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If You Ever Leave Me (Jack Jones song)

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"If You Ever Leave Me"
If You Ever Leave Me by Jack Jones.png
A-side of the single
Single by Jack Jones
from the album If You Ever Leave Me
B-side "Pretty"
ReleasedJanuary 1968
RecordedLate 1967
Genre
Length2:37
Label RCA Victor
47-9441 [1]
Songwriters
Producer Ernie Altschuler [2]
Jack Jones singles chronology
"Oh How Much I Love You (Dio Come Ti Amo)"
(1967)		"If You Ever Leave Me"
(1968)		"The Gypsies, the Jugglers, and the Clowns"
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record World Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard Positive (Spotlight) [4]

"If You Ever Leave Me" is a song written by British songwriting duo Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, and most notably performed by American singer Jack Jones, who released it as a single at the start of 1968. [2]

Contents

Jack Jones version

Background

By 1968 Jones' chart performance had waned, and the main chart he had success with, was the Adult Contemporary chart. [5] The new single followed a period of declining pop chart performance for Jones, [6] but unlike most previous singles, completely missed the Cashbox charts. [7] "If You Ever Leave Me" was the first of eight singles that he released that year. It was produced by Ernie Altschuler and arranged by Marty Paich, like on his previous single "Live For Life". [8] A month later it was featured on his 1968 album, If You Ever leave Me. Notably, it was his second single release for RCA Victor, which he started recording for in 1967, [9] although he would still record for Kapp Records at the same time for a few years. [2]

Release and reception

"If You Ever Leave Me" was released as a seven-inch single in January 1968 by RCA Victor Records. [8] It was backed by another easy listening song written by duo Florence and Allen, [2] simply titled "Pretty" on the B-side, [8] which would be included on the same LP as "If You Ever Leave Me". [10]

The single received a positive critical reception. Record World put the single in its "Four Stars" singles section, saying that it is "Strong ballad material", noting that "Jack reads it with compelling voice and manner". [3] Billboard magazine reviewed the single on February 3, 1968, writing "Tony Hatch-Jackie Trent ballad material is beautifully interpreted by Jones with a top Marty Paich arrangement." [4]

Chart performance

The track debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 17, 1968, remaining on the chart for two weeks with a peak position of number 92. [6] It became his last entry on the chart. [6] "If You Ever Leave Me" was ranked higher on the Billboard Easy Listening survey, reaching number 5 during a seven-week run on it. [5] On the Record World Up-Coming Singles chart the track peaked at number 107, [11] but was ranked on their Top-Non Rock survey as well, reaching number 3. [11]

Track listing

7" vinyl single [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "If You Ever Leave Me"
Chart (1968)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 92
US Billboard Easy Listening [5] 5
US Record World Up-Coming Singles [11] 107
US Record World Top Non-Rock [11] 3

References

  1. ↑ Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records, Krause Publications
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jack Jones, "If You Ever Leave Me" Single Release Retrieved January 31, 2026
  3. 1 2 "Record World "Four Stars"" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 22, no. 1078. February 3, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved February 6, 2026– via worldradiohistory.com.
  4. 1 2 February 3, 1968: Billboard magazine, Special Merit Spotlight. Retrieved February 6, 2026 via worldradiohistory.com
  5. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 142. ISBN   978-0-89820-169-7.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 366. ISBN   0898201551.
  7. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 182. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "If You Ever Leave Me"/"Pretty" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Jack Jones. RCA Victor Records. January 1968. 47-9441.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 684/5. ISBN   1-85227-745-9.
  10. ↑ Music, All. "Jack Jones - If You Ever Leave Me - Reviews and information". AllMusic . Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Record World Charts and Magazine" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 22, no. 1083. March 9, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved February 6, 2026– via worldradiohistory.com.
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