If I Don't Get You The Next One Will

"If I Don't Get You The Next One Will" is a song written,[1] recorded and produced by Lynsey de Paul and released in 1976 in the UK as her last single on Jet Records.[2][3] It is listed in The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.[4] A longer version of the song was recorded as a track for the 1976 album Take Your Time, but the album was shelved as part of a dispute between de Paul and Arden,[5] and when it was finally released in 1990 as Before You Go Tonight, the single version was included.[6] This humorous and tongue in cheek song relates many of de Paul's negative dating experiences (sample lyric "I’ve been dated and waited until I was blue, I’ve been cheated, mistreated and broken in two, I've been lied to, denied to, till I've had my fill, so, if I don’t get you, well, the next one will").[7] The initial inspiration for the song was former boyfriend, Ringo Starr,[8] who missed a dinner date with de Paul.[9][10][11][12] Stylistically, it was quite different to previous releases, with prominent use of synthesiser and a sparse arrangement that received positive reviews.[13] At the time, the Record Mirror wrote "Cleverly constructed song with Lynsey's voice playing leap-frog over itself. Uptempo rhythm that winds itself all over the place, following the intricate vocal patterns."[14] De Paul performed this song on TV shows such as The Arrows on 18 May 1976.[15][16][17] It has been played on US radio, for example as recently as 2016 on WFMU.[18]

Its first appearance on CD outside of Japan was on the 1994 compilation album, Greatest Hits, released on the Repertoire label[19] and, most recently, the song also appeared on the anthology double album, Into My Music,[20] However, it has also been included on her own Best of Lynsey de Paul,[21] Best of the 70s,[22] as well as on The Singles Collection 1974-1979.[23] It is listed as one of de Paul's song highlights on the online music site, AllMusic.[24] "If I Don't Get You The Next One Will" was also a track on the US compilation album Glitter Girlz, that featured female glam rock era contemporaries such as Noosha Fox (lead singer of Fox), Dana Gillespie and Fanny.[25][26]

It also became the title of a chapter in the book[10] and audiobook, Ringo Starr: Straight Man or Joker, by the writer Adam Clayson, which related this and other amusing stories about de Paul and Starr's time together, both of whom were well known for their sense of humour.[27]

References
  1. "If I Don't Get You The Next One Will". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. "Lynsey De Paul - If I Don't Get You The Next One Will (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "Lynsey De Paul - If I Don't Get You The Next One Will / Season To Season - Jet - UK - JET 774". 45cat.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. Colin Larkin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. London: Macmillan. ISBN 033374134X.
  5. Spencer Leigh. "Lynsey de Paul: A gritty and determined star who penned a string of hits and won two Ivor Novello awards". The Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. "Lynsey De Paul - Before You Go Tonight (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. "lynsey de paul - if i don't get you the next one will lyrics". Azlyrics.biz. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. Love Me Do: 50 Great Beatles Moments by Paolo Hewitt, 2012, Quercus publishing, ISBN 978-1780873299
  9. The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia, Bill Harry, 2004, Virgin Books Ltd, ISBN 07535 08435
  10. Ringo Starr: A Life, Alan Clayson, 2005, Sanctuary Publishing, ISBN 978-1860746475
  11. "Richard Starkey - Musician - Music database - Radio Swiss Pop". Radioswisspop.ch. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. "Ringo Starr". The Liverpool Beatles Tour. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  13. "Music Review: Lynsey de Paul, Sugar And Beyond/Into My Music Anthologies". Popshifter.com. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  14. Single Review by Sue Byrom, page 23, Record Mirror, 17 April 1976
  15. "Arrows (1976– ) : Episode #1.10". IMDb.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  16. "Alan Merrill: The Arrows Show, UK 1970s". Alanmerrill.tumblr.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  17. "The Arrows[18/05/76] (1976)". Bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  18. "WFMU : Sophisticated Boom Boom with Sheila B. : Playlist". Wfmu.org. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  19. "Lynsey De Paul - Greatest Hits". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  20. "Into My Music: Anthology 1975-1979 - Lynsey de Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  21. "Lynsey De Paul - Best Of Lynsey De Paul (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  22. "Lynsey De Paul - Best Of The 70's (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  23. "Singles Collection 1974-1979 - Lynsey de Paul — Listen and discover music at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  24. "Lynsey de Paul | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  25. "Various - Glitter Girlz". Discogs. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  26. "Glitter Girlz: Queens of the Glam Rock Scene! - 1972-1977 by Various Artists". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  27. Alan Clayson (1 June 1998). Ringo Starr: Straight Man or Joker. Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN 978-1860741890.
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