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"Never"
Single by Keyshia Cole featuring Eve
from the album Barbershop 2: Back in Business and The Way It Is
ReleasedMarch 23, 2004
Genre
Length4:03
Label A&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"Never"
(2004) 		" Let's Get Blown"
(2004)
Eve, pictured in 2003, served as co-writer

"Never" is the debut solo single by American singer Keyshia Cole. Co-written by Cole and rapper Eve, it was produced by Errol "E-Poppi" McCalla, Jr. and Ron Fair. The uptempo track samples from the 1981 hit " Never Too Much" by American singer Luther Vandross. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Vandross is also credited as a songwriter. "Never" was first featured on the soundtrack to Kevin Rodney Sullivan's comedy film Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) and was later also included on Cole's debut album The Way It Is (2005).

The song was one out of three songs from the Barbershop 2: Back in Business soundtrack that were issued as a single. Released as Cole's debut single through A&M Records in March 2004, "Never" managed to appear on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number seventy-one. [1]

Eve and Cole formed a friendship during the production of this song, but one incident caused a rift. An unfamiliar woman grabbed Eve's purse, and Cole slapped the woman. Angry at Cole for interfering with a job best left for security to handle, Eve ended their friendship. [2] [3]

Track listings

Digital single [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Never" (radio version featuring Eve)4:03
2."Never" (instrumental)4:04

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Way It Is. [5]

  • Shannon Braxton – recording engineer
  • Keyshia Cole – vocals, writer
  • Ron Fair – producer
  • Tal Hertzberg – recording engineer
  • Eve Jeffers – vocals, writer
  • Errol "E-Poppi" McCalla Jr. – producer
  • Dave Pensado – mixing engineer
  • Luther Vandross – writer (sample)

Charts

Chart performance for "Never"
Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [1] 71

References

  1. ^ a b "Keyshia Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  2. ^ Staff (March 8, 2022). "Keyshia Cole Talks About The Incident That Ended Her Friendship With Eve". WBLS. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Reese, Alexis (March 8, 2022). "Keyshia Cole Explains Why Her Friendship With Eve Ended". BET. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Never – Single". Napster (US). Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. ^ The Way It Is (Media notes). Keyshia Cole. A&M Records. 2005.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
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