Run to Me (Bee Gees song)
"Run to Me" is a song by the Bee Gees, the lead single and first track on the group's album "To Whom It May Concern" (1972). The song reached the UK Top 10 and the US Top 20. Written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Lead vocals by Barry Gibb on the verses and Robin Gibb on the chorus. Barry re-recorded the song as a duet with Brandi Carlile for his 2021 album "Greenfields". Writing and recording. Robin recalled, "We recorded 'Run to Me' and Andy Williams cut it on his LP . If Andy Williams came up to us and said write a song and we wrote 'Run to Me' for him, he probably wouldn't have recorded it. But we recorded it and then he recorded it." "Run to Me" was recorded on 12 April 1972 at London's IBC Studios, on the same day as "Bad Bad Dreams" and "Please Don't Turn Out The Lights". It was very much in the mold of the last two successful singles, "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" and "My World". The song has a straight verse-chorus number with vocal by both  Barry and Robin. Maurice sings in a very low key along with Robin in the chorus which is barely audible, something he rarely did in concert when they performed this song. Release and live performances. Released 7 July 1972,"Run to Me" saw the Bee Gees return to the UK Top 10 after a three-year absence, climbing to number 9, while in the US it reached number 16. The first Bee Gees single without drummer Geoff Bridgford as he left the band in January that year. "Cash Box" said that the song "features [the Bee Gees'] best chorus in years ." A promotional video for this song was filmed in black and white, featuring Barry and Robin singing in front of Maurice's grand piano. References.