"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.
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Recording
The Bee Gees started to record this song on February 3'rd at Criteria Studios in Miami. It was finished on May 7'th after they recorded and finished "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "Boogie Child" the day before in Le Studio in Quebec.
Maps You Stepped Into My Life
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
- Blue Weaver -- synthesizer, keyboards
- Alan Kendall -- electric guitar
- Dennis Bryon -- drums
Cover versions
- Melba Moore covered this song and released it on her album Melba on Epic Records. Moore's version reached #47 in the US and was her biggest hit up to date. Produced by Gene McFadden and John Whitehead with Jerry Cohen.
- Patti Boulaye covered this song on the album of the same name on Polydor Records.
- Wayne Newton also covered this song and released as a single in 1979 on Aries Records where it reached #90 in the U.S.
- Arch Embassy covered this song on the album Spotlight On... The Bee Gees. that was published in 2012.
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Source of article : Wikipedia
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