Don't Forget to Remember
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This article is about the song by the Bee Gees. For the song by Carrie Underwood, see Don't Forget to Remember Me. For the album by Puressence, see Don't Forget to Remember (album).
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| "Don't Forget to Remember" | ||||||||
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| Single by Bee Gees | ||||||||
| from the album Cucumber Castle | ||||||||
| B-side | "The Lord" "I Lay Down And Die" (CA) |
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| Released | August 1969 | |||||||
| Format | Vinyl record 45RPM | |||||||
| Recorded | 7 May 1969 IBC Studios, London |
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| Genre | Country, ballad | |||||||
| Length | 3:28 | |||||||
| Label | UK: Polydor, USA/CA: Atco | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Barry & Maurice Gibb | |||||||
| Producer | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robert Stigwood | |||||||
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"Don't Forget to Remember" (also called "Don't Forget to Remember Me") is a country ballad from the Bee Gees, from the album Cucumber Castle, the song was used to make a music video for the film of its same title. The song completed with brother and former bandmate, Robin Gibb, as his solo single, "Saved by the Bell", also rose to number two in the UK charts during the same time period.
It was released as a single in August 1969. The song was on the 1970 album Cucumber Castle and was used in the British TV-Special Cucumber Castle (BBC 1970) starring Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Lulu, Vincent Price, Frankie Howerd and others.
[edit] Cover versions
- Swedish dansband Flamingokvintetten covered the song in 1972, with lyrics in Swedish, as "Jag vill leva mitt liv med dig" ("I want to live my life with you").
- Country singer Skeeter Davis covered the song and reached #44 on the country charts with it in 1974.
- Swedish dansband, pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson covered the song with the original lyrics in English on her 1993 album Jag ska aldrig lämna dig [1].
- Other notable versions were recorded by Anna McGoldrick (1998), Brian Letton (1997), Daniel O'Donnell (1987), Donna Fargo (1978) and John & Anne Ryder (1969)
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Denmark | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Norway | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Austria | 8 |
| Germany | 9 |
| Australia | 10 |
| Spain | 27 |
| Canada | 39 |
| France | 41 |
| United States | 73 |
[edit] References
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