Make Me Yours
"Make Me Yours" is a 1967 song written by Bettye Swann (Betty Jean Champion) and produced by Arthur Wright,[1] which became a crossover hit for the Louisiana-born Swann. The single went to number one on the Billboard "Hot R&B" chart for two weeks in July 1967 and also peaked at number twenty-one on the pop singles chart.[2]
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 1 |
Other versions
[edit]The song has been recorded by several artists:
- Z.Z. Hill recorded it as an album cut for his 1967 release, A Whole Lot of Soul
- In 1968, Mary Wells, covered it on her album, Servin' Up Some Soul
- Ann Peebles on 1969 album, This is Ann Peebles
- In 1979, Denise LaSalle covered as part of a medley with ""Precious, Precious" and "Trapped by a Thing Called Love", on her album, Unwrapped
- In 1979, Jackie Moore released it as single, peaking at #72 on the US, R&B chart[3]
- Motown group, High Inergy for their 1980 album Hold On from which it was the sole single release peaking at #68 R&B.[4]
- Vaneese Thomas on her Soul Sister Vol 1 CD in 2009
- Syleena Johnson on herRebirth of Soul CD in 2017.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 33.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 560.
- ^ "Make Me Yours (Song by Jackie Moore) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
- ^ "Make Me Yours (Song by High Inergy) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
- ^ "Cover versions of Make Me Yours written by Bettye Swann | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
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