Remember Me (Diana Ross song)
| "Remember Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Diana Ross | ||||
| from the album Surrender | ||||
| B-side | "How About You" | |||
| Released | December 8, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ashford & Simpson[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| Diana Ross singles chronology | ||||
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"Remember Me" is a 1970 single recorded and released by singer
Easy Listening chart, where it went to number 20.[3] It gave Diana her third gold single in a year and her third top 10 charting single in Cash Box, peaking at number eight.[4]
Overseas, "Remember Me" reached the top ten in the UK, where it reached number seven. It was the lead single from Ross' 1971 album, Surrender.
Overview
The song was written and produced by the Motown collaborators Ashford & Simpson. The song is written from the view of a spurned woman who requests that her ex-boyfriend remembers her for all the positive things she had brought to his life.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Ashford & Simpson
- Produced by Ashford & Simpson
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Cover version
Boys Town Gang recorded a medley of "Remember Me" together with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in 1981. The single was a No. 5 U.S. Dance hit and a top 20 hit in Belgium and the Netherlands.
References
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 500.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 210.
- ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 2/13/71".
- ^ "Top 100 1971". top-source.info. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Top 100 1971 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
External links
- Diana Ross - Remember Me on YouTube
