"I've Always Got You" is a song by the American singer Robin Zander (of the rock band Cheap Trick), released in 1993 as the lead single from his debut solo album "Robin Zander". It was written by Mike Campbell, Zander and JD Souther, and produced by Jimmy Iovine and Campbell.
"I've Always Got You" reached No. 13 on the "Billboard" Album Rock Tracks chart, and No. 64 on Canada's "RPM" Top 100 Singles chart. A music video was filmed to promote the single.
Release.
"I've Always Got You" was released on CD and cassette, with a one-track promotional CD also being issued in the US. All versions of the single featured the track "Everlasting Love" as the B-side, taken from "Robin Zander". The German version of the single included another B-side, "Stone Cold Rhythm Shake", which was exclusive to the release.
Critical reception.
On its release, "Billboard" described the song as a "bright and breezy pop strummer" and a "promising peek" into Zander's solo debut. They added, "Richly textured arrangement has crisp guitar doodling, and layers of Zander's engaging and distinctive voice. At the core of the track is an instantly memorable chorus that will open doors at adult-leaning pop and album-rock stations." "Hard Report" considered the song to be a "perfect, mid-tempo, summer ballad with fresh guitars and optimistic appeal".
In a review of "Robin Zander", Len Righi of "The Morning Call" described the song as a "touching tale of need" which "calls to mind Tom Petty, the Byrds and the Traveling Wilburys." Gerry Krochak of "The Leader-Post" commented, "'I've Always Got You' has hit written all over it, with its big hook and instantly memorable chorus." "St. Petersburg Times" described the song as one of the album's "radio-ready cuts". In a retrospective review of the album, AllMusic described the song as "taut, power pop". In his 2017 book "Still Competition: The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick", Robert Lawson noted the song "could be a deep cut from Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever"".
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