Bobbi Martin
Bobbi Martin | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Barbara Ann Martin |
Born | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | November 29, 1938
Died | May 2, 2000 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 60)
Genres | Pop, Country, Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1960s–1990s |
Labels | Coral Records, United Artists Records, Buddah Records |
Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Martin (November 29, 1938 – May 2, 2000) was an American
Martin was born to Virginia Chaney (1919-1971) and an unknown father. Her mother refused to tell her the name of her birth father, something that haunted Bobbi her entire life.[2] When Martin was 5, her mother married Allen C. Paulson (1920-1983) in Temple, Texas, whom she met while they were both in the military, and the family lived in his hometown of Oslo, Minnesota, on the North Dakota border. Bobbi had a half-brother, Terry Paulson, born in 1946. Martin was in the habit of representing herself as being four years younger. Hence, she was 60 when she died.
Martin recorded for
Martin died of cancer on May 2, 2000[5] at the Brighton Wood Knoll medical facility in Baltimore. Martin had one daughter, Shane Clements.
Discography
- Don't Forget I Still Love You (Coral Records, 1964) U.S. No. 127[6]
- I Love You So (Coral Records, 1965)
- Harper Valley P.T.A. (United Artists UAS 6668, 1968)
- For the Love of Him (United Artists UAS 6700, 1969) No. 45 Country
- With Love (United Artists UAS 6755, 1970) U.S. No. 176[6]
- Have You Ever Been Lonely (VocalionVL 73906, Compilation, 1970)
- Tomorrow (Buddah Records, 1971)
- Thinking of You (Sunset, SUS-5319, 1971)
Singles
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Chart positions | Album | |||
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US | US AC |
US Country |
AUS[7] | |||
1960 | "Is It True?" b/w "(Ay, Ay, Ay) I'll Wait Forever" |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
1961 | "I Need Your Love" b/w "Cry, Cry, Cry" |
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"(You Don't Have a) Wooden Heart" b/w "Why Should I Cry" |
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1962 | "Forgive Me" b/w "Tired and Blue" |
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"Afraid" b/w "Brenda, Brenda" |
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1963 | "A - You're Adorable (Alphabet Of Love)" b/w "A Girl's Prayer" |
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1964 | "Does Your Heart Hurt A Little" b/w "I'm A Fool (To Go On Loving You)" (from Don't Forget I Still Love You) |
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"Don't Forget I Still Love You" b/w "On The Outside (Looking In)" (Non-album track) |
19 | 2 | — | — | Don't Forget I Still Love You | |
1965 | "I Can't Stop Thinking Of You" b/w "A Million Thanks To You" (from Don't Forget I Still Love You) |
46 | 9 | — | — | I Love You So |
"I Love You So" b/w "When Will The Torch Go Out" (Non-album track) |
70 | 16 | — | — | ||
"I Don't Want To Live (Without Your Love)" b/w "Holding Back The Tears" |
115 | 21 | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
"There Are No Rules" b/w "Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye" |
— | 29 | — | — | ||
"Just One Time" b/w "Tryin' To Get You Offa' My Mind" |
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1966 | "Don't Take It Out On Me" b/w "Something On My Mind" |
119 | — | — | — | |
"Sometimes" b/w "I Can Give You Love" |
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"Oh Lonesome Me" b/w "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" |
134 | — | 64 | — | ||
"Just as Much as Ever" b/w "You Have No Idea" |
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1967 | "How Long" b/w "Anytime" (from Don't Forget I Still Love You) |
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1968 | "Only You (and You Alone)" b/w "Would You Believe" |
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"A Man and A Woman" b/w "Before You" |
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" Harper Valley P.T.A. "b/w "He Called Me Baby" |
114 | — | — | — | Harper Valley P.T.A | |
"I Love Him" b/w "I Think Of You" |
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1969 | "Your Cheatin' Heart" b/w "Tennessee Waltz" |
— | — | — | — | For The Love Of Him |
1970 | "For The Love Of Him" Original A-side: "I Fall to Pieces" Later B-side: "I Think Of You" (from Harper Valley P.T.A.) |
13 | 1 | — | 14 | |
"Give A Woman Love" b/w "Goin' South" |
97 | 17 | — | 89 | With Love | |
1971 | "No Love at All" b/w "A Place For Me" |
123 | — | — | — | Tomorrow |
"Devotion" b/w "A Place For Me" (from Tomorrow) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
"Tomorrow" b/w "Sentimental Journey" |
— | 32 | — | — | Tomorrow | |
1972 | "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" b/w "Give Me A Star/To Live Another Summer To Pass Another Winter" |
— | 16 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
1973 | "Now Lonely Is Only A Word" b/w "Smile For Me" |
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1975 | "Man Was Made To Love Woman" b/w "Don't Be Down On Me" |
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References
- ^ Source for her birth name: Mike Levine, "A Catch in Her Throat; A Song in Her Heart," Middletown Times Herald-Record, January 8, 1989 https://www.recordonline.com/article/20070114/NEWS/70114102
- ^ Mike Levine, "A Catch in Her Throat; A Song in Her Heart," Middletown Times Herald-Record, January 8, 1989 https://www.recordonline.com/article/20070114/NEWS/70114102
- Allmusic
- ^ a b Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
- ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
- ^ a b Billboard, Allmusic.com
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links
- http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070114/NEWS/70114102/-1/NEWS271989 A Times Herald Record article by Mike Levine cursorily outlines her bio