music.wikisort.org - Composition"Please Mr. Please" is a song written by Bruce Welch and John Rostill, both members of British pop singer Cliff Richard's backing band, The Shadows.[1] Welch had originally recorded the song himself in 1974[2] with no commercial success.
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1975 single by Olivia Newton-John
"Please Mr. Please" |
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B-side | - "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (UK)
- "And in the Morning" (US and rest of world)
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Released | June 1975 |
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Genre | Country pop |
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Length | 3:31 |
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Label | EMI |
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Songwriter(s) | Bruce Welch, John Rostill |
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Producer(s) | John Farrar |
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In 1975, British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John recorded and released a version the song as the second and final single from her fifth studio album, Have You Never Been Mellow.
Song story
The song begins as an apparent tribute to the jukebox and how one can listen to a lot of great music for a small price. But instead of continuing along those lines, the song picks up on how some songs on the jukebox can trigger bad memories. This happens when the protagonist—at a tavern with friends, trying to get over a just-broken relationship—sees another customer at the jukebox, trying to play "B-17", which is coded to a song the woman does not want to hear.
The song, she cries, was special to the now-broken relationship. It now triggers sorrowful memories to the point that she never wants to hear the song again. The refrain sees the woman begging the "button-pushin' cowboy" (the ‘Mister’ of the song’s title) not to play the evocative song.
Released as a single in 1975, "Please Mr. Please" reached the Top 10 on three major Billboard charts in the US that year. On the pop chart, the song peaked at number three in August 1975, remaining in the Top 40 for 12 weeks: Newton-John's fifth consecutive Top Ten hit, "Please Mr. Please" would also mark Newton-John's last appearance in the top ten for a three-year period.[3] On the country chart, the song reached #5, while on the adult contemporary chart, the song spent three weeks at number one.[1] The single was a certified Gold record by the RIAA.[4]
Weekly charts
Chart (1975) |
Peak position |
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] |
35 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] |
1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[7] |
1 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks[8] |
1 |
New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] |
7 |
US Billboard Hot 100[10] |
3 |
US Billboard Hot Country Singles[3] |
5 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[1] |
1 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [11] |
1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1975) |
Rank |
Canada RPM Top Singles [13] |
24 |
US Billboard Hot 100[14] |
49 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [13] |
26 |
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Cover versions
- Juliana Hatfield covered the song on her album Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.[15]
- Claude François covered the song in a French language version entitled "Pourquoi Pleurer (Sur Un Succès D'Été)" which was released as a single in France in 1975, and became the opener and title track of that year's album release by the singer.
- Salvadoran singer Evangelina Sol covered the song in a Spanish language version entitled "Por favor Señor, por favor" on her 1975 album "Evangelina".
References
- Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- "Bruce Welch Discography - UK". 45cat.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- "American single certifications – Olivia Newton-John – Please Mister Please". Recording Industry Association of America.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "RPM Top Singles for August 9, 1975". RPM. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- "RPM Country Tracks for September 6, 1975". RPM. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- "RPM Adult Contemporary for August 9, 1975". RPM. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- Charts.nz
- "Olivia Newton-John Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- "Cash Box Top 100 8/02/75".
- "CU.S Digital Song Sales: Week of August 20, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1975".
- "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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