"You Weren't in Love with Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Billy Field. It was released in July 1981 as the second and final single from his debut studio album, Bad Habits. The song peaked at number one on the Australian Kent Music Report and entered the top 30 in New Zealand. At the APRA Music Awards of 1982, the song won Most Performed Australasian Popular Work.[1]
| "You Weren't in Love with Me" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Field | ||||
| from the album Bad Habits | ||||
| B-side | "Celebrity Lane" | |||
| Released | July 1981 | |||
| Studio | Paradise, Albert, Studios 301 (Sydney, Australia) | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter | Billy Field | |||
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In 1981, Mick Fleetwood covered the song for his debut solo album The Visitor. Fleetwood had heard a demo of the song with Richard Dashut in an Australian bar prior to the recording sessions for The Visitor had occurred. In an interview with Billboard, Fleetwood mentioned that Fields' version "tuned out to be a hug hit for the artist...but at the time it was just a demo. We asked the bar owner about it and he said that Fields brought it in just for him to play at his restaurant."[2] Fleetwood's cover was released as a single in August 1981, with "Amelle (Come On Show Me Your Heart)" as its B-side.[3]
Track listings
editCharts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1981–1982) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 1 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 22 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 67 |
Year-end charts
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "1982 APRA Music Award Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ↑ Darling, Cary (12 September 1981). "Ghana's Drumbeats Strike a Fleetwood Nerve" (PDF). Billboard. p. 50. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ↑ You Weren't in Love with Me (Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc). Billy Field. WEA. 1981. 100173.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ You Weren't in Love with Me (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Billy Field. CBS Records. 1982. CBS A2344.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 111. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Billy Field – You Weren't In Love With Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 26/6/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 433. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "National Top 100 Singles for 1981". Kent Music Report. 4 January 1982. p. 7. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via Imgur.
