"Love Me Forever" is a popular song by the Four Esquires. Released in the United States by independent record label Paris Records (cat. no. 509), it features orchestral backing by Sid Bass with a female session vocalist and peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957.[1] It also reached #23 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
| "Love Me Forever" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Four Esquires | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:26 |
| Label | Paris Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Beverly Guthrie (lyrics), Gary Lynes (music) |
Track listing
edit- A. "Love Me Forever" (Beverly Guthrie, Gary Lynes)- 2:26
- B. "I Ain't Been Right Since You Left" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) - 2:12
Other recordings
edit- Jodie Sands recorded her version of the song in early 1961. Like the Four Esquires' original, it was also released on Paris Records (cat. no. 551). Arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey and produced by Jack Gold, Sands's version did not chart.
- British big band singer Denny Dennis recorded his version of "Love Me Forever" for budget label Embassy Records (cat. no. WB 273).[3]
- Eydie Gormé’s cover version of the song (ABC-Paramount cat. no. 9873) — arranged and conducted by Don Costa and featuring a trumpet solo by Bernie Glow — reached the no. 24 position on the Billboard pop charts in 1957[4] and No. 21 in the UK in 1958.[5]
- Outside the United States, a version by Marion Ryan (Pye Nixa cat. no. 15121) reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1958 — her highest charting hit ever. It featured the Beryl Stott Chorus and an orchestra directed by Peter Knight.[6]
References
edit- ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 209. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Singles Discography for Embassy Records". globaldogproductions. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 261. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records. 2004. p. 216. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records. 2004. p. 436. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
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