If I Ever Fall in Love

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“If I Ever Fall in Love”
Single by Shai from the album ...If I Ever Fall in Love
Released	1992
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1992
Genre	R&B
Length	3:09
Label	Gasoline Alley, MCA
Writer(s)	Carl Martin
Shai singles chronology
"If I Ever Fall in Love" (1992) "Comforter" (1993)

“If You Ever”
Single by East 17 & Gabrielle from the album Around the World (the Journey so Far) & Gabrielle
Released	14 May 1997
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1996
Genre	Pop, R&B, Soul
Length	4:15
Label	Go Beat, Universal Records, London Records
Writer(s)	Carl Martin
Producer	Mike Rose & Nicholas Foster
East 17 singles chronology
"Someone to Love" (1996)	"If You Ever" (1996)	"Hey Child" (1997)
Gabrielle singles chronology
"If You Really Cared" (1996)	"If You Ever" (1996)	"Walk on By" (1997)
Alternate cover
UK CD: 2 cover. Limited edition format.

"If I Ever Fall in Love" was an a cappella song by Shai, which reached #2 in the US charts in 1992, and spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart.

The song was also their only Top 40 hit in the UK, peaking at #36.

Contents 1 East 17 & Gabrielle Version 1.1 Charts 1.2 Track listings 2 External links

[edit] East 17 & Gabrielle Version

"If I Ever Fall In Love" was covered in 1996 as a duet by East 17 and Gabrielle (with a backing track), and renamed "If You Ever". It reached #2 in the UK and #4 in Latvia. It was also one of only three songs by Gabrielle to reach the Top 20 in Australia, peaking at #16.

The song was the first single from East 17's first 'Greatest Hits' compilation, Around the World (The Journey So Far), and was also the fourth single from Gabrielle's second self-titled album. It was the highest charting single from both aforementioned albums.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	5
Australian Singles Chart	16
French Singles Chart	19
Swiss Singles Chart	20
Dutch Singles Chart	38

[edit] Track listings

CD 1

1. "If You Ever" (Smoove 7" mix)
2. "If You Ever" (Ruff mix)
3. "Deep" (live)
4. "Steam" (live)

CD 2

1. "If You Ever" (Smoove 7" mix)
2. "Stay Another Day" (live)
3. "Around the World" (live)
4. "It's Alright" (live)

[edit] External links

• Gabrielle - If You Ever (with East 17) at YouTube

Preceded by "Games" by Chuckii Booker

Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single November 28, 1992

Succeeded by "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

v • d • e Gabrielle Studio albums Find Your Way • Gabrielle • Rise • Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 • Play to Win • Always Singles "Dreams" • "Going Nowhere" • "I Wish" • "Because of You" • "Give Me a Little More Time" • "Forget About the World" • "If You Really Cared" • "If You Ever" • "Walk On By" • "Sunshine" • "Rise" • "When a Woman" • "Should I Stay" • "Out of Reach" • "Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)" • "Stay the Same" • "Ten Years Time" • "You Used to Love Me" • "Why" • "Every Little Teardrop"