Please Love Me Forever

"Please Love Me Forever" is a song written by John Malone and Ollie Blanchard.[1] The song was originally released by Tommy Edwards in 1958. Hit versions were later released by Cathy Jean and the Roommates in 1960 and Bobby Vinton in 1967.

For the album by Bobby Vinton, see Please Love Me Forever (album).
"Please Love Me Forever"
Single by Tommy Edwards
from the album It's All in the Game
A-side"It's All in the Game"
Released1958
Length2:32
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)John Malone & Ollie Blanchard
Tommy Edwards singles chronology
"It's All in the Game"
(1958)		 "Please Love Me Forever"
(1958)		 "Love Is All We Need"
(1958)

Tommy Edwards version

Tommy Edwards released "Please Love Me Forever" as the B-side of his million-selling, number-one hit version of It's All in the Game in 1958.[2] Edwards' version of "Please Love Me Forever" spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 61.[3]

Cathy Jean and the Roommates version
"Please Love Me Forever"
Single by Cathy Jean and the Roommates
from the album At the Hop!
B-side"Canadian Sunset"
Released1960[4]
GenreDoo wop[5]
Length2:53
LabelValmor
Songwriter(s)John Malone & Ollie Blanchard

Cathy Jean and the Roommates released a cover of "Please Love Me Forever" in 1960.[4] Their version was released as a single and on the album At the Hop![5] It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961, peaking at No. 12,[6] while reaching No. 23 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[7]

The song also reached No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100 in 1961, in a tandem ranking of Cathy Jean and the Roommates and Sunny Gale's versions, with Cathy Jean and the Roommates' version marked as a bestseller.[8]

Cathy Jean and the Roommates' version was ranked No. 88 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".[9]

Bobby Vinton version
"Please Love Me Forever"
Single by Bobby Vinton
from the album Please Love Me Forever
B-side"Miss America"
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1967
RecordedDecember 8, 1966
GenrePop
Length2:34
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)John Malone & Ollie Blanchard
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill[10]
Bobby Vinton singles chronology
"Red Roses for Mom"
(1967)		 "Please Love Me Forever"
(1967)		 "Just as Much as Ever"
(1967)

In 1967, Bobby Vinton released the most successful version of "Please Love Me Forever" as a single and on his album of the same name.[11] Vinton's version spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6,[12] while reaching No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100,[13] No. 5 on Record World's "100 Top Pops",[14] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100,[15] No. 4 in the Philippines,[16] No. 8 in Venezuela,[17] and No. 39 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[18]

Vinton's version was ranked No. 43 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1967: Hot 100 – 1967",[19] while being ranked No. 46 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967",[20] and No. 30 on "The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967".[21]

References
  1. Please Love Me Forever - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 11, 2015
  2. "R&B Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, October 13, 1958. p. 46. Accessed October 11, 2015
  3. Hot 100 - Tommy Edwards Please Love Me Forever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. "This Week's New Money Records", Billboard, October 10, 1960. p. 33. Accessed October 11, 2018
  5. Pollock, Bruce (2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era, Routledge. p. 284. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  6. "Hot 100 - Cathy Jean & the Roommates Please Love Me Forever Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  7. "CHUM Chart Archives - Cathy Jean & the Roommates". CHUM. Archived from the original on March 10, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  8. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, April 15, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  9. "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961", Cash Box, December 30, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  10. "Spotlight Singles", Billboard, September 16, 1967. p. 18. Accessed July 28, 2016.
  11. "Please Love Me Forever – Bobby Vinton". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  12. Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton Please Love Me Forever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  13. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, December 2, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  14. "100 Top Pops", Record World, November 25, 1967. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  15. "The RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 14, December 2, 1967. Accessed October 11, 2015
  16. "Hits of the World", Billboard, May 18, 1968. p. 54. Accessed October 11, 2015
  17. "Hits of the World", Billboard, March 16, 1968. p. 59. Accessed October 11, 2015
  18. Adult Contemporary - Bobby Vinton Please Love Me Forever Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  19. "Top Records of 1967 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 30, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  20. "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967", Cash Box, December 23, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  21. "The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, No. 19, January 06, 1968. Accessed July 28, 2016.
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