I Won't Last a Day Without You
"I Won't Last a Day Without You" is a song with lyrics written by Paul Williams and music composed by Roger Nichols. It became a hit single for the Carpenters in 1974, reaching number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the easy listening chart.[1] It was the Carpenters' ninth number one on the easy listening chart.
In 1972, Richard Carpenter had learned of a new song from Williams and Nichols, who had already contributed "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays" to the Carpenters. He included it on their 1972 album A Song for You, but it would not be released as a single until 1974. Before then, Diana Ross heard it and included it on her 1973 album Touch Me in the Morning, as well as the B side of the title track single release, which became a number-one hit. Williams released his version as a single in 1973, but garnered only minor success. Maureen McGovern recorded the song and also released it as a single in 1973 (and included on her album The Morning After), but it also failed to become a hit. The Carpenters' version was released as a single the following year.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1974) |
Peak
position |
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| Canadian 'RPM' |
7 |
| Oricon International Singles Chart |
1 |
| Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart |
40 |
| UK |
9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
11 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 |
9 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening |
1 |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1974) |
Position |
| Canada |
104 |
| U.S. Cash Box [2] |
99 |
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Personnel
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 107.
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