According to O'Sullivan, he wrote the song after seeing film footage of starving children in Africa (during the
Nigerian Civil War) on television for the first time. Later, after being signed by manager
Gordon Mills, the song was then recorded and released. Renowned session bassist
Herbie Flowers features on the original recording. Pop historian
Paul Gambaccini described it as "one of the great songs of all time" in the 2007 BBC documentary
Kings of 70s Romance. In 2012,
Paul Weller declared "Nothing Rhymed" and "
Alone Again (Naturally)" as "two of my favourite songs, great lyrics, great tunes". ==Charts==