"I Will Be With You" is a song by

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

band T'Pau, released in 1988 from the seventh and final single from their debut studio album, '' Bridge of Spies'' (1987). It was written by Carol Decker and Ron Rogers, and produced by

Roy Thomas Baker Roy Thomas Baker (10 November 1946 – 12 April 2025) was an English record producer, songwriter and arranger who produced rock and pop songs. Life and career Baker was born in Hampstead, London on 10 November 1946. He began his career at De ...

. "I Will Be with You" reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the charts for six weeks. The 7" single cover picture is a still of Carol Decker taken from the music video to the track, "Bridge of Spies", which had preceded the release of "I Will Be With You" in some international territories. A

music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...

was filmed to promote the single. The single's B-side, "Still So in Love", was exclusive to the single. The 12" single contained the exclusive track "Thank You For Goodbye Rides Again", which was a re-working of the ''Bridge of Spies'' track "Thank You For Goodbye". The CD single bonus track "Walk Away Rene" featured Rogers on lead vocals.

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Pan-European magazine ''

Music & Media ''Music & Media'' was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as ''Eurotipsheet'', but in 1986 it changed name to ''Music & Media''. It was originally based in Amsterdam, but later m ...

'' described the song as "a rock ballad that shows off Carol Decker's voice well" and "a big, overblown pop song that will undoubtedly do well". Tim Nicholson of ''

Record Mirror ''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after ''New Musical Express'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK Album ...

'' was critical of the song and predicated a commercial decline for the band. He wrote, "I am pleased to report that this is even duller than the last T'Pau record".

Track listing

7-inch single #"I Will Be with You" - 4:05 #"Still So in Love" - 3:25 12-inch single #"I Will Be with You" - 4:05 #"Thank You For Goodbye Rides Again" - 4:10 #"Still So in Love" - 3:25 CD single #"I Will Be with You" - 4:05 #"Still So in Love" - 3:25 #"Thank You For Goodbye Rides Again" - 4:10 #"Walk Away Rene" - 3:45

Personnel

T'Pau * Carol Decker – lead vocals * Dean Howard – lead guitar * Ronnie Rogers – rhythm guitar, vocals on "Walk Away Rene" * Michael Chetwood – keyboards * Paul Jackson – bass guitar * Tim Burgess – drums Production *

- producer of "I Will Be with You" * Jerry Napier - engineer on "I Will Be with You" * Ronnie Rogers - producer and mixing on "Still So in Love" * Norman Goodman - engineer and mixing on "Still So in Love" * Tim Burgess - mixing on "Still So in Love" Other * Mark Millington - sleeve design *

Simon Fowler Simon Geoffrey Fowler (born 25 May 1965) is an English singer, best known as the frontman of Ocean Colour Scene. The Fanatics Simon Fowler commenced his music career as the lead singer and songwriter for Birmingham band The Fanatics, which cons ...

- front cover photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1987 songs 1988 singles T'Pau (band) songs Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker Songs written by Carol Decker Songs written by Ron Rogers Virgin Records singles