The Babys – Every Time I Think of You

‘Every Time I Think of You’ is a song written by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy and released in December 1978 as the lead single from The Babys' third studio album Head First; John Waite provided lead vocals, featuring female vocals by Myrna Matthews. The track was a worldwide hit, and became their last top 20 in the United States.

Released as the lead single from the Head First album in late December 1978, ‘Every Time I Think of You’ ascended to a Billboard Hot 100 peak of number 13 on March 17, 1979. The Babys' previous Top 40 hit ‘Isn't It Time’ had also peaked at number 13; like ‘Isn't It Time’ – which was also a Jack Conrad/Ray Kennedy composition – ‘Every Time I Think of You’ augmented the vocal of Babys' frontman John Waite with prominent female vocals, with ‘Every Time I Think of You’ featuring Myrna Matthews, Pat Henderson and Marti McCall, although Anne Bertucci features on video clips as the sole backup vocalist. Jimmie Haskell arranged and conducted the string section heard on the track.

‘Every Time I Think of You’ rose as high as number 8 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. ‘Isn't It Time’ also peaked at number 8 on Cash Box in December 1977. ‘Every Time I Think of You’ gave the Babys a hit in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands, with respective peaks of number 6, number 8 and number 11; the track also reached number 41 in New Zealand.

Label – Chrysalis
Songwriters – Jack Conrad, Ray Kennedy
Producer – Ron Nevison

SONG LYRICS

Every time I think of you it always turns out good
Every time I've held you I thought you understood
People say a love like ours will surely pass
But I know a love like ours will last and last
 
But maybe I was wrong not knowing how our love should go
(How our love, how our love should go)
But I wasn't wrong in knowing how our love would grow
(How our love, how our love would grow)
 
And every time I think of you (Every time)
Every time I think of you (Every single time)
It always turns out good
 
Seasons come and seasons go but our love will never die
Let me hold you, darlin', so you won't cry
'Cause people say that our love affair will never last
But we know a love like ours will never pass
 
But maybe I was wrong not knowing how our love should go
(How our love, how our love should go)
But I wasn't wrong in knowing how our love would grow
(How our love, how our love would grow)
 
And every time I think of you (Every time)
Every time I think of you (Every single time)
It always turns out good
 
People say a love like ours will surely pass
But I know a love like ours will last and last
 
But maybe I was wrong not knowing how our love should go
(How our love, how our love should go)
But I wasn't wrong in knowing how our love would grow
(How our love, how our love would grow)
 
And every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
It always turns out good
 
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
 
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you
 
Every time I think of you
Every time I think of you