Love Me Forever (song)
| "Love Me Forever" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Four Esquires | ||||
| B-side | "I Ain't Been Right Since You Left" | |||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Pop, vocal pop | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | Paris | |||
| Songwriters | Beverly Guthrie (lyrics), Gary Lynes (music) | |||
| Producer | Sid Bass | |||
| The Four Esquires singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Me Forever" is a popular song by the Four Esquires. Released in the United States by the independent record label Paris Records (cat. no. 509), it features orchestral backing by Sid Bass with a female session vocalist. The single peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957.[1] It also reached #23 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Track listing
- 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 famous recordings
- 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[3] and No. 21 in the UK in 1958.[4]
- 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. It featured the Beryl Stott Chorus and an orchestra directed by Peter Knight.[5]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.