Never Let Go

The song from Camel's debut that stayed in their sets and gave its name to a live album and a tribute.
Camel, from Camel (1973)

Written by
Andrew Latimer
Released
1973
Album
Camel

Never Let Go is the fifth track on Camel's 1973 debut, with Peter Bardens singing lead. Latimer is credited as writer. Prog Sphere called it the real highlight of the album. A single version was added to the 2002 remaster of Camel. The song opens the first LP of A Live Record (1978), and Never Let Go (1993) is the title of one of the band's later live releases.

setlist.fm counts 196 Camel performances, the fourth most played song after Lady Fantasy and the two Rhayader pieces. Never Let Go: A Tribute to Camel, by Ian Gothe and Fernando Perdomo, appeared in 2024.

More songs by Camel

Rhayader, Breathless, Drafted, Lady Fantasy

Sources

  1. Camel (album), Wikipedia
  2. Camel: Camel, Discogs
  3. Camel: A Live Record, Discogs
  4. Camel: song statistics, setlist.fm