I Wouldn't Trade You for the World

"I Wouldn't Trade You for the World"
Single by the Bachelors
B-side"Beneath the Willow Tree"
Released7 August 1964 (1964-08-07)
GenrePop
Length2:41
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shel Talmy
The Bachelors singles chronology
"Ramona"
(1964) 		"I Wouldn't Trade You for the World"
(1964) 		"No Arms Can Ever Hold You"
(1964)

"I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" is a song by Irish pop group The Bachelors, released as a single in August 1964. It reached number-one in Ireland, became a top-ten hit in the UK and peaked in the top-100 in the US.[1][2]

Background and release

"I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" was one of the Bachelors first singles not to have been a cover. It was written by Americans Bill Taylor, Major Bill Smith and Curtis Kirk, and was recorded by the group in 1963, though was shelved until the following year.[3] It was released in August 1964 with the B-side "Beneath the Willow Tree", written by Tommy Scott and Bill Martin.

Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl described "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" as "a simple steady mover with a warm tune and a good set of lyrics" and that "this time, I think, they have created something which itself will become a subject for revivals in the future".[4] In Record Mirror, it was described as "certainly a great song with impeccable performances from all concerned. Tuneful and plaintive with loads of all-round appeal".[5]

Track listing

7": Decca / F 11949

  1. "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" – 2:41
  2. "Beneath the Willow Tree"– 2:58

Charts

Chart (1964–1965) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 1
New Zealand (Listener)[8] 5
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[9] 2
UK Disc Top 30[10] 3
UK Melody Maker Pop 50[11] 5
UK New Musical Express Top 30[12] 4
UK Record Retailer Top 50[1] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 60
US Easy Listening (Billboard)[13] 13
US Cash Box Top 100[14] 67

References

  1. ^ a b "BACHELORS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 60. ISBN 9780898201802.
  3. ^ The Bachelors - I Wouldn't Trade You For The World, retrieved 9 January 2023
  4. ^ "Bachelors wise to leave revivals" (PDF). Disc. 8 August 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Record Mirror. 8 August 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Wouldn't Trade You for the World". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  10. ^ "Top Thirty" (PDF). Disc. 12 September 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. ^ "National Chart" (PDF). Melody Maker. 5 September 1964. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  12. ^ "NME Top Thirty". New Musical Express. 11 September 1964.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs (1961–2006). Record Research. p. 16. ISBN 9780898201697.
  14. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 17, 1964". Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2023.