(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before

"(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before" is a song written by vocalist Tommy Moeller and guitarist Brian Parker and recorded by their group Unit Four Plus Two in 1965.

"(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before" was written at Moeller's house and incorporates influences from soul music alongside their folk rock sound.

[4] "Concrete and Clay" established Unit Four plus Two's sound with the wider public, revolving around acoustic guitars, cowbells and rhythms influenced from Latin American music.

[5] With the song charting in the US top-30 during the spring of that year, it launched the previously relatively unknown band into worldwide fame.

[8] The song was written around March 1965 at Moeller's house in between hectic touring resulting from the success of "Concrete and Clay".

[7][nb 3] Unit Four Plus Two appeared on various light entertainment programmes in the UK, including Thank Your Lucky Stars on 22 May 1965, in order to promote the single's release.

[20][21][22] Though a top-20 hit in the UK and Canada, "(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before" was generally considered a chart failure compared to "Concrete and Clay".

"[26] Derek Johnson of New Musical Express also drew parallels to "Concrete and Clay", but ultimately deemed "(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before" a much slower song "that took three spins to sink in".

[28] Retrospectively, journalist Chris Welch has written that "(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before" was a good song that was unable to outperform the massive success of "Concrete and Clay".

[29] The single was Unit Four Plus Two's final top-twenty hit in the UK, as the follow-up, "Hark", failed to chart altogether.

[4] Tracy suggests that the gap between the release of "Concrete and Clay" and "(You've) Never Been in Love Like This Before" was a blow to the band's commercial career which they never recovered from.

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