

Don't Look Back – The Very Best of The Korgis (CD1) (2 CD) (2003).The original 1980 version of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" appears on the following compilation albums and CDs: This represented the peak of The Korgis' music chart success. The song topped the singles charts at #1 in France and #1 in Spain, and charted at #5 in Ireland, #6 in Switzerland, #11 in The Netherlands, #11 in Australia, #12 in New Zealand, and #14 in Belgium. The single reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart and #18 on the U.S.

The song was released in 1980 from the group's second album, Dumb Waiters. The unique sounding instrument played after each chorus is the 18 string Chinese zither known as a guzheng. Warren has also said producer David Lord added the big arrangement and strings. He has said it took only 10 or 15 minutes to write, literally singing the first thing to come into his mind, as he played both the chords and melodies on the piano. " Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" is a hit ballad single written by James Warren and first performed by the pop band The Korgis, of which Warren was lead singer.
