Let It Be Me (song)

"Let It Be Me" is a popular song originally published in 1955 as "Je t'appartiens". The score was written and first recorded by Gilbert Bécaud. The lyrics were penned in French by Pierre Delanoë. The English language version used lyrics by Mann Curtis and was performed in 1957 by Jill Corey in the television series Climax!. Corey's version, with orchestration by Jimmy Carroll, was released as a single and was moderately successful. The most popular version of "Let It Be Me" was released in 1960 by The Everly Brothers. It reached 7th position on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] The harmony arrangement of this version was often emulated in subsequent remakes.

1 Chronology
2 Chart positions
- 2.1 Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry
- 2.2 Willie Nelson
3 References

Chronology

1960s

1964 – Betty Everett and Jerry Butler released their version as a single, which became a #5 Hot 100 hit as well as a #1 hit on Cashbox's R&B chart.^[2] (Billboard did not print comprehensive rhythm and blues charts during 1964.)

1966 – Australian pop star Johnny Young, with his backing band Kompany, released this song on an EP. It was a top 10 hit record in Australia.

1966 - Nancy Sinatra released a version of the song on her second Lee Hazlewood produced album, How Does That Grab You.

1967 – The Sweet Inspirations released their version as a single. The song performed very well on Billboard's R&B chart and also became a minor Hot 100 hit. This version of the song incorporates some gospel-style vocals.

1969 – Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry had a Top Forty Hot 100 hit duet with their version of the song. It met with even greater success on Billboard's country chart.

1969 - The 5th Dimension recorded the song and released it on their album, The Age of Aquarius.

1970s

1970 – Bob Dylan recorded a cover of the song for his Self Portrait album.

1970 - Jay and the Americans recorded a cover of the song for their album, Wax Museum, Vol. 1.

1970 - Elvis Presley recorded a cover of the song in las vegas also on album, Elvis On Stage!

1970 - Roberta Flack recorded a version of the song for her album, Chapter Two.

1974 - Nina Simone recorded a cover for her album It Is Finished. It was a studio recording made to sound like a live recording with audience applause added to the beginning and end of the song, so it would fit in with the other live tracks on the album. Simone frequently performed the song in concert. Mary McCaslin included a cover on Way Out West.

1976 – New Trolls, Italian popular band of rock-progressive music, recorded a version for the album, Concerto Grosso n.2.

1980s

1982 – Willie Nelson had success with a rendition that went to #2 on the Billboard country charts. It was also #1 on Adult contemporary and country charts in Canada.

1985 – Idoli recorded a Serbian language version of the song, "Samo Me Gledaj I Budi Tu" for their soundtrack album "Šest Dana Juna."

2000s

2004 – Alternative rock musician Paul Weller released a version of the song on his album, Studio 150 (US/JPN Edition)

2006 – Alternative rock musician David Pajo released a version of the song on his album, 1968.

2007 - Kenny Vance and Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge performed the song in concert and it appeared on the 2010 CD Music Maestro Please.

2009 – Rod Stewart performs the song as a duet with R&B Soul singer Jennifer Hudson on his Soulbook album, an album solely of cover songs originally performed by his own R&B heroes.

2010 – Canadian singer-songwriter Reid Jamieson covered the song on CBC Radio's The Vinyl Cafe.

2010 – American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond covered the song on his album Dreams.

2011 - George Harrison recorded a version of the song, which appears on bonus CD of the "Living In The Material World" deluxe DVD/BluRay package.

2011 - Anggun recorded a version of the song, which appears on a compilation CD BECAUD: Et Maintenant.

Chart positions

Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry

Chart (1969)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	85
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	15

Willie Nelson

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	40
U.S. Cashbox Top 100	47

Preceded by "Galveston" by Glen Campbell	RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry) May 26, 1969	Succeeded by "It's a Sin" by Marty Robbins
Preceded by "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton	RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Willie Nelson) November 6-November 13, 1982	Succeeded by "Close Enough to Perfect" by Alabama
Preceded by "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond	RPM Adult Contemporary number-one single (Willie Nelson) November 20, 1982	Succeeded by "Break It to Me Gently" by Juice Newton

References

^ Trager, Oliver (1997). The American Book of the Dead: The Definitive Grateful Dead Encyclopedia. New York: Fireside Books. pp. [unknown/unpaginated]. ISBN 978-0-684-81402-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=TbRsHp57CqwC&pg=RA2-PT106&lpg=RA2-PT106&dq=%22Let+It+Be+Me%22+%22Gilbert+B%C3%A9caud%22+%22Mann+Curtis%22+%22Pierre+Delano%C3%AB%22&source=bl&ots=WcYs0zLO-Q&sig=rNXaFEt50gUcrXzDraYAPCmOqjk&hl=en&ei=QajoSsOFIIykML_ypawI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CBgQ6AEwCDge#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 95.

The Everly Brothers

Studio albums	The Everly Brothers (1958) · Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1959) · It's Everly Time (1960) · A Date with The Everly Brothers (1961) · Both Sides of an Evening (1961) · Instant Party! (1962) · Christmas with the Everly Brothers (1962) · The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits (1963) · Gone, Gone, Gone (1964) · Rock & Soul (1965) · Beat & Soul (1965) · In Our Image (1966) · Two Yanks in England (1966) · The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers (1967) · The Everly Brothers Sing (1967) · Roots (1968) · Stories We Could Tell (1972) · Pass the Chicken & Listen (1973) · EB 84 (1984) · Born Yesterday (1986) · Some Hearts (1988)

Live albums	Everly Brothers Show (1970) · The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert (1983)

Compilation albums	The Best of The Everly Brothers (1959) · Greatest Hits Vol. III (1977) · All They Had to Do Was Dream (1985) · Heartaches and Harmonies (1994) · Stories We Could Tell:The RCA Years (2003)

Other albums	The New Album (1977) · Too Good to Be True (2005) · Give Me a Future (2005)

Singles	"Bye Bye Love" (1957) · "Wake Up Little Susie" (1957) · "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (1958) · "Bird Dog" (1958) · "Devoted to You" (1958) · "Let It Be Me" (1960) · "Cathy's Clown" (1960) · "When Will I Be Loved" (1960) · "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (1960) · "Lucille" (1960) · "Walk Right Back" (1961) · "Ebony Eyes" (1961) · "Temptation" (1961) · "Don't Blame Me" (1961) · "Crying in the Rain" (1962) · "The Price of Love" (1965) · "Love Is Strange (1965) · "Bowling Green" (1967) · "Love of the Common People" (1967) · "Carolina in My Mind" (1969) · "Brother Jukebox" (1977) · "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (1989)

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