Nobody Else (Tex Pistol and Rikki Morris song)

"Nobody Else" is a 1988 single by New Zealand musician brothers Tex Pistol (Ian Morris) and Rikki Morris. It was the follow-up single to Tex Pistol's cover of "The Game of Love", which reached number one in the New Zealand singles chart in 1987. "Nobody Else", an original song, also charted at number one.[1]

"Nobody Else"
Single by Tex Pistol and Rikki Morris
from the album 'Nobody Else'
A-side"Nobody Else"
B-side"Wilf"
ReleasedMay 1988 (1988-05)
GenrePop
Length4:16
LabelPagan Records
Songwriter(s)Rikki Morris
Producer(s)Ian Morris
Tex Pistol and Rikki Morris singles chronology
"The Game of Love"
(1987)		 "Nobody Else"
(1988)		 "Come Back Louise"
(1989)

Background

After Tex Pistol had a number-one single in 1987 with "The Game of Love", Pagan Records head Trevor Reekie convinced Ian Morris to release "Nobody Else" as the follow-up single. It was a romantic ballad written and sung by Morris' younger brother Rikki.[2] The song peaked at number one and charted for 16 weeks, twice as long as "The Game of Love".[1][3]

Awards

At the 1988 New Zealand Music Awards, "Nobody Else" was nominated for Single of the Year, with Ian Morris also nominated for Producer of the Year for the same song while Rikki Morris won Songwriter of the Year [4]

Track listing
7" vinyl[5]
  1. "Nobody Else"
  2. "Wilf"

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1988) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 6

References
  1. "TEX PISTOL IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. Reekie, Trevor. "Pagan Singles 1986 -2000". simongriggdotinfo. Simon Grigg. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. Bourke, Chris. "Ian Morris Profile". Audio Culture. Audio Culture. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. "1988 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. "Tex Pistol – Nobody Else". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. "Charts.nz – Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris – Nobody Else". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  7. "End of Year Charts 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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