Make Me Yours
"Make Me Yours" is a 1967 song written by Bettye Swann (Betty Jean Champion) and produced by Arthur Wright,[1] which became a crossover hit for the Louisiana-born Swann. The single went to number one on the Billboard "Hot R&B" chart for two weeks in July 1967 and also peaked at number twenty-one on the pop singles chart.[2]
Chart positions
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 1 |
Other versions
The song has been recorded as an album cut by Z.Z. Hill (A Whole Lot of Soul/ 1967), Mary Wells (Servin' Up Some Soul/ 1968), Ann Peebles (This is Ann Peebles/ 1969), Denise LaSalle (medley with ""Precious, Precious" and "Trapped by a Thing Called Love") (Unwrapped/ 1979), Vaneese Thomas (Soul Sister Vol 1/ 2009) and Syleena Johnson (Rebirth of Soul/ 2017).[3] "Make Me Yours" was also recorded by High Inergy for their 1980 album Hold On from which it was the sole single release peaking at #68 R&B.[4] The song had earlier served as a 1979 single release by Jackie Moore (#72 R&B).[5]
References
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 33.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 560.
- ^ https://secondhandsongs.com/work/20586/versions#nav-entity
- ^ http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Make+Me+Yours+by+High+Inergy&id=78769
- ^ http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Make+Me+Yours+by+Jackie+Moore&id=134141
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