"Come On Over" is a ballad written by Barry and Robin Gibb and recorded by the Bee Gees for their album Main Course, with lead vocals by Robin, joined by Barry in the chorus. A live version was recorded in Los Angeles during their Children of the World Tour and appeared on their first live album Here at Last...Bee Gees...Live. The song was more reminiscent of their older style as compared to the new R&B sound of "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway". It would become a No.1 adult contemporary hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1976.
| "Come On Over" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bee Gees | |
| from the album Main Course | |
| Released | June 1975 (UK) August 1975 (US) |
| Recorded | 23 January 1975 Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida |
| Genre | R&B, soul, country, folk rock |
| Length | 3:26 |
| Label | RSO Records |
| Songwriters | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb |
| Producer | Arif Mardin |
Rolling Stone critic Stephen Holden said that the Bee Gees' version sounds "characteristically sugary".[1]
Olivia Newton-John version
edit| "Come On Over" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| from the album Come On Over | ||||
| B-side | "Small Talk and Pride" | |||
| Released | March 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | MCA(Australia) EMI(E.E.U.U.) | |||
| Songwriters | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | |||
| Producer | John Farrar | |||
| Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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In 1976, Olivia Newton-John recorded a version and released it as the lead single from her seventh studio album of the same name. It peaked at No.23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Newton-John's sixth No.1 in a row on the Easy Listening chart, for one week in April 1976.[2] "Come On Over" peaked at No.5 on the US country chart[3] and No.3 in New Zealand.
Track listing
edit- "Come On Over" - 3:41
- "Small Talk and Pride" - 3:54
Charts
edit| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 55 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 22 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[5] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 5 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top Singles [6] | 30 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Holden, Stephen (17 July 2026). "Main Course". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 181.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton-John - Come On Over". Charts.nz. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "Cash-Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 15 May 1976. Retrieved 21 May 2023.