I'm Gonna Make You Mine (Lou Christie song)

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"I'm Gonna Make You Mine"
I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie.jpg
Single by Lou Christie
from the album I'm Gonna Make You Mine
B-side "I'm Gonna Get Married"
Released June 1969 [1]
Genre Bubblegum pop [2]
Length2:41
Label Buddah Records
Songwriter(s) Tony Romeo
Producer(s) Stan Vincent, Mike Duckman
Lou Christie singles chronology
"Canterbury Road"
(1968)
"I'm Gonna Make You Mine"
(1969)
"Are You Getting Any Sunshine?"
(1969)

"I'm Gonna Make You Mine" is a song released in 1969 by Lou Christie. It was featured on his 1969 album I'm Gonna Make You Mine, [3] arranged by Stan Vincent and produced by Vincent and Mike Duckman. [4]

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Background

The song was arranged in the style of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. [5] Backing vocals were provided by Ellie Greenwich and Linda Scott, in one of her last recordings before leaving show business. [6]

Chart performance

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10, [7] while reaching No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart [8] and on WLS [9] and No. 5 on Canada's RPM 100. [10]

"I'm Gonna Make You Mine" was ranked No. 60 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969. [11]

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