1964 HITS ARCHIVE: Let It Be Me - Betty Everett & Jerry Butler

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Let It Be Me (Curtis-Becaud-Dalanoe) by Betty Everett & Jerry Butler

Gilbert Becaud’s 1955 French hit “Je t’appartiens” first emerged in an English language version in 1957 by Jill Corey https://youtu.be/mKiLw5D9I5o , but was recorded more successfully by the Everly Brothers in 1960 https://youtu.be/HoDEnxcRAh0 and again four years later in this Everett-Butler duet.

Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 3, Billboard 5, Cash Box 9

THE 1964 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1964 (some were recorded in 1963).