Bobby Vinton version
| "Please Love Me Forever" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
| from the album Please Love Me Forever | ||||
| B-side | "Miss America" | |||
| Released | September 1, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | December 8, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Malone & Ollie Blanchard | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill [10] | |||
| Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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In 1967, Bobby Vinton released the most successful version of "Please Love Me Forever" as a single and on his album of the same name. [11] Vinton's version spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6, [12] while reaching No. 5 on the Cash Box Top 100, [13] No. 5 on Record World 's "100 Top Pops", [14] No. 1 on Canada's RPM 100, [15] No. 4 in the Philippines, [16] No. 8 in Venezuela, [17] and No. 39 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [18]
Vinton's version was ranked No. 43 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1967: Hot 100 – 1967", [19] while being ranked No. 46 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967", [20] and No. 30 on "The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967". [21]
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