You Stepped Into My Life

"You Stepped Into My Life" is a song released by the Bee Gees in September 1976 on the album Children of the World.^[1] It was also released as the B-side of "Love So Right".^[2] Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.

In Canada, this song was chosen as the A-side and its flipside was "Love So Right"^[3] In Scandinavia and UK, it released as a double A side single with "Love So Right". Allmusic's Bruce Eder called this funk number as one of the "soul ballads" on the album Children of the World.^[4]

Recording

The Bee Gees started to record this song on February 3'rd at Criteria Studios in Miami. It was finished on May 7'th after they recorded and finished "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "Boogie Child" the day before in Le Studio in Quebec.^[5]

Musical structure

The first parts of the song features a funky electric and bass guitar beat by Alan Kendall and Maurice Gibb and later joined by Blue Weaver through synthesizers and keyboards.

The song is all about a singer became happy when he met his lover, the singer also tells his painful memory before he met his lover, and described her touch to him as an "ecstasy".^[6]

Personnel

• Barry Gibb — lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Maurice Gibb — bass guitar
• Blue Weaver — synthesizer, keyboards
• Alan Kendall — electric guitar
• Dennis Bryon — drums

Cover versions

• Melba Moore covered this song and released it on her album Melba on Epic Records.^[7] Moore's version reached #47 in the US and was her biggest hit up to date. Produced by Gene McFadden and John Whitehead with Jerry Cohen.^[8]
• Patti Boulaye covered this song on the album of the same name on Polydor Records.^[9]
• Wayne Newton also covered this song and released as a single in 1979 on Aries Records where it reached #90 in the U.S.^[10]
• Arch Embassy covered this song on the album Spotlight On... The Bee Gees.^[11] that was published in 2012.

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics