'Gambling Man'
Single by The Overtones
from the album Good Ol' Fashioned Love
Released8 October 2010
Recorded2010
GenrePop
Length3:13
LabelWarner Music Group
Songwriter(s)The Overtones and paul McCartney
Producer(s)Nick Southwood
The Overtones singles chronology
'Gambling Man'
(2010)
'The Longest Time'
(2011)

'Gambling Man' is the first single from five-piece British-Irish doo-wop boy band The Overtones to be released from their debut album, Good Ol' Fashioned Love. The single was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 8 October 2010.

Music video[edit]

A music video to accompany the release of 'Gambling Man' was first released onto YouTube on 27 September 2010; at a total length of three minutes and thirty-three seconds.[1] The Video also featured British actor Mel Mills as 'Mr Big' in a rare video appearance along with his private vehicle, a 30 year old Jaguar XJS 5.3 H.E V12 hand built by Paul Banham.[2]

Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server.The original song is hosted at www.guitartabs.cc.Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. Ive never been a gambling man. A♯ ive never had the winning hand. B G♯ ut for you i'd lose it G7 all. My odds are s Cm7 tacked. Ive never been a gambling man. A♯ ive never had the winning hand. B G♯ ut for you i'd lose it G7 all. Cm7 F Im raptured Cm7 in your.

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Track listing[edit]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1.'Gambling Man'3:13
The Overtones Gambling Man Chords

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (2011-2012)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]32
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4]90
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]38
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7]82

Release history[edit]

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom8 October 2010[8]Digital DownloadWarner Music Group
20 May 2011[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^Gambling Man YouTube
  2. ^[1]
  3. ^'Austriancharts.at – The Overtones – Gambling Man' (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^'Ultratop.be – The Overtones – Gambling Man' (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^'Offiziellecharts.de – The Overtones – Gambling Man'. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ^'Swisscharts.com – The Overtones – Gambling Man'. Swiss Singles Chart.
  7. ^'The Official Charts Company – Overtones – Gambling Man'. Official Charts Company.
  8. ^Gambling Man - Overtones www.amazon.co.uk/
  9. ^Gambling Man - Single by The Overtones iTunes

External links[edit]

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gambling_Man&oldid=996989259'

~Release by The Overtones(see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Second Last Chance3:44
2Sh-Boom
recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards(The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords(50s US doo-wop group 'Sh-Boom')
later translated versions:
Sch‐Bum (’s Leb’n is wiar a Traum)
52:40
3Gambling Man
recording of:
Gambling Man
writer:
The Overtones(UK founded (from X Factor) vocal harmony group) and Nick Southwood
3.53:33
4Come Back My Love
recording of:
Come Back My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Mansfield
52:44
5Say What I Feel3:26
6Carolyn
recording of:
Carolyn
writer:
Scott Baker, The Overtones(UK founded (from X Factor) vocal harmony group) and Nick Southwood
52:46
7The Longest Time
recording of:
The Longest Time
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
Joelsongs, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
is the basis for:
For meg sjøl ei stønn
version of:
The Prime of Your Life
53:31
8Good Ol’ Fashioned Love
recording of:
Good Ol’ Fashioned Love
writer:
Sean Alexander, Mich Hansen(Cutfather), Jonas Jeberg, The Overtones(UK founded (from X Factor) vocal harmony group), Joachim Scharup-Jensen and Drew Scott
53:22
9Blue Moon
recording of:
Blue Moon
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart(in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers(in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing(do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.(ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス(holding company - do not use as release label)
arrangements:
Concerto Grosso no. II: II. Blue Moon
is the basis for:
Mondnacht am Meer
later translated versions:
Blå lys
later versions:
Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)
later parody versions:
Moulescoomb - Govt. Health Warning
32:45
10Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman(in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd.(not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
referred to in medleys:
Medley: I Love You Because / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
33:04
11In the Still of the Night
recording of:
In the Still of the Night(Five Satins doo-wop song)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Parris
publisher:
Llee Corp. and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc.
referred to in medleys:
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT〜MAYBE
later translated versions:
In The Still Of The Nite
43:00
12Don’t Make Me Over
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Over
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music Ltd., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
later translated versions:
Non dirmi niente (Don’t Make Me Over)
later translated versions:
T'en vas pas comme ça(Don't Make Me Over)
later translated versions:
Moet ik geloven
part of:
Baby It’s You!(jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
33:55
13Whoops3:07
14Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
recording of:
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
writer:
James Bracken, Calvin Carter(in 1953) and James Hudson(in 1953)
32:55
15Why Do Fools Fall in Love
recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago(singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング(until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス(holding company - do not use as release label)(from 2017-04-01 to present)
referred to in medleys:
12/8 Medley(That’ll be the Day musical)
52:24
16Only Girl (in the World)3:05
17Rolling in the Deep
cover recording of:
Rolling in the Deep
lyricist and composer:
Adele(UK soul/jazz singer) and Paul Epworth
writer:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins(UK soul/jazz singer) and Paul Epworth
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.(UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:08
18Beggin’3:00
19Forget You
recording of:
Forget You
writer:
Brody Brown, CeeLo Green, Philip Lawrence(urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons), Ari Levine and Bruno Mars
later parody versions:
For Just You
version of:
Fuck You
3:39
20We Can Work It Out2:23

