"Please Love Me Forever" | ||||
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Single by Tommy Edwards | ||||
from the album It's All in the Game | ||||
A-side | "It's All in the Game" | |||
Released | 1958 | |||
Length | 2:32 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Malone & Ollie Blanchard | |||
Tommy Edwards singles chronology | ||||
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"Please Love Me Forever" is a song written by John Malone and Ollie Blanchard.[1] The song was originally released by Tommy Edwards in 1958. Hit versions were later released by Cathy Jean and the Roommates in 1960 and Bobby Vinton in 1967.
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Tommy Edwards version
Tommy Edwards released "Please Love Me Forever" as the B-side of his million-selling, number-one hit version of It's All in the Game in 1958.[2] Edwards' version of "Please Love Me Forever" spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 61.[3]
Cathy Jean and the Roommates version
"Please Love Me Forever" | |
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Single by Cathy Jean and the Roommates | |
from the album At the Hop! | |
B-side | "Canadian Sunset" |
Released | 1960[4] |
Genre | Doo wop[5] |
Length | 2:53 |
Label | Valmor |
Songwriter(s) | John Malone & Ollie Blanchard |
Cathy Jean and the Roommates released a cover of "Please Love Me Forever" in 1960.[4] Their version was released as a single and on the album At the Hop![5] It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961, peaking at No. 12,[6] while reaching No. 23 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[7]
The song also reached No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100 in 1961, in a tandem ranking of Cathy Jean and the Roommates and Sunny Gale's versions, with Cathy Jean and the Roommates' version marked as a bestseller.[8]
Cathy Jean and the Roommates' version was ranked No. 88 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".[9]
Bobby Vinton version
"Please Love Me Forever" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
from the album Please Love Me Forever | ||||
B-side | "Miss America" | |||
Released | September 1, 1967 | |||
Recorded | December 8, 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:34 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Malone & Ollie Blanchard | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill[10] | |||
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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In 1967, Bobby Vinton released the most successful version of "Please Love Me Forever" as a single and on his album of the same name.[11] Vinton's version spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6,[12] while reaching No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100,[13] No. 5 on Record World's "100 Top Pops",[14] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100,[15] No. 4 in the Philippines,[16] No. 8 in Venezuela,[17] and No. 39 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[18]
Vinton's version was ranked No. 43 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1967: Hot 100 – 1967",[19] while being ranked No. 46 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967",[20] and No. 30 on "The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967".[21]
References
- ^ Please Love Me Forever - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 11, 2015
- ^ "R&B Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, October 13, 1958. p. 46. Accessed October 11, 2015
- ^ Hot 100 - Tommy Edwards Please Love Me Forever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "This Week's New Money Records", Billboard, October 10, 1960. p. 33. Accessed October 11, 2018
- ^ a b Pollock, Bruce (2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era, Routledge. p. 284. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Hot 100 - Cathy Jean & the Roommates Please Love Me Forever Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "CHUM Chart Archives - Cathy Jean & the Roommates". CHUM. Archived from the original on March 10, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, April 15, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961", Cash Box, December 30, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles", Billboard, September 16, 1967. p. 18. Accessed July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Please Love Me Forever – Bobby Vinton". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton Please Love Me Forever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, December 2, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, November 25, 1967. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "The RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 14, December 2, 1967. Accessed October 11, 2015
- ^ "Hits of the World", Billboard, May 18, 1968. p. 54. Accessed October 11, 2015
- ^ "Hits of the World", Billboard, March 16, 1968. p. 59. Accessed October 11, 2015
- ^ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton Please Love Me Forever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Top Records of 1967 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 30, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967", Cash Box, December 23, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, No. 19, January 06, 1968. Accessed July 28, 2016.