Make Me Yours

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"Make Me Yours" is a 1967 song written by Bettye Swann (Betty Jean Champion) and produced by Arthur Wright, [1] which became a crossover hit for the Louisiana-born Swann. The single went to number one on the Billboard "Hot R&B" chart for two weeks in July 1967 and also peaked at number twenty-one on the pop singles chart. [2]

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Chart positions

Chart (1967)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 1

Other versions

The song has been recorded by several artists:

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References

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