"Come On Over"
Song by Bee Gees
from the album Main Course
ReleasedJune 1975 (UK)
August 1975 (US)
Recorded23 January 1975
Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
GenreR&B, soul, country, folk rock
Length3:26
LabelRSO Records
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)Arif Mardin

"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.

Olivia Newton-John version

"Come On Over"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Come On Over
B-side"Small Talk and Pride"
ReleasedMarch 1976
GenreCountry pop
Length3:38
LabelMCA(Australia) EMI(E.E.U.U.)
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Let It Shine"
(1975) 		"Come On Over"
(1976) 		"Jolene"
(1976)

In 1976 Olivia Newton-John's 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.[1] "Come On Over" peaked at No.5 on the US country chart[2] and No.3 in New Zealand.

Track listing

  1. "Come On Over" - 3:41
  2. "Small Talk and Pride" - 3:54

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 55
Canadian RPM Top Singles 22
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[4] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 23
US Billboard Easy Listening 1
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 5
U.S. Cash Box Top Singles [5] 30

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 181.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 248.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Olivia Newton-John - Come On Over". Charts.nz. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Cash-Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 15 May 1976. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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