Credits

Digital Media 1

additional writer:
Jimmy Merchant (track 15)
Herman Santiago(singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) (track 15)
composer:
Paul Epworth (track 17)
Billy Joel (track 7)
Fred Parris (track 11)
Scott Wiseman (1945) (track 10)
lyricist:
Adele(UK soul/jazz singer) (track 17)
Billy Joel (track 7)
Fred Parris (track 11)
Scott Wiseman (1945) (track 10)
premiered by:
The Chords(50s US doo-wop group 'Sh-Boom') (track 2)
writer:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins(UK soul/jazz singer) (track 17)
Scott Baker (track 6)
Brody Brown (track 19)
Paul Epworth (track 17)
Claude Feaster (track 2)
Mich Hansen(Cutfather) (track 8)
James Keyes (track 2)
Philip Lawrence(urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons) (track 19)
Morris Levy (track 15)
Bruno Mars (track 19)
The Overtones(UK founded (from X Factor) vocal harmony group) (tracks 3, 6, 8)
Drew Scott (track 8)
Calvin Carter (1953) (track 14)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (track 12)
Duchess Music Corporation (track 10)
EMI Longitude Music (track 15)
EMI Music Publishing(do not use as a release label!) (track 9)
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.(ASCAP) (track 9)
JAC Music Co., Inc. (track 12)
Llee Corp. (track 11)
MCA Music Ltd. (track 12)
Patricia Music (track 15)
SBK United Partnership Ltd. (track 9)
Universal Duchess Music Corp. (track 10)
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.(UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) (track 17)
Universal/MCA Music Ltd.(not for release label use!) (track 10)
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (track 15)
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (track 12)
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (track 12)
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス(holding company - do not use as release label) (track 9)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (track 15)
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス(holding company - do not use as release label) (2017-04-01 –) (track 15)
arrangements:
cover recording of:
Rolling in the Deep (track 17)
is the basis for:
Mondnacht am Meer (track 9)
later parody versions:
Moulescoomb - Govt. Health Warning (track 9)
later translated versions:
In The Still Of The Nite (track 11)
Non dirmi niente (Don’t Make Me Over) (track 12)
T'en vas pas comme ça(Don't Make Me Over) (track 12)
later versions:
part of:
Baby It’s You!(jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott) (track 12)
recording of:
Carolyn (track 6)
Don’t Make Me Over (track 12)
Gambling Man (track 3)
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight (track 14)
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (track 10)
In the Still of the Night(Five Satins doo-wop song) (track 11)
The Longest Time (track 7)
referred to in medleys:
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT〜MAYBE (order: 1) (track 11)
Medley: I Love You Because / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (order: 2) (track 10)
12/8 Medley(That’ll be the Day musical) (order: 5) (track 15)
version of:
The Prime of Your Life (track 7)

Release

purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/id508000209[info]

Release Group

Death

The Overtones Youtube

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/642933[info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002045634[info]
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002330171[info]