Follow Me (Demis Roussos song)

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"Follow Me"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album Attitudes
Released1982 (1982)
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Herbert Kretzmer, Hal Shaper, Joaquín Rodrigo
Producer(s) Rainer Pietsch
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"Lost in Love"
(1980)
"Follow Me"
(1982)
"Island of Love"
(1986)
Music video
"Follow Me" (French TV, 1983) on YouTube

"Follow Me" is a song cover by Greek singer Demis Roussos from his 1982 studio album Attitudes . It was also released as a single (in 1982 on Mercury Records).

Contents

Background and writing

The song was written by Herbert Kretzmer, Hal Shaper, and Joaquín Rodrigo. The recording was produced by Rainer Pietsch. [1]

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 27 in the Netherlands and no. 32 in Belgium (Flanders). [1]

Track listing

7" single Mercury 6200 039 (1982, France, Netherlands, Portugal)
7" single Mercury 6000 903 (1982, France, Spain)

A. "Follow Me" (Adagio Movement Of The Concierto De Aranjuez) (5:55)
B. "Song Without End" (4:09) [1] [2]

7" single Polydor DR 2 (1982, UK

A. "Follow Me (Edited Version) (written by Rodrigo/Kretzmer/Shaper)
B. "Lament" (written by Jon Anderson) [3]

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5] 27

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References

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  2. "Demis* - Follow Me at Discogs" . Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. "Demis* - Follow Me (Vinyl) at Discogs" . Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Demis Roussos – Follow Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Demis Roussos – Follow Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 26, 2017.