] | 3 |
Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 9 |
Donny Osmond version
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 8 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10][18] | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] | 14 |
Denmark ( Tracklisten)[20]
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15 |
Germany ( Media Control)[21]
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29 |
Malaysia[22] | 8 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] | 12 |
New Zealand (Listener)[24] | 5 |
Singapore[25] | 2 |
1 |
Certifications
- Donny Osmond version
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[27] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Notable cover versions
- 1963: Nina Simone recorded her version on her album Folksy Nina.
- 1970: Tammy Wynette recorded her version on her album The Ways to Love a Man.
- 1977ː David Houston on his album David Houston (single, reached #98 on US Billboard Country chart)
- 1989: Olivia Newton-John on her 1989 album Warm and Tender.
- 1993: Jeff Buckley: performed and recorded at his live performance and album Live at Sin-é
- 1995: Elvis Presley: a rehearsal recorded in 1974 was released as a single and reached #21 in the UK.
- 2005: Dolly Parton and Keith Urban on Parton's album Those Were the Days
- 2018: Jan Rot did a version in Dutch on his album Magistraal, the non-existing date translated as '30 Februari'.
References
- Notes
- ^ Obert 2015, p. 44.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 23 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Cliff Richard's UK positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Johnny Mathis Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ^ Barnes, Jim; Dyer, Fred; Scanes, Stephen (1986). The Book Top 40 Research 1986-1987 Second Edition-Update. Top 40 Research Services, Seven Hills, N.S.W.
- ^ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
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- Evening Herald between February 1959 and December 1962. "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the originalon June 2, 2009. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ISBN 90-230-1144-9.
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- ^ "Cliff Richard – The Twelfth of Never". VG-lista.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Donny Osmond Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
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- ^ "Donny Osmond – The Twelfth of Never" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Denmark singles chart - The Twelfth of Never". danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 2014-06-17.[dead link]
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- ^ "Donny Osmond – The Twelfth of Never" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Flavour of New Zealand, 9 July 1973". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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- ^ "Donny Osmond: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "American single certifications – Donny Osmond – Twelfth of Never". Recording Industry Association of America.
- Works cited
- Ewen, David (1977). All the Years of Popular Music. Prentice Hall. p. 539. ISBN 0-13-022442-1. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- Obert, Julia C. (2015). Postcolonial Overtures: The Politics of Sound in Contemporary Northern Irish Poetry (reprint ed.). Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815653493. Retrieved 12 June 2017.