Steve & Eydie | |
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 Steve and Eydie in 1962 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1954 – 2009 |
| Labels | |
| Members | |
Steve and Eydie was the name of an American pop vocal duo,[1] consisting of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. They originally began working together on Tonight Starring Steve Allen in 1954[2][3] and performed together until Gormé retired in 2009. They also had separate careers as solo singers. The performer name on their duo releases was denoted as "Steve and Eydie," without the last names. Steve's birth name was Sidney Leibowitz; Edith "Eydie" Gormé was from a multilingual Sephardic Jewish family whose surname was variously spelled Gorman and Gormezano. The two were married from 1957 until Gormé's death in 2013.
They recorded on various labels including Coral and ABC-Paramount in the 1950s, United Artists, Columbia, and RCA in the 1960s, MGM in the 1970s, and others on to the present. Their last US chart record "Hallelujah", was shown as Parker and Penny.
Their 1960 song "We Got Us" was not released as a hit single but was the title tune on an ABC-Paramount LP album. The album earned them a Grammy Award that year.
In November 2009, Lawrence embarked on a musical tour without Gormé, who stayed home for health reasons. The Steve and Eydie official website confirmed in late 2010 that Gormé had officially retired from touring, for health reasons, and Lawrence would be touring alone from then on.[4]
Eydie Gormé died on August 10, 2013, six days shy of her 85th birthday.[5] Lawrence continued to tour until being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019[6] and died from complications of the disease on March 7, 2024.[7]
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CB | US AC |
US R&B |
UK[8] | |||
| 1954 | "Make Yourself Comfortable" B-side by Eydie Gorme: "I've Gotta Crow" |
— | — | — | — | — | Presenting Steve & Eydie [1967 compilation album][9] |
| 1955 | "Knickerbocker Mambo" B-side by Eydie Gorme: "Give a Fool a Chance" |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "(Close Your Eyes) Take a Deep Breath" b/w "Besame Mucho" |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "Sentimental Me" b/w "You Can't Be True, Dear" |
— | — | — | — | — | Our Best to You [1964 compilation album] [10] |
| 1960 | "This Could Be the Start of Something" b/w "Darn It, Baby, That's Love" |
— | 113 | — | — | — | We Got Us [1960] |
| 1961 | "The Facts of Life" b/w "I'm a Girl, You're a Boy" |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1963 | "I Want to Stay Here" b/w "Ain't Love" (from It's Us Again) |
28 | 28 | 8 | — | 3 | Something's Gotta Give |
| "I Can't Stop Talking About You" b/w "To the Movies We Go" (from At the Movies) |
35 | 51 | 14 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "That Holiday Feeling" b/w "Happy Holiday" |
— | — | — | — | — | That Holiday Feeling! [1964] [11] |
| 1967 | "The Honeymoon Is Over" b/w "Together Forever" |
— | — | 14 | — | — | Together on Broadway [1967] [12] |
| "Mame" b/w "Cabaret" |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Summer, Summer Wind" b/w "Be Still" |
— | — | — | — | — | Steve & Eydie, Bonfa & Brazil | |
| 1968 | "The Two of Us" b/w "Mr. Spoons" (Non-album track) |
— | — | 33 | — | — | This Is Steve & Eydie [1971 compilation album] [13] |
| "Dear World" b/w "A Break at Love" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hurry Home for Christmas" b/w "Dedicated to Love" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | Christmastime In Carol and Song [1969] [14] | |
| 1969 | "Real True Lovin'" b/w "Chapter One" |
119 | — | 20 | — | — | Real True Lovin' [1969] [15] |
| 1970 | "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration" b/w "Now I Love the World Again" (Non-album track) |
— | — | 21 | — | — | This Is Steve & Eydie [1971 compilation album] [16] |
| "Did You Give the World Some Love Today, Babe?" b/w "For All We Know" |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1971 | "Love Is Blue"/"Autumn Leaves" b/w "Hi Sweetie" (Non-album track) |
— | — | 37 | — | — | A Man and A Woman [1970] [17] |
| "Lead Me On" b/w "Tea for Two" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | The World of Steve & Eydie | |
| 1972 | "We Can Make It Together" (featuring The Osmonds)" b/w "E Fini" (with The Mike Curb Congregation) |
68 | 64 | 7 | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Feelin'" b/w "It Never Rains in Southern California" |
— | — | 31 | — | — | Feelin' [1973] [18] |
| 1979 | "Hallelujah" b/w "Broken Hearts, Broken Promises" As "Parker & Penny" |
— | — | 46 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
