Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendez (Drum Cover)

This song was chosen to feature the range of my Pearl Fiberglass Concert Tom kit. So I add a few fills that really give you more notes melodically. Anyhow, I used to play this one at weddings in the early 1980s on a much smaller kit! Yes, I’m that old to play in the 1980s 😉😂 "Never Gonna Let You Go" is a popular song from 1982 written by the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann; Weil wrote the lyrics, while Mann wrote the music. It was first recorded by Dionne Warwick for her 1982 album Friends in Love, and then by singer Stevie Woods for his 1982 album The Woman in My Life. However, its best-known rendition was by Brazilian musician and bandleader Sérgio Mendes, on his 1983 self-titled album. That version was sung by Joe Pizzulo and Leeza Miller. Weil and Mann had originally submitted "Never Gonna Let You Go" to American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, but they decided not to record the song. Mendes, preparing for the release of his 1983 album, was quoted as saying, "All the other songs on the album were up and festive. I needed a ballad on the album, just to change the pace a bit." Mendes' version was a hit, matching the No. 4 peak of his previous best showing on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "The Look of Love", in 1968. It spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard R&B chart. I hope you enjoy the song! Please leave feedback! Now available Earldrum's Spring Store https://my-store-d51346.creator-sprin... Studio B Basic Equipment: Gretsch - 14x22 Ludwig Black Beauty - 5x14 Snare Drum Vintage Pearl Fiberglass Concert Toms - 11x6, 5.5x8, 6.5x10, 8x12, 10X14, 14x16, 16x18 FT Paiste - 14" 505 Medium Bottom/2000 SE Regular Bottom Hi Hats, 20" Giant Beat Multi, 18” 2002 Crash, 22" 2002 Ride, 20" 505 Crash, 18" 2002 China Logic Pro X Presonus StudioLive 24.4.2 Please check me out on Instagram @earldrum Please check out my series on how to make a drum cover in this playlist    • How I Make A Drum Cover (Series)   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No Copyright Infringement Intended. All copyrighted material remains the property of the respective copyright owner(s).