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You Stepped into My Life
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Wikipedia article
"'You Stepped Into My Life'" is a song released by the Bee Gees in September 1976 on the album 'Children of the World'. It was also released as the B-side of "Love So Right". Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.
In Canada, this song was chosen as the A-side and its flipside was "Love So Right" In Scandinavia and UK, it released as a double A side single with "Love So Right". Allmusic's Bruce Eder called this funk number as one of the "soul ballads" on the album 'Children of the World'.
Recording
The Bee Gees started to record this song on February 3rd at Criteria Studios in Miami. It was finished on May 7 after they recorded and finished "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "Boogie Child" the day before in Le Studio in Quebec.
Musical structure
The first parts of the song features a funky electric and bass guitar beat by Alan Kendall and Maurice Gibb and later joined by Blue Weaver through synthesizers and keyboards.
The song is all about a singer became happy when he met his lover, the singer also tells his painful memory before he met his lover, and described her touch to him as an "ecstasy".
Personnel
*Barry Gibb lead vocals, acoustic guitar
*Maurice Gibb bass guitar
*Alan Kendall electric guitar
*Dennis Bryon drums
*Blue Weaver synthesizer, keyboards
Cover versions
* Melba Moore recorded a Philly soul version of the song for her 1978 Epic Records album release 'Melba' produced by McFadden & Whitehead with Jerry Cohen.'Chicago Tribune' 22 October 1978 "Lineup For Listening" by Bob Cooper p.6-15 The singer and her producers had aimed at scoring Moore a breakout hit with a Bee Gees cover and chose "You Stepped Into My Life", the group's own original version being comparatively low-profile. "You Stepped Into My Life" did afford Moore a major club hit and became the second and most successful of her two 'Billboard' Hot 100 singles while remaining a Top 40 shortfall with a #47 peak. The track also reached #17 on the 'Billboard' ranking of R&B singles
* Wayne Newton released his version as a single in 1979 on Aries Records; it reached #90 in the U.S.
References
Category:Bee Gees songs
Category:1976 singles
Category:Songs written by Barry Gibb
Category:Songs written by Robin Gibb
Category:Songs written by Maurice Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Robin Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb
Category:RSO Records singles
Category:Melba Moore songs
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:1976 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Albhy Galuten
Category:Songs about drugs
Category:Wayne Newton songs
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