Please Love Me Forever (Song)
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“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 | |
“It’s All in the Game“ (1958) “Please Love Me Forever“ (1958) “Love Is All We Need” (1958) |
“Please Love Me Forever” is a song written by John Malone and Ollie Blanchard. 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.
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. Edwards’ version of “Please Love Me Forever” spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 61.
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 |
Genre | Doo wop |
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. Their version was released as a single and on the album At the Hop! It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961, peaking at No. 12, while reaching No. 23 on Canada‘s CHUM Hit Parade.
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.
Cathy Jean and the Roommates’ version was ranked No. 88 on Cash Box‘s “Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961”.
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 |
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | |
“Red Roses for Mom” (1967) “Please Love Me Forever“ (1967) “Just as Much as Ever“ (1967) |
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. Vinton’s version spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6, while reaching No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100, No. 5 on Record World‘s “100 Top Pops”, No. 1 on Canada‘s RPM 100, No. 4 in the Philippines, No. 8 in Venezuela, and No. 39 on Billboard‘s Easy Listening chart.
Vinton’s version was ranked No. 43 on Billboard‘s end of year ranking “Top Records of 1967: Hot 100 – 1967“, while being ranked No. 46 on Cash Box‘s “Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967”, and No. 30 on “The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967″.
Charts
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
Please Love Me Forever Covers
- Wanda Jackson
- The Lettermen
- Sedates
- Reparata and the Delrons
- Jimmy Elledge
Please Love Me Forever (album)
Please Love Me Forever | |
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Studio album by Bobby Vinton | |
Released | December 1967 |
Genre | Pop |
Label | Epic |
Producer | Billy Sherrill |
Bobby Vinton chronology | |
Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits (1967) Please Love Me Forever (1967) Take Good Care of My Baby (1968) |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Please Love Me Forever is Bobby Vinton‘s sixteenth studio album, released in 1967. Two singles came from this album: the title track (previously a hit for Cathy Jean and the Roommates) and “Just as Much as Ever“.
Cover versions include “Young Love“, “It’s All in the Game“, “P.S. I Love You“, “Bouquet of Roses“, “Who’s Sorry Now” and “After Loving You“.
Bobby Vinton Cover Girl Contest
In July 1966, Bobby Vinton’s Epic label announced a contest in which the grand prize winner would be featured on his next album (which was this one) as well as an all-expense-paid weekend to New York and dinner date with Vinton at the Copacabana. The contest ran from August 15 to October 5; the grand prize winner was Pamela Hammer of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (coincidentally, her suburban Pittsburgh hometown of Mt. Lebanon is just 30 minutes away from Bobby Vinton’s hometown of Canonsburg). Her photo and a short essay of her experience were placed at the bottom of the back cover.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | “Please Love Me Forever“ | John Malone, Ollie Blanchard | 2:35 |
4. | “Young Love“ | Carole Joyner, Ric Cartey | 2:02 |
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9. | “Who’s Sorry Now“ | Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Ted Snyder | 2:23 |
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10. | “After Loving You” | Eddie Miller, Janet Lantz, Bill McElhiney | 2:35 |
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11. | “My Song of Love” | Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton | 2:26 |
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Personnel
- Bobby Vinton – vocals
- Billy Sherrill – producer
- Bill McElhiney – arranger (“It’s the Talk of the Town”, “After Loving You” and “My Song of Love”)
Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1968 | Billboard Top LP’s | 41 |
Singles – Billboard (United States)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1967 | “Please Love Me Forever“ | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
1968 | “Just as Much as Ever“ | The Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
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