The Twelfth of Never

~ Song

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The song was written by Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster, the tune (except for the bridge) being adapted from "The Riddle Song" (also known as "I Gave My Love a Cherry"), an old English folk song.

Annotation last modified on 2011-06-11 18:10 UTC.

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lyricist:	Paul Francis Webster
composer:	Jerry Livingston (songwriter)

publisher:	Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) Hallmark Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) Rondor Music (London) Ltd. Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) Webster Music Co.
sub-publisher:	フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)

lyrics page:	https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-the-twelfth-of-never-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/work/55343 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7770789 [info]

is based on:	The Riddle Song (aka “I Gave My Love a Cherry”)
is the basis for:	心境相遠人相近

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Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1961	The Twelfth of Never		Andy Williams	2:52
1963-04-12	The Twelfth of Never (live, 1963‐04‐12: Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY, USA)	cover and live	Nina Simone	3:27
1963-04-12	The Twelfth of Never	cover and live	Nina Simone	3:20
1963-05-12	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Nina Simone	3:32
1970	The Twelfth of Never (1970)	cover	Waylon Jennings	2:26
1971-05-20 – 1971-05-22	Medley: Twelfth of Never / Wild Is the Wind / When Sunny Gets Blue / It’s Not for Me to Say / Chances Are / Love Theme From “Romeo and Juliet” / Tonight / Dulcinea / The Impossible Dream / Wonderful! Wonderful!	live and medley	Johnny Mathis	8:52
1974-08-16	The Twelfth of Never (rehearsal, 1974-08-16: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA)	cover	Elvis Presley	2:50
1974-08-16	The Twelfth of Never (rehearsal)	cover	Elvis Presley	2:32
1974-08	The Twelfth of Never (The August 1974 RCA rehearsal)	cover	Elvis Presley	2:48
1983-05	The Twelfth of Never	live	Johnny Mathis	3:20
1993	Twelth of Never (live, 1993: Sin-e Cafe, New York, NY, USA)	cover and live	Jeff Buckley	3:14
1998-09-21 – 1998-09-22	The Twelfth of Never (live, 1998-09: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP, UK)	cover and live	Cliff Richard with Michelle Wolf	3:36
	12th of Never		Johnny Mathis	?:??
	12th of Never	cover	Roger Miller	2:16
	The Twelfh of Never		Cliff Richard	2:44
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	2:44
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Top of the Poppers	2:46
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	The Tymes	2:37
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	The Tymes	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	[unknown]	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Cliff Adams Singers and the Jack Emblow Quartet	2:31
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Irene Ryder	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Jim Nabors	2:26
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Nina Simone	3:28
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Ray Conniff and the Singers	2:10
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Waylon Jennings	2:26
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:27
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:29
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:30
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:29
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:29
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:31
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:29
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:27
	The Twelfth of Never	instrumental	Manuel & the Music of the Mountains	2:36
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Cliff Richard	2:48
	The Twelfth of Never	instrumental	Floyd Cramer	3:02
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Bee Gees	2:45
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Bee Gees	2:42
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:43
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:43
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas	2:52
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:28
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:28
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:27
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:27
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:31
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:50
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:31
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:30
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:32
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Waylon Jennings	2:24
	The Twelfth of Never		Cher	2:17
	The Twelfth of Never (mono)		Cher	2:14
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Tammy Wynette	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Tammy Wynette	2:27
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Tammy Wynette	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Kings Road	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Ray Conniff	2:12
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	2:43
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	2:43
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	3:36
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	2:46
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Nina Simone	3:28
	The Twelfth of Never (mono)	cover	Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas	2:50
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Bee Gees	2:42
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	2:42
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Petula Clark	3:06
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Tammy Wynette	2:23
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Tracy Huang	4:27
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Jane McDonald	4:41
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Jane McDonald	4:39
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:32
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Redd Wayne	2:39
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Barry Manilow	3:46
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Agnes Chan	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Marcus Simeone feat. Michael Sansonia	4:08
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	The Tymes	2:32
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	The Tymes	2:30
	The Twelfth of Never		Johnny Mathis	2:25
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Des O'Connor	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never		Donny Osmond	2:43
	The Twelfth of Never		Roger Whittaker	3:30
	The Twelfth of Never	cover	Nina Simone	3:30
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:43
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:41
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:44
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:41
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:43
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:44
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:41
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	?:??
	The Twelfth of Never		Cliff Richard	2:42
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