I've Always Got You

"I've Always Got You"
Single by Robin Zander
from the album Robin Zander
B-side"Everlasting Love"
Released1993
GenreRock
Length3:40
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robin Zander singles chronology
"Surrender to Me"
(1988) 		"I've Always Got You"
(1993) 		"Show Me Heaven"
(1993)
Alternative Cover
German cover of "I've Always Got You"

"I've Always Got You" is a song by the American singer Robin Zander (of the rock band Cheap Trick), released in June 1993 as the lead single from his debut solo album, Robin Zander. It was written by Mike Campbell, Zander and JD Souther, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Campbell.

"I've Always Got You" was released to radio in June 1993 and achieved airplay on rock, top 40 and adult alternative radio.[1] It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 8 on Radio & Records AOR Tracks chart.[2][3]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Larry Flick of Billboard described "I've Always Got You" as a "bright and breezy pop strummer" and a "promising peek" into Zander's solo debut. He added, "Richly textured arrangement has crisp guitar doodling, and layers of Zander's engaging and distinctive voice. At the core of the track is an instantly memorable chorus that will open doors at adult-leaning pop and album-rock stations."[4] The radio trade magazine Hard Report considered it to be a "perfect, mid-tempo, summer ballad with fresh guitars and optimistic appeal".[5] Kent Zimmerman of the Gavin Report stated, "Definitely not what I expected. Zander takes off some of the edge substituting melody and depth. Strumming electrics and acoustics give this first single an Eagles/Fleetwood Mac feel."[6]

In a review of Robin Zander, Len Righi of The Morning Call described the song as a "touching tale of need" which "calls to mind Tom Petty, the Byrds and the Traveling Wilburys."[7] Gerry Krochak of The Leader-Post remarked that it has "hit written all over it, with its big hook and instantly memorable chorus"[8] In a retrospective review of the album, Tom Demalon of AllMusic described it as "taut, power pop".[9] In his 2017 book Still Competition: The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick, Robert Lawson noted the song "could be a deep cut from Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever".[10]

Track listing

CD single

  1. "I've Always Got You" – 3:40
  2. "Everlasting Love" – 4:34

CD single (US promo)

  1. "I've Always Got You" – 3:40

CD single (Germany)

  1. "I've Always Got You" – 3:40
  2. "Everlasting Love" – 4:34
  3. "Stone Cold Rhythm Shake" – 4:48

Cassette single

  1. "I've Always Got You" – 3:40
  2. "Everlasting Love" – 4:34

Personnel

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, acoustic guitar ("I've Always Got You")
  • Mike Campbell – guitar ("I've Always Got You", "Stone Cold Rhythm Shake"), synthesizer, Dobro resonator guitar and bass guitar ("I've Always Got You")
  • Carlos Vega – drums ("I've Always Got You")
  • JD Souther – additional vocals ("I've Always Got You")
  • Mick MacNeil – keyboards ("Everlasting Love")
  • Gary Taylar – guitar ("Everlasting Love")
  • Derrick Forbes – bass guitar ("Everlasting Love")
  • Brian McGhee – drums ("Everlasting Love")
  • Bonnie Hayes – keyboards ("Stone Cold Rhythm Shake")
  • Richard Ruce – bass guitar ("Stone Cold Rhythm Shake")
  • Clem Burke – drums ("Stone Cold Rhythm Shake")
  • Maria McKee, Edna Wright – backing vocals ("Stone Cold Rhythm Shake")

Production

  • Jimmy Iovine – producer (all tracks)
  • Mike Campbell – producer ("I've Always Got You")
  • David Bianco – mixing ("I've Always Got You")
  • Robin Zander – producer ("Everlasting Love", "Stone Cold Rhythm Shake")
  • Phil Kaffel – mixing ("Everlasting Love"), co-producer and engineering ("Stone Cold Rhythm Shake")
  • Mick MacNeil – co-producer and programming ("Everlasting Love")
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing ("Stone Cold Rhythm Shake")

Other

  • Tom Whalley – A&R direction
  • Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
  • Dylan Tran – typography
  • Mark Seliger – photography

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top 100[11] 64
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[2] 13
US AOR Tracks (Radio & Records)[3] 8

References

  1. ^ Sprague, David (August 7, 1993). "Robin Zander pulls solo trick". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 32. BPI Communications. pp. 10–11. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ a b "Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 33. BPI Communications. August 14, 1993. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ a b "AOR Tracks". Radio & Records. No. 1003. Radio & Records, Inc. 30 July 1993. p. 56. ISSN 0277-4860.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (June 26, 1993). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 26. BPI Communications. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ "Hard Acts to Follow". The Hard Report. No. 329. June 11, 1993. p. 3.
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Kent (May 28, 1993). "New Releases". Gavin Report. No. 1956. p. 40. OCLC 34039542.
  7. ^ Righi, Len (August 21, 1993). "Records". The Morning Call.
  8. ^ Krochak, Gerry (August 23, 1993). "Albums". The Leader-Post.
  9. ^ Demalon, Tom (1993-07-06). "Robin Zander - Robin Zander". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  10. ^ Lawson, Robert (13 November 2017). Still Competition: The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick. ISBN 9781525512254.
  11. ^ "RPM 100". RPM. September 11, 1993. p. 6. ISSN 0315-5994.
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