Love Me Forever (song)

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"Love Me Forever"
Single by The Four Esquires
Released1957 (1957)
Genre Pop music
Length2:26
Label Paris Records
Songwriter(s) Beverly Guthrie (lyrics), Gary Lynes (music)

"Love Me Forever" is a popular song by The Four Esquires. It features orchestral backing by Sid Bass with a female session vocalist and peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957. [1] It also reached #23 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]

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References

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  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 209. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
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