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Love Me (Bee Gees song)

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"Love Me"
Song by Bee Gees
from the album Children of the World
ReleasedSeptember 1976
Recorded30 March 1976, 25 April 1976
StudioCriteria, Le Studio
GenreR&B, soul
Length4:01
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson

"Love Me" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, released on the 1976 album Children of the World. It was also included on the compilation albums Bee Gees Greatest and Love from the Bee Gees, which was released only in the UK.[1]

Background

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It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb featuring Robin on lead with his vibrato (with Barry on the middle eight evidenced on the outro). This makes this song a curio among the group's latterday tracks, as during the mid and late 1970s, Barry sang most of the group's leads. Robin sings a falsetto lead on the group's 1979 song "Living Together" on the album Spirits Having Flown.[2] He also sang falsetto during the chorus of his solo song "Remedy" from the 1985 album Walls Have Eyes.[3]

With Robin, Barry also sang the lead on the track's middle-eight.

Never even try to see things her way / It's hard on a woman when love ain't no love at all / And when she walks away, and she probably will / You're gonna be sorry, begging her, please.

Recording began on 30 March 1976 in Criteria Studios, Miami and finished on 25 April in Le Studio, Quebec, Canada same day as "I Think I'm Losing You" (unreleased).[4]

Yvonne Elliman version

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"Love Me"
Single by Yvonne Elliman
from the album Love Me
B-side"(I Don't Know Why) I Keep Hangin' On"
ReleasedSeptember 1976
GenreSoul, jazz
Length3:22
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)Freddie Perren
Yvonne Elliman singles chronology
"Walk Right In"
(1975) 		"Love Me"
(1976) 		"Hello Stranger"
(1977)

Release

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Yvonne Elliman's version was released as a single and reached number 14 in the United States, number six in the United Kingdom, number nine in Ireland, number three in New Zealand and South Africa, number 15 in Australia, number 11 in Canada, and number 16 in Netherlands.

Record World said that it is "Elliman's best outing in some time due to the combination of strong material and an inspired vocal performance."[5]

Charts

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Singles Charts (1976–77) Weekly peak Year-end ranking
Australia (Kent Music Report) 15 72 1977
Canadian RPM Top Singles 11 125 1976[6]
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] 3 n/a
Irish Singles Chart 9 n/a
Netherlands Dutch Top 40 16 n/a
New Zealand RIANZ 3 n/a
South Africa 3 n/a
UK Singles Chart 6 52 1976[8]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14 112 1976[9]
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] 5 32 1977[11]
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 10 n/a

Martine McCutcheon version

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"Love Me"
Single by Martine McCutcheon
from the album You Me & Us
A-side"Talking in Your Sleep"
Released22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)[12]
Length3:44
LabelInnocent, Virgin
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)Tony Moran
Martine McCutcheon singles chronology
"I've Got You"
(1999) 		"Love Me" / "Talking in Your Sleep"
(1999) 		"I'm Over You"
(2000)
Children in Need singles chronology
"Especially for You"
(1998) 		"Love Me"
(1999) 		"Never Had a Dream Come True"
(2000)

Background and release

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Martine McCutcheon 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" on 22 November 1999 and peaked at number six in the United Kingdom.

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.[13]

Track listing

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  1. "Love Me" (radio mix)- 3:44
  2. "Talking in Your Sleep" (radio edit) - 4:06

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 31
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 26
Scotland (OCC)[16] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 6

Other versions

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"Love Me" was also recorded by Janie Fricke for her 1981 album Sleeping With Your Memory and cantopop artist Prudence Liew for her 1994 album Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day.

References

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  1. ^ "Bee Gees - Love from the Bee Gees". Discogs. 1985. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown". Discogs. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Robin Gibb - Walls Have Eyes". Discogs. 1985. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1976". Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 18 September 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 25 December 1976. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Top 100 1976 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Love Me (song by Yvonne Elliman) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Billboard : Year end charts" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  12. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 November, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 November 1999. p. 29. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Martine's Children in Need boost". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 September 1999. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 50. 11 December 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Talking in Your Sleep / Love Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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