Share Your Love with Me

"Share Your Love with Me"
Single by Bobby "Blue" Bland
from the album Call on Me
B-side"After It's Too Late"
ReleasedMay 1964
GenreBlues
Length2:36
LabelDuke Records 377
Songwriter(s)Alfred Braggs, Deadric Malone
Producer(s)Ronnie Shannon
Bobby "Blue" Bland singles chronology
"Ain´t Nothing You Can Do"
(1964) 		"Share Your Love with Me"
(1964) 		"Ain´t Doing Too Bad (Part 1)"
(1964)

"Share Your Love with Me" is a song written by Alfred Braggs and Deadric Malone. It was originally recorded by blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland. Over the years, the song has been covered by various artists, most notably Aretha Franklin who won a Grammy Award for her 1969 rendition.[1] Other artists who covered the song include The Band in 1973, Kenny Rogers in 1981, and most recently, Van Morrison in 2016.

Bobby "Blue" Bland version

Bobby "Blue" Bland recorded the song for his 1963 album, Call on Me. His version peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.[2][3] It also reached #15 in Canada.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 42
U.S. Cashbox Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles 5

Aretha Franklin version

"Share Your Love with Me"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album This Girl's in Love with You
B-side"Pledging My Love"/The Clock"
ReleasedJuly 1969
GenreSoul
Length3:21
LabelAtlantic Records 2650
Songwriter(s)Alfred Braggs, Deadric Malone
Producer(s)Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"I Can't See Myself Leaving You"
(1969) 		"Share Your Love with Me"
(1969) 		"Today I Sing the Blues"
(1969)

Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her 1970 album, This Girl's in Love with You. Her single spent five weeks at number-one on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 13, 1969.[6] The song earned Franklin a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female in 1970.[1] In March 1971 Aretha recorded two live versions of the song during her three-day concert at the Fillmore West in San Francisco; one of the two version is on the 2006 deluxe edition of Aretha Live at Fillmore West, and both versions are on the 2005 remastered Don't Fight The Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live at Fillmore West.[7]

Chart performance

Chart (1969) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 13
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 1

Kenny Rogers version

"Share Your Love with Me"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album Share Your Love
B-side"Greybeard"
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1981
GenreCountry
Length3:19
LabelLiberty
Songwriter(s)Alfred Braggs, Deadric Malone
Producer(s)Lionel Richie
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"I Don't Need You"
(1981) 		"Share Your Love with Me"
(1981) 		"Blaze of Glory"
(1981)

Kenny Rogers recorded this song for his 1981 album, Share Your Love. It was released in September 1981 as the second single from the album. His version, featuring Gladys Knight & the Pips, peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Country Singles chart. Rogers' version also reached number one on the Adult Contemporary Singles chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 5
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 1

Other versions

Other versions have been recorded by Johnny Adams, the Band, Shirley Brown, Hope Clarke, Freddy Fender, The Fantastic Four, Lonnie Mack, Van Morrison, Charlie Rich, Phoebe Snow, and Susan Tedeschi.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Aretha Franklin". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. pp. 34–35.
  4. ^ a b "Item: 8469 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. ^ "Blue"-Bland/chart-history/HSI "Bobby "Blue" Bland Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.
  7. ^ "Aretha Franklin & King Curtis - Live At Fillmore West: Don't Fight The Feeling (CD)". Discogs.com. February 2005. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  8. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.