Single:
I’ll Never Smile Again entered the Australian singles chart* on 26 June 1972 and peaked at #29.
Album:
The song is on Daddy Cool’s Golden Hits which entered the Australian albums chart* on 8 January 1973 and peaked at #9. A live version was on Daddy Cool Live! The Last Drive-In Movie Show which entered the Australian albums chart* on 10 September 1973 and peaked at #34.
Songwriter:
Ruth Lowe
Producer:
Robie Porter
Record label of Australian release:
Sparmac
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Live version, recorded it at Daddy Cool’s farewell concert in Melbourne in August 1972:
BONUS SONG BELOW – I’ll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra
Wikipedia:
I’ll Never Smile Again, written by Ruth Lowe, became a 1940 Billboard chart-topper by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, with vocals by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers. It has been recorded by many other artists since, becoming a jazz and pop standard.
The Tommy Dorsey version made #11 in Australia in 1941, as did a version by Tony Martin.
The song was covered by Australian rock group Daddy Cool and released as a single in July 1972, shortly before the group broke up. They also performed it at their farewell concert in Melbourne in August 1972, which was recorded and subsequently released as a double-album in 1973.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I’ll_Never_Smile_Again
Lyrics:
I’ll never smile again until I smile at you
I’ll never laugh again, what good would that do?
For tears would fill my eyes
My heart realise that our romance is through
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BONUS SONG
I’ll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, with vocals by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers
Australian Chart Book determined this recording peaked at #11 in Australia when it charted for three months from April 1941.
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