"Run to Me" is a song by the

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, the lead single and first track on the group's album ''

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'' (1972). The song reached the UK Top 10 and the US Top 20. Written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Lead vocals by

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on the verses and

Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...

on the chorus. Barry re-recorded the song as a duet with

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for his 2021 album ''Greenfields''.

Writing and recording

Robin recalled, "We recorded 'Run to Me' and

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cut it on his LP. If Andy Williams came up to us and said write a song and we wrote 'Run to Me' for him, he probably wouldn't have recorded it. But we recorded it and then he recorded it." "Run to Me" was recorded on 12 April 1972 at London's

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, on the same day as "Bad Bad Dreams" and "Please Don't Turn Out The Lights". It was very much in the mold of the last two successful singles, "

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" and " My World". The song has a straight verse-chorus number with vocal by both Barry and Robin. Maurice sings in a very low key along with Robin in the chorus which is barely audible, something he rarely did in concert when they performed this song.

Release and live performances

Released on 7 July 1972, "Run to Me" saw the Bee Gees return to the UK Top 10 after a three-year absence, climbing to number 9, while in the US it reached number 16. The first Bee Gees single without drummer Geoff Bridgford as he left the band in January that year. '' Cash Box'' said that the song "features he Bee Gees'best chorus in years." A promotional video for this song was filmed in black and white, featuring Barry and Robin singing in front of Maurice's grand piano.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

– lead vocal, acoustic guitar *

– lead and harmony vocals *

Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lea ...

– harmony vocals, bass, piano, acoustic guitar *

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– drums *

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– lead guitar *Bill Shepherd – orchestral arrangement

Cover versions

* Dionne Warwick and Barry Manilow released a version in 1985, which reached number 12 in the US

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chart and at number 86 in the UK. The song was included on Warwick's studio album ''

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''. *

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and

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made it a top 10 hit in the Netherlands in late 1985. *

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's version, from his 2000 self-titled album, peaked at number 23 on the Adult Contemporary, while the Spanish version, "Ven a Mi", peaked at number 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart. *

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artist

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and Bangles singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs covered the song on their 2006 duet album '' Under the Covers, Vol. 1''

References

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