Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

“You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” – Single by Lou Rawls from the album All Things in Time
B-side: “Let’s Fall in Love All Over Again”
Released in May 1976
Songwriters: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Charted No.2 in US; No.10 in UK; No.22 in Australia; No.2 in Canada; No.8 in Netherlands

The song proved to be Rawls’ breakthrough hit, reaching number 1 on both the R&B and Easy Listening charts as well as number 4 on the dance chart and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. This was the first and only time that one of Rawls’ records reached Billboard’s pop Top Ten.

This is not so much a love song as a warning to the girl that if she lets this guy go, she’ll end up spending the rest of her life looking for someone just like him. The relationship is at a turning point, and the man won’t beg her to stay, but makes it very clear what will happen if she doesn’t: “You’re gonna miss my lovin’.” At the time, Kenny Gamble was going through a divorce from the singer Dee Dee Sharp.

The album All Things in Time was produced at Sigma Sound Studios for the Philadelphia International Records label – and they went all out on the production, bringing in Bunny Sigler and Dexter Wansel as well as the aforementioned Gamble & Huff. Critics remarked on how well-managed the whole effort was, probably the most shining moment for all the talent at once.

This was the first big hit featuring the reformulated Philadelphia International Records house band MFSB, after many of the original members left for better opportunities. It was recorded live with the singer and the band with no piecemeal overdubbing as Rawls preferred to record live.