"If I Ever Fall in Love" is the debut single by American R&B-soul quartet Shai, released in 1992 from their debut album of the same name. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1992 and peaked at number one on the Billboard R&B chart.[2] It spent eight weeks at number two on the Hot 100, which at the time was the second-most number of weeks that a song held the position without topping the chart, behind Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You". The song was also their only top-40 hit in the UK, peaking at number 36.[3]
"If I Ever Fall in Love" was covered in 1996 as a duet between British boy band East 17 and singer-songwriter Gabrielle, completed with a backing track. Renamed "If You Ever", the cover peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and also peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Ireland, Latvia, and Sweden. The song received a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry in September 2019 for sales and streams exceeding 600,000.
The song was the first single from East 17's first Greatest Hits compilation, Around the World Hit Singles: The Journey So Far, and was also the fourth single from Gabrielle's second self-titled album. It was the highest-charting single from both aforementioned albums.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 519.
^Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 977. ISBN978-1-84449-058-5.
^If You Ever (UK & European limited CD single liner notes). East 17, Gabrielle. London Recordings. 1996. LOCDP 388, 850 767-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^If You Ever (UK cassette single sleeve). East 17, Gabrielle. London Recordings. 1996. LONCS 388, 850 764-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)