Born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez in Los Angeles, California, Montez was brought up in Hawthorne, California. His early musical influences included the latino music played and performed by residents of his neighborhood, as well as Ritchie Valens. After the release of the highly successful "Let's Dance" on Monogram Records, Montez spent several years touring with artists such as Sam Cooke, The Platters, and Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, as well as The Beatles, then relatively unknown outside of Liverpool.
Early in 1963, Montez would score another hit with "Some Kinda Fun". Reaching #43 on the charts, the song utilized the same catchy keyboard instrumentation as did "Let's Dance"; fittingly, both were million sellers, and were awarded gold discs. 1963 also saw the release of Montez's only album on Monogram, Let's Dance and Have Some Kinda' Fun!!!. Shortly before Monogram folded, Montez was paired up with Kathy Young, releasing two singles as the duo Chris & Kathy, most notably surf rock classic "Shoot That Curl". While at Monogram, Montez wrote, or co-wrote, several of his own songs, such as "Chiquita Mia", "Let's Do the Limbo" and "No No No".
Two years later, Montez was practically a non-entity in the music business; however, Herb Alpert, co-founder of A&M Records, cordially invited Montez to resume his recording career at A&M. When Montez attempted to replicate his earlier rock 'n' roll success, however, Alpert personally suggested that Montez try a different approach: a middle of the road, soft ballad sound. While not particularly interested in changing his style of music, Montez decided to trust Alpert's instincts.
"Call Me", a cover version of a Petula Clark song, was the first single from his 1966 album, The More I See You / Call Me, earning Montez his biggest hit in years, eventually reaching #22. The song has since become an easy listening standard. The album's title cut, Montez's second single, was a source of confusion for certain radio disc jockeys who were unfamiliar with Montez' past as a rocker; when back-announcing the song, they would often refer to Montez as being female, likely owing to Montez's falsetto singing style. This confusion would be cleared up by the time the album, bearing Montez's pictures on the front and back sleeve, was released.
Montez would record three more albums for A&M: Time After Time (1966), Foolin' Around (1967), and Watch What Happens (1968). Although quite stylistically similar to his first hit album on A&M, they failed to mirror its success, although Time After Time's title cut and "Because of You" both managed to crack the Hot 100. In 1968, Montez departed from A&M on a three-year sabbatical. In 1972, Montez released a big hit single in Brazil, "Loco por ti". By this time, he had returned to his rock roots, albeit with more noticeable pop influence than before.
Two years later, now with CBS Records, Montez released The Best of Chris Montez, a compilation consisting of both old and new material, the newer bearing little to no resemblance to his past hits. While at CBS, he released one more album: Raza: Ay no digas, which fared well in international markets but failed to make an impact in the US. In 1983, Montez released his final album, Cartas de Amor, all of its songs being sung in Spanish. Although his recording career appears to be behind him, Montez is still an active musician, performing to mostly foreign audiences.
In 2008, Frozen Pictures announced plans to make a documentary on Montez's life and career, El viaje musical de Ezekiel Montanez: The Chris Montez Story. The film, focusing on Montez's multi-faceted musical career and considerable influence, has been previewed at several film festivals, but has not seen domestic release.
There Will Be Another You
Chris Montez Lyrics
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And I'll be standing here with someone new
There will be other songs to sing, another Fall, another Spring
But there will never be another you
There will be other lips that I may kiss
But they won't thrill me like yours used to do
Yes, I may dream a million dreams but how can they come true
There will be other lips that I may kiss
But they won't thrill me like yours used to do
Yes, I may dream a million dreams but how can they come true
If there will never ever be another you
The lyrics of Chris Montez's song "There Will Never Be Another You" are about the realization that life continues after a breakup, but the memory of the former lover could never be replaced. The song starts with the acknowledgment that there will be many other nights like this, where he would be standing with someone new. This signifies that the singer has moved on and is trying to find love again. However, he then acknowledges that there will never be another you. This emphasizes that the singer has accepted that he will never find someone like his former lover.
The lyrics continue with a reference to kissing other lips but the realization follows that they will never thrill him the way hers did before. The lyrics essentially compare the feeling of kissing other lips to a dull experience instead of the thrilling sensation that he once had with his former lover. The singer then shifts his attention to his dreams. He acknowledges that he may dream a million dreams but how can they ever come true if there will never be another you. The song ends with the same careful acknowledgment that although life goes on, the memory of his former lover can never be replaced.
Line by Line Meaning
There will be many other nights like this
There will be more nights like this, but they won't be the same.
And I'll be standing here with someone new
I'll move on and be with someone else, but it won't be you.
There will be other songs to sing, another Fall, another Spring
There will be other seasons and other songs to enjoy.
But there will never be another you
No matter what, there will never be anyone as special as you.
There will be other lips that I may kiss
I may kiss other people, but it won't be the same as when I kissed you.
But they won't thrill me like yours used to do
No one will ever make me feel the same way you did.
Yes, I may dream a million dreams but how can they come true
I can have many dreams, but they won't come true without you.
If there will never ever be another you
Without you, no one else can fill the void you left in my heart.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, MATTSAM MUSIC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
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sandiegotrojandawg
This may sound a bit odd and strange, but of all the hit songs released during my time in high school, none of them bring back the good memories like the trio of hits that Chris Montez released in 1965 and 1966..."Call Me", "The More I See You", and "There Will Never Be Another You". Something about them...their melody and orchestration and arrangement...I loved his songs and simplified voice. Great memories of those days.
ricmarc
it's because he's flat and off key. i'm autistic and i wore them out when i was a kid. especially this one.
friendly76
Not strange at all! Love all three songs
Grant Albrecht
those three.
Kathi LK
Chris Montez' cover of this song is the absolute best. Everything about young love and the sixties just pour out of it. Thank you for posting this. It brings back good memories.
Carmen Montemayor
Love how Chris Montez songs connected with the heart & the sweet innocent kind of love young people felt for the First time when everything was so new. 💑
Kinseydsp
Always Loved Chris's singing such feeling in his singing! Thanks for this!
Paula Ford
Best songs ever. Always loved Chris Montez. Simple but yet genius. Adore Chris.
Linda Lyte
My Aunt Bernice used to play this song over and over, when I was growing up. I sent this to her daughter, whom she' s visiting.Today is my Aunt Bernice's 83rd birthday!! Happy Birthday, Aunt Bern, may God bless you with , many more!! And by the way, if you saw her you would never believe that is her age, Youthful in looks and spirit!!🎂🎂🍧🍧🎉🎉
Fatima Dos Santos Lima
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