Love Me (Bee Gees song)
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"Love Me" is a Barry
and Robin Gibb
composition which was an international hit in 1976-77 for Yvonne Elliman
.
"Love Me" was originally recorded by the Gibbs' group the The Bee Gees on their 1976 album Children of the World
, the track featuring Robin Gibb on lead with his falsetto evidenced on the outro. This makes "Love Me" a curio among latterday Bee Gees' tracks as from the mid-1970s Barry Gibb sang most of the group's leads. (Robin did get one full blown falsetto lead vocal a couple years later on the Spirits Having Flown
album with the song "Living Together" and on parts of the chorus from his solo album "Walls Have Eyes" with the song "Remedy".)
- who like the Bee Gees was on the roster of RSO Records - "Love Me" became an international hit in 1976-77: reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100
, Elliman's version of "Love Me" was a Top Ten hit in the UK (#6), Ireland (#9), New Zealand (#3) and South Africa (#3) also achieving hit status in Australia (#15), Canada (#11) and the Netherlands (#16). The parent album for Elliman's version was also entitled Love Me.
remade "Love Me" for her 1999 debut album You Me & Us
from which the track - serving as the BBC
Children in Need
single for 1999 - was issued as the third single. It was released as a double A-side single along with "Talking in Your Sleep
" and peaked at number 6 in the United Kingdom. It was re-released on 22 November in the week building up to the Children in Need event.
McCutcheon performed the song at the Children in Need telethon on 26 November 1999. She was supported by 100 children between the age of eight and thirteen, who were selected through nationwide auditions. The successful children had the chance to spend a day in a recording studio with McCutcheon, before serving as backing singers for the song on live television.
for her 1981 album Sleeping With Your Memory.
Barry Gibb
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
and Robin Gibb
Robin Gibb
Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....
composition which was an international hit in 1976-77 for Yvonne Elliman
Yvonne Elliman
Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar...
.
"Love Me" was originally recorded by the Gibbs' group the The Bee Gees on their 1976 album Children of the World
Children of the World
Children of the World is the Bee Gees' fourteenth album, released in September 1976. The first single, "You Should Be Dancing", went to number one in the US and Canada, and was a top ten hit in numerous other territories. The album has sold over 2.5 million copies.Because their manager Robert...
, the track featuring Robin Gibb on lead with his falsetto evidenced on the outro. This makes "Love Me" a curio among latterday Bee Gees' tracks as from the mid-1970s Barry Gibb sang most of the group's leads. (Robin did get one full blown falsetto lead vocal a couple years later on the Spirits Having Flown
Spirits Having Flown
Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album, released in 1979. It was the group's first album after their collaboration on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The album's first three tracks were released as singles which all went to no.1 in the US...
album with the song "Living Together" and on parts of the chorus from his solo album "Walls Have Eyes" with the song "Remedy".)
Yvonne Elliman version
As recorded by Yvonne EllimanYvonne Elliman
Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar...
- who like the Bee Gees was on the roster of RSO Records - "Love Me" became an international hit in 1976-77: reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, Elliman's version of "Love Me" was a Top Ten hit in the UK (#6), Ireland (#9), New Zealand (#3) and South Africa (#3) also achieving hit status in Australia (#15), Canada (#11) and the Netherlands (#16). The parent album for Elliman's version was also entitled Love Me.
Martine McCutcheon version
Martine McCutcheonMartine McCutcheon
Martine McCutcheon is an English singer, television personality and Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress. McCutcheon had minor success as one third of the pop group Milan in the early 1990s; however, it was her role as Tiffany Mitchell in BBC's EastEnders that made her a household name in the UK...
remade "Love Me" for her 1999 debut album You Me & Us
You Me & Us
You Me & Us is the debut album by English pop singer and actress Martine McCutcheon, released in 1999. It went into the UK album charts at #2....
from which the track - serving as the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Children in Need
Children in Need
Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
single for 1999 - was issued as the third single. It was released as a double A-side single along with "Talking in Your Sleep
Talking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song)
"Talking in Your Sleep" is a song written by Roger Cook and Bobby Wood, that was the second single released by Country-Pop crossover singer, Crystal Gayle, to become a hit on both the country and pop charts. It was a hit in 1978...
" and peaked at number 6 in the United Kingdom. It was re-released on 22 November in the week building up to the Children in Need event.
McCutcheon performed the song at the Children in Need telethon on 26 November 1999. She was supported by 100 children between the age of eight and thirteen, who were selected through nationwide auditions. The successful children had the chance to spend a day in a recording studio with McCutcheon, before serving as backing singers for the song on live television.
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
Other versions
"Love Me" was also recorded by Janie FrickeJanie Fricke
Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s....
for her 1981 album Sleeping With Your Memory.