WHEN WILL I BE LOVEDReleased by Cadence Records in 1960Appears on The Fabulous Style of the Everly B
WHEN WILL I BE LOVEDReleased by Cadence Records in 1960Appears on The Fabulous Style of the Everly BrothersAmazon | Youtube When Will I Be Loved is arguably Phil’s most popular composition, having been covered by numerous artists. Most notably, it was covered by Linda Ronstadt in 1975 and peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.The song was written in 1959 while the Everlys were on tour in Australia with Tab Hunter and Sal Mineo. Upon returning from Australia, Phil – whose songs were rarely recorded by the Everlys – brought the song to songwriter Felice Bryant to get her opinion on it: “Phil played me part of When Will I Be Loved and I told him I liked it and that he should finish it and he seemed surprised.”According to Phil’s son, Jason, WWIBL was written about Jackie Ertel – Phil’s girlfriend at the time and eventual wife. They dated off-and-on for years before finally marrying in 1963. The couple’s early dating years (and Jackie’s potential reluctance to get married) seem to be the inspiration for many of Phil’s compositions at that time including Who’s To Be The One, Turned Down, and Wishing Won’t Make It So (all unreleased demos written by Phil in 1959 and 1960).When Will I Be Loved was recorded in 1960, while the Everlys were still under contract with Cadence Records. The song wasn’t released until the summer of that year while the brothers were under contract with Warner Brothers. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and landed at #91 on Billboard’s 1960 Year End Chart.What could be considered a throwaway track – they recorded the song under Cadence knowing they were leaving the label in a couple weeks – became the best-selling song written by either brother. Due to Linda Ronstadt’s success with the song, Phil was awarded the Robert J. Burton BMI Award for the most played country song of 1975. -- source link
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