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Make It with You
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Wikipedia article
"'Make It with You'" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by American pop-rock group Bread, of which Gates was a member. Gates and drummer Mike Botts are the only members of the group to appear on the recording which was a number-one hit.
Release
The song first appeared on Bread's 1970 album, 'On the Waters'. Released as a single that June, it was the group's first top-ten hit on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 singles chart and spent the week of August 22, 1970, at number one, their only single to do so; it also reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. 'Billboard' ranked "Make It with You" as the No. 13 song of 1970, and it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies.
Personnel
* David Gates - lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, strings
* Mike Botts - drums
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Notable cover versions
Many artists have recorded cover versions of "Make It with You." Among the most notable is:
*Ronnie Dyson recorded a version in 1970 for his album (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?.
*The Supremes recorded a version in 1971 that went unreleased for over 30 years.
*In 1971, a cover was included on Aretha Franklin's 'Aretha Live at Fillmore West' LP.
*Ralfi Pagan's Latin-soul version reached number 32 on the 'Billboard' R&B chart in the summer of 1971.Joel Whitburn Top R&B Singles 1942 - 2004 Later on, this version was featured on the seventh 'East Side Story' compilation.
*Cilla Black covered the song on her 1971 album '.
*In 1992, The Pasadenas released a cover of the song as a single from their album 'Yours Sincerely'.
*In the Philippines, it was covered by Martin Nievera from his album 'Forever Forever' in 1999.
*It was also covered in 2007 by Filipino pop singer Christian Bautista from his first live album, 'Just A Love Song: Christian Bautista Live!'.
*It was also covered by Filipino indie folk/folk pop band Ben&Ben in 2020 and used as a theme song in a TV series of the same title.
* Dusty Springfield covered the song in 1971 for a planned album called "Faithful" which was to be released in the autumn of 1971 but was shelved due to two singles making no impact in the charts; however, 44 years later, "Faithful" was released.
See also
*List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1970 (U.S.)
References
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