Bobbi Martin
Bobbi Martin (born November 29, 1943 as Barbara Anne Martin in Brooklyn , New York City , † May 2, 2000 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American country and pop singer and songwriter . She had several record hits in the 1960s and 1970s.
career
Martin grew up as the illegitimate child of an Army member with her grandmother in Baltimore. There she performed as a singer in a small club at the age of 15. At 17, she moved to New York and started working for a union. In 1960 she recorded her first single record as "Bobbi Martin" with the small New York record company Maypole. A year later she got a recording contract with Coral Records , where 18 singles and two long-playing records were released by 1967. Among them were three titles that could place in the Hot 100 of the US music magazine Billboard . Best of all was the song Don't Forget I Still Love You , which reached 19th place in 1964. The success was even greater with the title For the Love of Him , which was published by United Artists in 1969 and reached 13th place in the Hot 100. He also appeared in numerous other countries and was designed by Shirley Bassey gecovert . By 1973 Martin published a total of over 30 singles and eight long-playing records. She made several appearances on the American Bandstand television show and sang in Las Vegas nightclubs . She toured with Bob Hope and toured abroad. In addition to her singing career, Martin also worked as a songwriter. She wrote most of the tracks for herself, including her hits For The Love Of Him and I Can't Stop Thinking of You . From 1971 onwards she got problems with her vocal cords, which eventually forced her to retire from the music business for years. A comeback attempt with the disco single Man Was Made to Love Woman for Green Menu Records was barely noticed in 1975.
Martin died of lung cancer in her hometown of Baltimore in 2000.
Discography
LPs
| title | Catalog no. | published |
|---|---|---|
| Don't Forget I Still Love You | Coral 57472 | 1/1965 |
| I love you so | Coral 57478 | 6/1965 |
| Harper Valley PTA | United Artists 6668 | 10/1968 |
| For The Love Of Him | United Artists 6700 | 3/1969 |
| With love | United Artists 6755 | 1970 |
| Thinking of you | Sunset 5319 | 1970 |
| Have You Ever Been Lonely | Vocalion 73906 | 1970 |
| Tomorrow | Buddah 5090 | 9/1971 |
Singles
| From page | Catalog no. | published |
|---|---|---|
| Maypole | ||
| I'll Wait Forever / Is It True | 502 | 1960 |
| Coral | ||
| I Need Your Love / Cry, Cry, Cry | 62263 | 3/1961 |
| Wooden Heart / Why Should I Cry | 62285 | 7/1961 |
| Forgive Me / Tired and Blue | 62321 | 4/1962 |
| Afraid / Brenda, Brenda | 62340 | 10/1962 |
| I'll Never Stop Loving You / Why, Tell Me Why | 62351 | 4/1963 |
| "A," You're Adorable / A Girl's Prayer | 62384 | 10/1963 |
| I'm a Fool / Does Your Heart Hurt a Little | 62410 | 4/1964 |
| Don't Forget I Still Love You / On the Outside | 62426 | 10/1964 |
| I Can't Stop Thinking of You / A Million Thanks to You | 62447 | 3/1965 |
| When Will the Torch Go Out / I Love You So | 62452 | 5/1965 |
| Holding Back the Tears / I Don't Want to Love | 62457 | 8/1965 |
| Goodbye Good Bye / There Are No Rules | 62466 | 10/1965 |
| Tryin 'to Get You Offa' My Mind / Just One Time | 62472 | 12/1965 |
| Something on My Mind / Don't Take It Out on Me | 62475 | 2/1966 |
| Sometimes / I Can Give You Love | 62485 | 6/1966 |
| It's a Sin to Tell a Lie / Oh, Lonesome Me | 62488 | 9/1966 |
| Just As Much as Ever / You Have No Idea | 62503 | 12/1966 |
| Anytime / How Long | 62512 | 1967 |
| stop | ||
| Phantom of the Phone / I'd Rather be Alone | 113 | 1967 |
| United Artists | ||
| Would you believe / only you | 50253 | 12/1967 |
| Before You / A Man and a Woman | 50297 | 4/1968 |
| Harper Valley PTA / He Called Me Baby | 50443 | 8/1968 |
| I Think of You / I Love Him | 50456 | 10/1968 |
| Tennessee Waltz / Your Cheatin 'Heart | 50523 | 4/1969 |
| For the Love of Him / I Fall to Pieces | 50602 | 10/1969 |
| For the Love of Him / I Think of You | 50602 | 10/1969 |
| Give a Woman Love / Goin 'South | 50687 | 6/1970 |
| What Greater Love / No Love at All | 50728 | 10/1970 |
| Buddah | ||
| No Love at All / A Place for Me | 217 | 2/1971 |
| Devotion / A Place for Me | 227 | 5/1971 |
| Tomorrow / Sentimental Journey | 253 | 9/1971 |
| Something Tells Me / Give Me a Star | 286 | 2/1972 |
| MGM | ||
| How Lonely Is Only a Word / Smile for Me | 14587 | 6/1973 |
Chart placements
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1965 | Don't Forget I Still Love You |
US127 (5 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | For The Love of Him |
US176 (4 weeks) US |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
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| 1964 | Don't Forget I Still Love You Don't Forget I Still Love You |
US19 (12 weeks) US |
|
| 1965 | I Can't Stop Thinking of You I Love You So |
US46 (8 weeks) US |
|
| I Love You So I Love You So |
US70 (7 weeks) US |
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| 1970 | For The Love of Him For The Love of Him |
US13 (14 weeks) US |
|
| Give a Woman Love With Love |
US91 (1 week) US |
literature
- Nick Talevski: Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries , Omnibus Press 2006, ISBN 978-1846090912 , p. 398
Web links
- Biography at www.tv.com
- Discography at countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.de
- Chart positions at www.musicvf.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Bobbi-Martin-Man-Was-Made-To-Love-Woman/master/334221
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Bobbi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martin, Barbara Anne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country and pop singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 2000 |
| Place of death | Baltimore , Maryland |