Have You Ever Been in Love
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Have You Ever Been in Love is the tenth original studio
Recording studio
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 album
Album
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 by the English
English people
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 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...

, and was released in November 1983.

Track listing

  1. "Till You Come Back To Me" (Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder
    Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

    , Clarence Paul
    Clarence Paul
    Clarence Otto Pauling , better known as Clarence Paul, was a songwriter and record producer for Detroit's Motown Records....

    , Morris Broadnax)
  2. "Sea of Heartbreak" (Hal David
    Hal David
    Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...

    , Paul Hampton)
  3. "More Than I Can Say
    More Than I Can Say
    "More Than I Can Say" is a song written by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison, both former members of Buddy Holly's band The Crickets and was recorded by their band in 1959 soon after Holly's death and was released in 1960. Their original version hit #42 on British Record Retailer Chart on 5/12/60...

    " (Sonny Curtis
    Sonny Curtis
    Sonny Curtis is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas...

    , Jerry Allison
    Jerry Allison
    J.I. Allison is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for The Crickets and co-writer of their Buddy Holly hit "Peggy Sue"....

    )
  4. "Darlin'" (Brian Wilson
    Brian Wilson
    Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...

    , Mike Love
    Mike Love
    Michael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day...

    )
  5. "Don't Wait Until Tomorrow" (Leo Sayer, Alan Tarney)
  6. "How Beautiful You Are" (Peter Blegvad
    Peter Blegvad
    Peter Blegvad is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. He was a founding member of the avant-pop band Slapp Happy, which later merged briefly with Henry Cow, and has released many solo and collaborative albums...

    , John Greaves
    John Greaves (musician)
    John Greaves is a British bass guitarist and composer, best known as a member of Henry Cow and his collaborative albums with Peter Blegvad...

    )
  7. "Orchard Road
    Orchard Road (song)
    "Orchard Road" is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for his album Have You Ever Been in Love.The song made number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1983.Its music was composed by Alan Tarney with the lyrics by Leo Sayer.-Misconception:...

    " (Sayer, Tarney)
  8. "Aviation" (Thurston Clarke)
  9. "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" (Robin Gibb
    Robin Gibb
    Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....

    , Barry Gibb
    Barry Gibb
    Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

    , Maurice Gibb
    Maurice Gibb
    Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...

    )
  10. "Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees" (Roger Cook
    Roger Cook (songwriter)
    Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...

    , B.F. Wood)
  11. "Have You Ever Been in Love" (Andrew Hill
    Andy Hill (composer)
    Andy Hill is a British music producer and songwriter who scored many hits during the 1980s and 90s...

    , Peter Sinfield
    Peter Sinfield
    Peter John Sinfield is an English poet, lyricist and artist, most famously known as the lyricist and co-founding member of early incarnations of King Crimson, whose debut album In the Court of the Crimson King has been regarded as one of the most influential progressive rock albums ever...

    , John Danter)
  12. "Wounded Heart" (Simon Climie
    Simon Climie
    Simon Climie is a songwriter/producer and the former lead singer of the UK pop duo Climie Fisher, who had hits with "Love Changes " and "Rise to the Occasion"....

    , Carlene Carter
    Carlene Carter
    Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....

    )
  13. "Love Games" (Tom McKay)
  14. "Never Had a Dream Come True" (Sylvia Moy
    Sylvia Moy
    Sylvia Moy is a songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she is probably best known for her songs written for Stevie Wonder....

    , Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby
    Henry Cosby
    Henry "Hank" R. Cosby was an African American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records...

    )

Personnel

  • Leo Sayer - vocals
    Singing
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    , background vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

  • Derek Austin - synthesizer
    Synthesizer
    A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

  • Michael Boddicker
    Michael Boddicker
    Michael J. Boddicker , is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. Three times N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player "Synthesizer" and MVP Emeritus, he was awarded a Grammy as a songwriter for Imagination from Flashdance in 1984...

     - synthesizer
  • Robbie Buchanan
    Robbie Buchanan
    Robbie Buchanan is a Canadian keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer.Buchanan began playing the piano at the age of 6. He acquired his first paying gig as a pianist at the age of 12 playing 6 nights a week in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. While still a teenager, Buchanan joined a band...

     - piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

  • Sharon Campbell - background vocals
  • Alan Carvell - background vocals
  • Bob Christianson - synthesizer
  • Mo Foster
    Mo Foster
    Mo Foster is a British session musician, playing primarily jazz, jazz-fusion and rock bass guitar. He is also a music producer and songwriter/composer. In over 40 years as a musician Foster has played on and produced countless albums, singles, and film soundtracks...

     - bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Steve George
    Steve George
    Steve George may refer to:*Steve George , keyboardist for pop band Mr. Mister*Steve George , bassist for Swervedriver...

     - background vocals
  • Al Hodge
    Al Hodge (rock musician)
    For the actor Al Hodge of Captain Video and Green Hornet fame, see Al Hodge).Al Hodge was a guitarist and songwriter, who has had success with "Rock N Roll Mercenaries", a song that was recorded by Meat Loaf and John Parr in 1986...

     - guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

  • Bob Jenkins - drums
    Drum kit
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  • Steve Khan
    Steve Khan
    Steve Khan is an American jazz guitarist.Born in Los Angeles, California, Khan is known for his work with artists such as Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Michael Franks, Hubert Laws, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, James Brown, Maynard Ferguson, and Weather Report...

     - guitar
  • John Kirby - background vocals
  • Abraham Laboriel
    Abraham Laboriel
    Abraham Laboriel, Sr. is a Mexican bassist of Garifuna descent who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and of producer, songwriter, and...

     - bass
  • Will Lee
    Will Lee (bassist)
    Will Lee aka William Franklin Lee IV is an American musician and bassist, best known for his work on the CBS television program The Late Show with David Letterman as part of the CBS Orchestra....

     - bass
  • Marcy Levy - background vocals
  • Steve Lukather
    Steve Lukather
    Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...

     - guitar
  • Ian Lynn - synthesizer
  • Hank Marvin
    Hank Marvin
    Hank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...

     - guitar
  • Christopher Neil
    Christopher Neil
    Christopher Neil is a British record producer, songwriter, singer and actor.He has worked with Celine Dion, a-ha, Dollar, Paul Nicholas, Kim Criswell, Morten Harket, Mike + The Mechanics, Johnny Logan, Marillion, The Moody Blues, The Other Ones, Paul Carrack, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, Cher,...

     - background vocals
  • Gordon Neville - background vocals
  • Richard Page
    Richard Page (musician)
    Richard Page , is an American musician who is the lead singer and bassist of 1980's US band Mr. Mister and is now a songwriter and solo artist.-Early life:...

     - background vocals
  • Jeff Porcaro
    Jeff Porcaro
    Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...

     - drums
  • Jackie Rawe - background vocals
  • Frank Ricotti
    Frank Ricotti
    Frank Ricotti is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.Ricotti played in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra while a teenager, then attended Trinity College of Music...

     - percussion
    Percussion instrument
    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

    , marimba
    Marimba
    The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...

  • Casey Schelierell - drums
  • Trevor Spencer - drums
  • James Stroud
    James Stroud
    James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, and country music. In the 1990s he was the president of Giant Records and held several credits as a session drummer...

     - Synclavier, & Linn Programming
  • Alan Tarney
    Alan Tarney
    Alan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...

     - synthesizer, bass, guitar, background vocals
  • Geoff Westley - piano


Album

Year Chart Position
1983 UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

15

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Orchard Road
Orchard Road (song)
"Orchard Road" is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for his album Have You Ever Been in Love.The song made number 16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1983.Its music was composed by Alan Tarney with the lyrics by Leo Sayer.-Misconception:...

"
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

16
1983 "Till You Come Back To Me" UK Singles Chart 51

Covers

Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera
Peter Paul Cetera is an American singer, songwriter, bassist and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career...

 covers the title song "Have You Ever Been In Love" on his CD "World Falling Down
World Falling Down
World Falling Down is the fourth solo album for music artist Peter Cetera and his third album since leaving the group Chicago. It was also his final album with Warner Bros Records...

". Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

 covered the title track in 2006 for their album The Love Album
The Love Album (Westlife album)
The Love Album is the seventh studio album and second cover album by boy band Westlife from the Republic of Ireland and it was released on 20 November 2006. The songs on the album centers around the theme of "love". During their Face To Face Tour, the band performed "The Dance". The song was said...

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