"Make Me Happy" is a song by Bobby Bloom, released on MGM in 1970. It was written by Bloom and Jeff Barry. It became a hit for Bloom in early 1971.
| "Make Me Happy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Bobby Bloom | ||||
| B-side | "This Thing I've Gotten Into" | |||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | MGM K-14212 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barry - Bobby Bloom | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Barry | |||
| Bobby Bloom singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"Make Me Happy" was written by Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom. It was backed with "This Thing I've Gotten Into". Barry also produced the record which was released on MGM K-14212 in 1970.[1]
For the week of January 9, 1971, the single was in the pop section of the Cash Box Location Programming Guide as one of the top releases for coin phonographs.[2]
Reception
editThe single was reviewed by Billboard for the December 26 issue. A Top 20 Spotlight pick, the reviewer called it an infectious swinger.[3]
The single was reviewed in the January 2, 1971 issue of Record World. The production and the beat of the record were noted with the reviewer calling it a "worthy successor to "Montego Bay".[4]
Airplay
editFor the week of January 23, the song was at no. 26 on the Cash Box Radio Active chart.[5] It had also been added to the playlist of Radio KJR in Seattle in the previous week.[6] It was also added to the playlists of WIFE in Indianapolis and WBAM in Montgomery, Alabama.[7]
Charts
edit"Make Me Happy" made its debut at no. 115 in the Record World 101-150 Singles Chart during the week of December 26, 1970.[8] It debuted on the Record World singles chart two weeks later at no. 91 and peaked at no. 68 the week of February 27.[9][10]
"Make Me Happy" made its chart debut at no. 100 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending January 16, 1971, and peaked at no. 80 on February 20, 1971.[11][12][13]
The single debuted on the Cash Box Top 100 chart at no. 85 for the week of January 23 and peaked at no. 78 on February 13.[14][15][16]
As shown in the Billboard Hits of the World section of the April 17 issue, "Make Me Happy" had entered the Singapore Top Ten at no. 8.[17]
References
edit- ^ Discogs - Bobby Bloom – Make Me Happy / This Thing I've Gotten Into
- ^ Cash Box, January 9, 1971 - Page 36 Cash Box Location Programming Guide THIS WEEK'S TOP RECORD RELEASES FOR COIN PHONOGRAPHS, Pop
- ^ Billboard, December 20, 1970 - Page 56 Spotlight Singles, TOP 20 SPOTLIGHT
- ^ Record World, January 2, 1971 - Page 1 PICKS OF THE WEEK
- ^ Cash Box, January 23, 1971 - Page 12 Cash Box Radio Active, 26. Make Me Happy -Bobby Bloom -MGM 10% 10%
- ^ Cash Box, January 23, 1971 - Page 17 Playlists - Primary Markets, Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week., KJR-Seattle
- ^ Cash Box, January 23, 1971 - Page 20 New Additions To Radio Playlists - Secondary Markets WIFE-Indianapolis, Ind, WBAM-Montgomery, Ala.
- ^ Record World, December 26, 1970 - Page 52 RECORD WORLD 101 150 SINGLES CHART, DECEMBER 26, 1970, THIS WK. 115, LAST WK. _
- ^ Record World, January 16, 1971 - 11-lE SINGLES CHART, THIS WK. 85, LAST WK. 91
- ^ Record World, February 27, 1971 - Page 31 TME SINGLES CHART, THIS WK. 68, LAST WK, 72, WKS. ON CHART 7
- ^ Billboard, January 16, 1971 - Page 84 Billboard HOT 100 For Week Ending Jan. 16, 1971, THIS WEEK 100, LAST WEEK _, Weeks On Chart 1
- ^ Billboard Database - Make Me Happy, Bobby Bloom
- ^ MusicVF.com - Bobby Bloom Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography, 1971
- ^ Cash Box, January 23, 1971 - Page 4 Cash Box TOP 100, January 23, 1971, 85, _, _
- ^ Cash Box, February 13, 1971 - Page 4 Cash Box TOP 100 February 13, 1971, 78, 83, 81
- ^ Cash Box, February 20, 1971 - Page 4 Cash Box TOP 100 February 20, 1971
- ^ Billboard, April 17, 1971 - Page 53 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, SINGAPORE 8, _
External links
edit- menchitty11 channel, Mar 27, 2018 - Bobby Bloom - Make Me Happy (1971) (audio)