Run To Me

Album: To Whom It May Concern (1972)
Charted: 9 16
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Songfacts®:

  • Robin Gibb recalled to The Mail On Sunday November 1, 2009: "We wrote this is at our manager Robert Stigwood's house in Beverly Hills. He was a great visionary and championed our beliefs and chemistry as brothers. Lyrically, this song chronicles the wishes of a man who longs to be noticed by a broken-hearted girl."

Comments: 5

  • Greg Palmer from Elon, NcOlympic Gold medalist Oscar de la Hoya had a hit with a cover of this song in late 2000. The Spanish version, "Ven a Mi," spent a week at the top of the Billboard Latin chart. The English version peaked at #22 on Radio & Records' Adult Contemporary chart.
  • Mitchell from Liverpool, UkIn both the US and UK, this would be the brothers' last significant hit for three years, until they began their comeback in 1975 with 'Jive Talkin'.
  • Seventhmist from 7th HeavenSusannah Hoffs and Matthew Sweet did a great cover of this song.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn July 23rd 1972, "Run To Me" by the Bee Gees entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #83; and on September 17th, 1972 it peaked at #16 (for 2 weeks) and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #3 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart...
    The trio's record that preceded on the Top 100, "My World", also peaked at #16 on the chart, plus it also reached #3 in Australia...
    R.I.P. Maurice (1949 - 2003), Robin (1949 - 2012), and Barry will celebrated his 68th birthday in two months on September 1st, 2014.
  • Camille from Toronto, OhJust one of the many songs by the Brothers Gibb at their best.
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