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I Never Meant to Love Him

Etta James

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  1. Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

  2. Written by Terri McFaddin, also Men in Black (Will Smith), God Gave Me Style (50 Cent) and One Love in My Lifetime (Joss Stone)

  3. Part of The Essential Etta James, also Seven Day Fool and All the Way Down

  4. Released on Chess, also Almost Grown (Chuck Berry), Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry) and Anthony Boy (Chuck Berry)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Terri McFaddin first appears on fono in 1973, 20 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Ronald Clyde Carlson and Terri McFaddin
Part of
The Essential Etta James
Released on
Chess and MCA Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Never Meant to Love Him was written by Ronald Clyde Carlson

    I Never Meant to Love Him was written by Ronald Clyde Carlson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Never Meant to Love Him was written by Terri McFaddin

    I Never Meant to Love Him was written by Terri McFaddin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I Never Meant to Love Him is part of the release The Essential Etta James

    I Never Meant to Love Him is part of the release The Essential Etta James

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Chess is the label of the song I Never Meant to Love Him

    Chess is the label of the song I Never Meant to Love Him

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song I Never Meant to Love Him

    MCA Records is the label of the song I Never Meant to Love Him

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I Never Meant to Love Him was released on 1993-06-08

    I Never Meant to Love Him was released on 1993-06-08

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026