Love Me BF 1541 304115 BF The third single from Bobby Hebb on Philips Written by Kenny Gamble and Jerery Ross
Produced by Jerry Ross, Arranged by Joe Renzetti, the team from the "Sunny" album, actually a re-write of "Sunny" where Ross invited Bobby to participate as a songwriter. Bobby declined, but he did record this gem (Bobby also declined "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" by Jay Proctor of Jay and the Techniques for it being a novelty tune. However, Hebb promised me before he passed that he would sing on the instrumental Ross had recorded for him, in the UMG vaults....we just didn't get to it in time.) Had "Love Me" been released on the heels of "Sunny," and had Bobby recorded "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" history would have been changed, possibly, and Hebb would have been a singles artist potentially. There's a marvelous change at the 40 second mark, and Ross then adds some keyboard or xylophone magic at the 50 second mark, the backing vocalists on the chorus sure sounding like Melba Moore, Nick Ashford and Valerie Simp...