Gather Me

Gather Me is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart #1 song "Brand New Key" (a novelty hit which also reached the #1 chart position in Canada, New Zealand and Australia between November 1971 and March 1972[1]). The album also features the singles "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer" and the Top 40 hit "Ring the Living Bell". The album was certified Gold in the U.S. and was arranged by Roger Kellaway.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
The Village VoiceB+[4]
Gather Me
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1971
StudioAllegro Sound Studios, New York City
GenrePop
LabelNeighborhood (US)
Buddah (UK)
ProducerPeter Schekeryk
Melanie chronology
All the Right Noises
(1971)
Gather Me
(1971)
Stoneground Words
(1972)

Track listing

All songs written by Melanie Safka; except where indicated

  1. "Little Bit of Me"
  2. "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer"
  3. "Steppin'"
  4. "Brand New Key"
  5. "Ring Around the Moon"
  6. "Ring the Living Bell"
  7. "Railroad"
  8. "Kansas"
  9. "Some Say (I Got Devil)"
  10. "Center of the Circle"
  11. "What Wondrous Love" (Arranged and adapted by Melanie)
  12. "Baby Day"
  13. "Tell Me Why" (Michael Edwards, Richard Parish, Sigmund Spaeth)

Personnel

Technical
  • Bruce Staple - engineer
  • Maddy Miller - photography

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 9
Canadian Albums Chart 14
UK Albums Chart 14
US Albums Chart[5] 15
Singles
Chart Title Peak
position
U.S Billboard Hot 100 "Brand New Key" 1
Billboard Adult Contemporary "Brand New Key" 5
US Cash Box Singles "Brand New Key" 1
UK Singles Chart "Brand New Key" 4
Australian Chart "Brand New Key" 1
Canadian Chart "Brand New Key" 1
US Billboard Hot 100 "Ring the Living Bell" 31
US Cash Box Singles "Ring the Living Bell" 21
Billboard Adult Contemporary "Ring the Living Bell" 18
Australian Chart "Ring the Living Bell" 74
Canadian Chart "Ring the Living Bell" 24
US Billboard Bubbling Under Chart "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer" 106
US Cash Box Singles "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer" 79
Australian Chart "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer" 95

References

  1. Brand New Key at Songs from the Year 1972.
  2. Deming, Mark. Gather Me at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Christgau, Robert (December 30, 1971). "Consumer Guide (22): Melanie: Gather Me". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  5. Melanie > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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