You Stepped into My Life
| "You Stepped into My Life" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bee Gees | |
| from the album Children of the World | |
| A-side | "Love So Right" |
| Released | September 1976 |
| Recorded | 3 February 1976, 7 May 1976 |
| Studio | |
| Genre | Disco [1] |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Label | RSO |
| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb |
| Producer(s) | Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson |
| Bee Gees flipsides singles chronology | |
|
"Subway" (1976) "You Stepped into My Life" (1976) "Lovers" (1976) | |
"You Stepped into My Life" is a song released by the Bee Gees in September 1976 on the album Children of the World .[2] It was also released as the B-side of "Love So Right".[3] Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.
In Canada, this song was chosen as the A-side and its flipside was "Love So Right"[4] In Scandinavia and UK, it released as a double A side single with "Love So Right". AllMusic's Bruce Eder called this funk number as one of the "soul ballads" on the album Children of the World.[5]
Recording
[edit ]The Bee Gees started to record this song on February 3 at Criteria Studios in Miami. It was finished on May 7 after they recorded and finished "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "Boogie Child" the day before in Le Studio in Quebec.[6]
Musical structure
[edit ]The first parts of the song features a funky electric and bass guitar beat by Alan Kendall and Maurice Gibb, and later joined by Blue Weaver through synthesizers and keyboards.
The song is all about a singer became happy when he met his lover; the singer also tells his painful memory before he met his lover, and described her touch to him as an "ecstasy".[citation needed ]
Personnel
[edit ]- Barry Gibb — lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Maurice Gibb — bass guitar
- Alan Kendall — electric guitar
- Dennis Bryon — drums
- Blue Weaver — synthesizer, keyboards
Cover versions
[edit ]| "You Stepped into My Life" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Melba Moore | |
| from the album Melba '78 | |
| B-side | "There's No Other Like You" |
| Released | September 1978 |
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios |
| Genre | Philadelphia soul, disco |
| Length | 4:00 (single version) 5:04 (album version) 7:48 (John Luongo Remix) |
| Label | Epic |
| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb |
| Producer(s) | Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Jerry Cohen |
| Melba Moore singles chronology | |
|
"Standing Right Here" (1977) "You Stepped into My Life" (1978) "Pick Me Up, I'll Dance" (1978) | |
- Melba Moore recorded a Philly soul version of the song for her 1978 Epic Records album release Melba , produced by McFadden & Whitehead with Jerry Cohen.[7] [8] [9] The singer and her producers had aimed at scoring Moore a breakout hit with a Bee Gees cover and chose "You Stepped into My Life", the group's own original version being comparatively low-profile.[10] "You Stepped into My Life" did afford Moore a major club hit and became the second and most successful of her two Billboard Hot 100 singles while remaining a top 40 shortfall with a No. 47 peak. The track also reached No. 17 on the Billboard ranking of R&B singles. In 2024, the song was certified platinum for sales of a million copies in the US.[11]
- Wayne Newton released his version as a single in 1979 on Aries Records; it reached No. 90 in the US.
References
[edit ]- ^ Petridis, Alexis (January 19, 2023). "The Bee Gees' 40 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian . Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Discogs.com (1976). "Bee Gees - Children of the World". Discogs .
- ^ Discogs.com (1976). "Bee Gees - Love So Right". Discogs .
- ^ Discogs.com (1976). "Bee Gees - You Stepped Into My Life (Canada release)". Discogs .
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Children of the World - Bee Gees". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1976".
- ^ Chicago Tribune 22 October 1978 "Lineup For Listening" by Bob Cooper p.6-15
- ^ "McFadden & Whitehead - Billboard". Billboard. May 5, 1979. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Discogs.com (1978). "Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life". Discogs .
- ^ "Q&A: Melba Moore". 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Melba Moore Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
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