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This lovely melody is very well known for the voices of Don & Phil Everly. I decided to make this arrangement to incorporate both those melodies on one guitar.
“Let It Be Me” is a popular song originally published in French in 1955 as “Je t’appartiens” interpreted by Gilbert Bécaud. It became popular worldwide with an English version by the Everly Brothers and later with the duet by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler.
“Je t’appartiens” was a French hit[vague] in 1955. The score was written and first recorded by Gilbert Bécaud. The lyrics were penned in French by Pierre Delanoë. In 1955 it was a hit[vague] for Bécaud and in 1956 was rerecorded by Les Compagnons de la chanson.
The English language version used lyrics by Manny 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 Everly Brothers helped to further popularize the song with their 1960 rendition of “Let It Be Me” which reached 7th position on the Billboard Hot 100. The harmony arrangement of this version was often emulated in subsequent remakes. This was the first Everly Brothers single to be recorded in New York, and not in Nashville. The musicians that backed up the brothers on the record included Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith and Mundell Lowe on guitar, Lloyd Trotman on bass, Jerry Allison on drums and Hank Rowland on piano.
In 1964, Betty Everett and Jerry Butler released their version of the song. Their version peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the Cashbox Soul/R&B charts for 3 weeks.
Cover Versions:
1965 — Sonny & Cher recorded the song for their debut album, Look at Us.[vague]
1966 – Australian pop star Johnny Young, with his backing band Kompany, released this song on an EP. It was a top 10 hit record[vague] in Australia.
1966 – Nancy Sinatra included it on her album How Does That Grab You?
1967 – The Sweet Inspirations released their version as a single. The song reached Billboard’s R&B chart[vague] and also became a minor Hot 100 hit.[3]
1968 – Françoise Hardy recorded a version for her album En anglais
1969 – Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry had a Top Forty Hot 100 hit[vague] duet with their version of the song. It also charted on Billboard’s country chart.[vague]
1970 – Elvis Presley performed a live version on his album On Stage. It later appeared on his compilation album with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2016. The album was titled after the Presley hit, The Wonder of You.
1970 — Bob Dylan covered the song on his double album Self Portrait.
1994 – Julio Iglesias recorded a version with Art Garfunkel for his album Crazy.
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