Rest Your Love on Me

"Rest Your Love on Me"
Song by Bee Gees
Released November 1978
Format 7"
A-side "Too Much Heaven"
Recorded May 2, 1976
Le Studio, Quebec
Genre R&B
Length 4:20
Label RSO
Writer Barry Gibb
Producer Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson

"Rest Your Love on Me" is a song written by Barry Gibb and recorded it in 1976 by The Bee Gees for the album Children of the World. It was not released until 1978 when it appeared as a B-side to Too Much Heaven, when it reached number 39 on the Country charts in the U.S.

Later in 1979 it included to the compilation album called Bee Gees Greatest.

Contents

Track listing

Promo single

  1. "Rest Your Love On Me (Stereo)" - 3:56
  2. "Rest Your Love On Me (Mono)" - 3:56

Personnel

Conway Twitty version

"Rest Your Love On Me"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Rest Your Love On Me
B-side "I Am the Dreamer (You Are the Dream)"
Released 1981
Genre Country
Label MCA
Writer(s) Barry Gibb
Producer Conway Twitty, Ron Chancey
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Lovin' What Lovin' Does to Me"
(1981)
"Rest Your Love on Me"
(1981)
"I Still Believe in Waltzes"
(1981)

"Rest Your Love on Me" recorded by Conway Twitty in 1980 for his album of the same name. It was 25th number one on the country chart as a solo artist, The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 10 weeks on the chart.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 9

Other versions

In 1979, The Osmonds recorded this song from their album Steppin' Out released in that year also produced by Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees.

In 1980, Andy Gibb released his version the same year as one of two duets with Olivia Newton-John on his After Dark album. In 1984 he performed the song on a Dutch TV-show with guest host Sandra Reemer as his female counterpart.

In 1983, Surinamese group Rhytym Sound recorded "Rest Your Love on Me" in their own language.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 362. 
Preceded by
"A Headache Tomorrow (Or a Heartache Tonight)" by Mickey Gilley
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single by Conway Twitty
May 2, 1981
Succeeded by
"Am I Losing You" by Ronnie Milsap