Love Me for a Reason

"Love Me for a Reason"
Single by The Osmonds
from the album Love Me for a Reason
B-side "Fever"
Released August 31, 1974
Format 7"
Recorded May 21, 1974
Genre Pop
Length 4:02
Label MGM Records 14746
Songwriter(s) Wade Brown, David Jones, Jr., Johnny Bristol
Producer(s) Mike Curb
The Osmonds singles chronology
"I Can't Stop"
(1974)		 "Love Me for a Reason"
(1974)		 "Having a Party"
(1975)

"I Can't Stop"
(1974)		 "Love Me for a Reason"
(1974)		 "Having a Party"
(1975)

"Love Me for a Reason" is a song by Johnny Bristol covered by The Osmonds, and released in 1974. Twenty years later, Boyzone covered the song. Both versions were successful, reaching the top ten of the charts in many countries.

Original song and covers

The original version by Johnny Bristol, from his 1974 album Hang On In There Baby, was released as a single on MGM in 1974, but "Love Me for a Reason" quickly became associated with another MGM act, The Osmonds. It was their last top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching #10; it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In the UK Singles Chart it fared even better, spending three weeks at the top in August 1974.[1] There was a lovers rock version of the song issued on Trojan records in 1976, credited to the Fabulous Five Inc (aka Fab Five Inc), that scored well in Jamaica and in the United Kingdom.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Love Me for a Reason" — 4:02
  2. "Fever" — 3:15

Charts and sales

Boyzone version

"Love Me for a Reason"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Said and Done
B-side "Daydream Believer"
Released November 28, 1994
Format CD single, cassette
Recorded 1994
Genre Pop
Length 3:39
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Wade Brown, David Jones Jr., Johnny Bristol
Producer(s) Ray Hedges
Boyzone singles chronology
"Working My Way Back to You"
(1994)		 "Love Me for a Reason"
(1994)		 "Key to My Life"
(1995)

"Working My Way Back to You"
(1994)		 "Love Me for a Reason"
(1994)		 "Key to My Life"
(1995)

The song was revived by Boyzone in 1994, becoming their breakthrough single in the UK, reaching #2 on the UK singles chart in December that year. It was the 20th biggest selling boy band single of the 90's in the UK. The song was the 19th best selling single of 1994 in the UK. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 400,000 copies in the UK.

Track listings

UK CD1 (Jewel Case)[14]
  1. "Love Me for a Reason" — 3:41
  2. "Daydream Believer" — 3:06
UK CD2 (Limited Edition Digipak w/Poster)[15]
  1. "Love Me for a Reason" — 3:41
  2. "Daydream Believer" — 3:06
Japanese CD single[16]
  1. "Love Me for a Reason" — 3:39
  2. "Daydream Believer" — 3:07
  3. "Working My Way Back to You" (Original) — 3:41
  4. "Father and Son" (Original Demo) — 2:40

Charts and certifications

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Chart Archive, The Boyzone version entered the UK Singles Chart on December 10, 1994 at position 10, reaching position 3 in the Christmas charts December 24 and its highest position 2 on January 7, 1995,[20] although a BBC article dated 2008 says erroneously that it was the Christmas number two in 1994.[33]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 304. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. 1 2 "The Osmonds – Love Me For A Reason". ultratop.be. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. September 11, 1974. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "The Osmonds singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived June 3, 2009, at WebCite (Retrieved August 25, 2008)
  7. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartarchive.org(Link redirected to OCC website) (Retrieved August 1, 2008)
  8. 1 2 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved August 25, 2008)
  9. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 2, 1974
  10. ↑ Bac-lac.gc.ca
  11. ↑ "Top Selling Singles for 1974". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 20. January 4, 1975.
  12. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  13. ↑ "British single certifications – Osmonds – Love Me for a Reason". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Love Me for a Reason in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ↑ "Boyzone Love Me For A Reason UK CD single (CD5 / 5") (44097)". Eil.com. October 28, 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Boyzone Love Me For A Reason UK CD single (CD5 / 5") (43410)". Eil.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Boyzone Love Me For A Reason Japan Promo CD single (CD5 / 5") (164385)". Eil.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. November 5, 1994. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  18. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived June 3, 2009, at WebCite (Retrieved February 17, 2008)
  19. ↑ Scottish Single Chart (Retrieved February 17, 2008)
  20. 1 2 UK Singles Chart Chartarchive.org(Link redirected to OCC website) (Retrieved August 16, 2012)
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Love Me for a Reason", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 17, 2008)
  22. 1 2 "Single top 100 over 1995" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  23. ↑ Billboard – Google Books. January 21, 1995. Retrieved March 27, 2014 – via Google Books.
  24. ↑ "Boyzone singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Tonlist Top 40". DV. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  26. ↑ Israel Singles Chart "Boyzone". Swisscharts.com. ] (Retrieved January 6, 2017)
  27. ↑ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved November 2, 2012)
  28. ↑ "Billboard – Google Books". January 1, 2000. Retrieved March 31, 2014 – via Google Books.
  29. ↑ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Archived March 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved August 25, 2008)
  30. ↑ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Archived April 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved August 25, 2008)
  31. ↑ Billboard. Books.google.com. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  32. ↑ "British single certifications – Boyzone – Love Me for a Reason". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Love Me for a Reason in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  33. ↑ Allen, Liam (October 7, 2008). "Boyzone talk about comeback tour". BBC. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
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