"Let It Be Me"
Song
"Let It Be Me"
Song
B-side"Since You Broke My Heart"
"Let It Be Me"
Song
B-side"Ain't That Loving You Baby"

"Let It Be Me" is a popular song originally published in French in 1955 as "Je t'appartiens". It became popular worldwide with an English version by Everly Brothers==

"Je t'appartiens"

"Je t'appartiens" was a french hit in 1955. The score was written and first recorded by Gilbert Bécaud. The lyrics were penned in French by Pierre Delanoë. The English language version used lyrics by Mann 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.

"Let It Be Me": The Everly Brothers version

The most popular version of "Let It Be Me" was released in 1960 by The Everly Brothers. It reached 7th position on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] 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.

Chronology

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Chart positions

Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry

Chart (1969) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 36
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 85
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 15

Willie Nelson

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 40
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 47
Preceded by"Galveston"by Glen Campbell RPM Country Tracks number-one single(Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry) May 26, 1969 Succeeded by"It's a Sin"by Marty Robbins Preceded by"I Will Always Love You"by Dolly Parton RPM Country Tracks number-one single(Willie Nelson) November 6-November 13, 1982 Succeeded by"Close Enough to Perfect"by Alabama Preceded by"Heartlight"by Neil Diamond RPM Adult Contemporary number-one single(Willie Nelson) November 20, 1982 Succeeded by"Break It to Me Gently"by Juice Newton

References

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  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 95.
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