"Released on April 14, 1982, “Never Gonna Let You Go” by Sergio Mendes has become one of the most unlikely chart hits of its era—and one of the most musically intricate.
The song, written by legendary songwriting duo Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, was first recorded by Dionne Warwick before Mendes released his now-definitive version in 1983, featuring vocalists Joe Pizzulo and Leeza Miller.
It went on to become a major hit, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending four weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart—a strong showing for a song that, behind the scenes, is anything but simple.
Decades later, musician, producer and educator Rick Beato gave the track a new level of recognition when he called it “the most complex pop song of all time” in a 2021 analysis on his YouTube channel."
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