I Ain't Never

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“I Ain't Never”
Single by Mel Tillis from the album I Ain't Never
Released	1972
Genre	Country
Label	MGM
Writer(s)	Mel Tillis Webb Pierce
Mel Tillis singles chronology
"Anything's Better Than Nothing" (1972) "I Ain't Never" (1972) "Neon Rose" (1973)

"I Ain't Never" is the title of a song, recorded in 1972, by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Co-written by Tillis and country singer Webb Pierce, it was Pierce who had the first hit recording of "I Ain't Never." Pierce's version was released in 1959, eventually spending nine weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart that fall (held out by "The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)" by The Browns).

[edit] Additional recordings

Since its original release, the song has been recorded by several other artists, including the following:

• BR5-49
• Kippi Brannon
• Delbert McClinton
• Roger Miller
• Perfect Stranger
• Ricky Skaggs

[edit] Succession

Preceded by "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Conway Twitty

Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Mel Tillis September 30–October 7, 1972

Succeeded by "Funny Face" by Donna Fargo