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<h1>I Don't Want to Talk About It</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>I Don't Want to Talk About It</strong>" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Whitten" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danny Whitten</a>. It was first recorded by American rock band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crazy Horse</a> and issued as the final track on side one of their 1971 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eponymous album</a>. It was Whitten's signature tune, but gained more fame via its numerous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_versions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cover versions</a>, especially that by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a>.</p><h2><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Box" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cash Box</em></a> described it as "a magnificent ballad outing."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-cb-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a></h2><h2><br></h2><h2>Original recording personnel</h2><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Whitten" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danny Whitten</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">guitar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lead vocals</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Lofgren" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nils Lofgren</a> — guitar, backing vocals</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry_Cooder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ry Cooder</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_guitar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slide guitar</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Talbot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Talbot</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bass guitar</a></li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2>Rod Stewart version</h2><p>British singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a> recorded the song at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Shoals_Sound_Studio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muscle Shoals Sound Studio</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield,_Alabama" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sheffield, Alabama</a>, for his album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Crossing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Atlantic Crossing</em></a>. This became successful when it was released as a single in 1977. In the United States, it became a top fifty hit on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> in early 1980, peaking at number 46 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hot 100</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> and number 44 Adult Contemporary.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> In New Zealand, it peaked at number 2. In the United Kingdom, it topped the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a> as a double A-side with "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Cut_Is_the_Deepest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The First Cut Is the Deepest</a>" in 1977.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&amp;_Albums-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a> The song is widely believed to have benefitted from being deliberately released as a budget single in order to keep the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sex Pistols'</a> "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen_(Sex_Pistols_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">God Save the Queen</a>" off the top of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> In February 2021, the song received a silver certification from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">British Phonographic Industry</a> for sales and streams of over 200,000.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a></p><p>In 1989, Stewart recorded a new version of "I Don't Want to Talk About It" for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyteller_%E2%80%93_The_Complete_Anthology:_1964%E2%80%931990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990</em></a>. It was later included on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Train_%E2%80%93_Selections_from_the_Storyteller_Anthology" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology</em></a> and released as a single in 1990. It received extensive airplay on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_contemporary_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adult contemporary</a> radio stations in the United States as an album cut, reaching number two on the <em>Billboard</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adult Contemporary chart</a>. Stewart also sang this song as a duet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Belle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Belle</a> during his 2004 tour<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a> and it is included in his concert DVD. The official Rod Stewart video of the performance has received over 545 million Youtube views (as of December 16, 2021).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Talk_About_It#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[11</a></p>