Sure to Fall (In Love with You)

From Wikipedia:

“Sure to Fall (in Love with You)” is a 1955 song written by Carl Perkins, Bill Cantrell, and Quinton Claunch. It was recorded by Carl Perkins in December 1955 and was planned for release as the follow-up to “Blue Suede Shoes“. Carl and Jay Perkins were on vocals. The song was not issued, however, as a single on the Sun Records label at that time. A test pressing was made. Sam Phillips circulated dubs or acetates to local radio stations of the proposed single. The Sun catalogue number was 235 backed with Perkins’ song “Tennessee” on the b-side. The Sun master numbers assigned to the two sides were U 177 and U 178. Liner notes for the Rhino Records release of Carl Perkins’ Original Sun Greatest Hits, however, listed the single as being issued at the time as 235DJ, available to disc jockeys only. The songs were released, however, on the 1957 Sun LP Dance Album of Carl Perkins, 1225, re-released as Teen Beat; The Best of Carl Perkins in 1961. This album was also released in the UK on London as HA-S 2202 and is where The Beatles heard the songs. The song also appeared on Sun EP 115 released in 1961. Sun Records under Shelby Singleton did release a “Sure To Fall”/”Tennessee” single, Sun Golden Treasure Series, Sun 5, but it was in the late 1970s when the Carl Perkins 45s were re-released. […]

According to Mark Lewisohn in “The Complete Beatles Chronicle“, The Beatles – first as The Quarrymen –performed “Sure to Fall” regularly from 1957 to 1962, with Paul McCartney on lead vocals.

They recorded “Sure to Fall” as part of their Decca audition on January 1, 1962, in London. They thought highly enough of the song to perform it live four times for BBC radio, with a recording from June 1, 1963, for “Pop Go The Beatles” later released on their 1994 compilation album “Live at the BBC.” Another BBC performance, recorded on September 3, 1963, appeared on the 2013 compilation “On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2.”

On January 6, 1969, during the “Get Back” sessions, The Beatles played a cover of “Sure to Fall.”

Ringo Starr revisited the song years later, recording a new version for his 1981 album “Stop and Smell the Roses,” featuring Paul McCartney as producer and on bass and piano, with backing vocals from Linda McCartney. To promote the album, MPL produced a short film titled “The Cooler” in January 1982, which featured Paul and Linda in a cameo appearance alongside Ringo.

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Live performances

“Sure to Fall (In Love with You)” has been played in 4 concerts.

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Cover versions played during the "Get Back" sessions

"Sure to Fall (In Love with You)" was covered during The Beatles' "Get Back" sessions in January 1969. Here is the complete list of covers recorded by Paul McCartney, either alone or with other Beatles, during these sessions:

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