"You Stepped into My Life" is a song released by the Bee Gees in September 1976 on the album Children of the World.[2] It was also released as the B-side of "Love So Right".[3] Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.
| "You Stepped into My Life" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bee Gees | ||||
| from the album Children of the World | ||||
| A-side | "Love So Right" | |||
| Released | September 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 3 February 1976, 7 May 1976 | |||
| Studio | ||||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | |||
| Producer(s) | Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson | |||
| Bee Gees flipsides singles chronology | ||||
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In Canada, this song was chosen as the A-side and its flipside was "Love So Right"[4] 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.[5]
Recording
editThe Bee Gees started to record this song on February 3 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.[6]
Musical structure
editThe 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".[citation needed]
Personnel
editCover versions
edit| "You Stepped into My Life" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Melba Moore | ||||
| from the album Melba '78 | ||||
| B-side | "There's No Other Like You" | |||
| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Philadelphia soul, disco | |||
| Length | 4:00 (single version) 5:04 (album version) 7:48 (John Luongo Remix) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | |||
| Producer(s) | Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Jerry Cohen | |||
| Melba Moore singles chronology | ||||
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- 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.[7][8][9] 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.[10] "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 No. 47 peak. The track also reached No. 17 on the Billboard ranking of R&B singles. In 2024, the song was certified platinum for sales of a million copies in the US.[11]
- Wayne Newton released his version as a single in 1979 on Aries Records; it reached No. 90 in the US.
References
edit- ^ Petridis, Alexis (January 19, 2023). "The Bee Gees' 40 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Discogs.com (1976). "Bee Gees - Children of the World". Discogs.
- ^ Discogs.com (1976). "Bee Gees - Love So Right". Discogs.
- ^ Discogs.com (1976). "Bee Gees - You Stepped Into My Life (Canada release)". Discogs.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Children of the World - Bee Gees". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1976".
- ^ Chicago Tribune 22 October 1978 "Lineup For Listening" by Bob Cooper p.6-15
- ^ "McFadden & Whitehead - Billboard". Billboard. May 5, 1979. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Discogs.com (1978). "Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life". Discogs.
- ^ "Q&A: Melba Moore". 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Melba Moore Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".