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 written by Tony Romeo, best known for the 1970 Partridge Family hit "I Think I Love You." [5] The first recording was by The Camel Drivers in 1968. [6]

Lou Christie's version was arranged in the style of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. [7] Backing vocals were provided by Ellie Greenwich and Linda Scott, in one of the latter's final recordings before leaving show business. [8]

Chart performance

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10, [9] while reaching No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart [10] and on WLS [11] and No. 5 on Canada's RPM 100. [12]

"I'm Gonna Make You Mine" was ranked No. 60 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "I'm Gonna Make You Mine / I'm Gonna Get Married - Lou Christie". 45cat. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. ↑ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "1966: The London Look". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 201. ISBN   978-0-571-28198-5.
  3. ↑ "I'm Gonna Make You Mine – Lou Christie". AllMusic . Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lou Christie, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" Single Release Retrieved April 5, 2014
  5. ↑ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. Billboard Books. p. 284. ISBN   9780823076772.
  6. ↑ "The Camel Drivers – I'm Gonna Make You Mine / The Grass Looks Greener". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Pasadena Weekly Staff (3 June 2015). "Lightnin' Strikes". Pasadena Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 193. ISBN   9780823076772 . Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Hot 100 - Lou Christie I'm Gonna Make You Mine Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Lou Christie - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "WLSRadio 890 Hit Parade". WLS. 1969-09-29. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  12. ↑ "The RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 12, No. 8, October 18, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved July 28, 2015
  13. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1969". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Go-Set National Top 40 With Ed Nimmervoll Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine ", Go-Set , 6 December 1969. poparchives.com. Accessed July 28, 2015
  15. ↑ Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine, Ultratop. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "CHUM 30 – October 25, '69". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Collector's Issue No. 64. CHUM.
  17. 1 2 "Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine", Dutch Charts. Accessed July 28, 2015
  18. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm Gonna Make You Mine". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine, Media Markt Top 40. Accessed July 22, 2016.
  20. ↑ NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Hits of the World", Billboard , December 27, 1969. p. 41. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  22. ↑ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box , October 25, 1969. p. 4. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ "100 Top Pops", Record World , October 25, 1969. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  24. ↑ Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine, Ultratop. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  25. ↑ RPM's 100 Hits of 1969, RPM Weekly . p. 18. Volume 12, No. 20-21, January 10, 1970. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  26. ↑ Top 100 1969, UK-Charts.Top-Source.info. Accessed July 10, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Top Records on 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard , December 27, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1969", Cash Box , December 27, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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