"Please Love Me Forever" is a song written by John Malone and Ollie Blanchard.[1] The song was originally released by Tommy Edwards in 1958. Hit versions were later released by Cathy Jean and the Roommates in 1960 and Bobby Vinton in 1967.
Tommy Edwards version
Tommy Edwards released "Please Love Me Forever" as the B-side of his million-selling, number-one hit version of It's All in the Game in 1958.[2] Edwards' version of "Please Love Me Forever" spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 61.[3]
Cathy Jean and the Roommates released a cover of "Please Love Me Forever" in 1960.[4] Their version was released as a single and on the album At the Hop![5] It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961, peaking at No. 12,[6] while reaching No. 23 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[7]
The song also reached No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100 in 1961, in a tandem ranking of Cathy Jean and the Roommates and Sunny Gale's versions, with Cathy Jean and the Roommates' version marked as a bestseller.[8]
Cathy Jean and the Roommates' version was ranked No. 88 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".[9]
Vinton's version was ranked No. 43 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1967: Hot 100 – 1967",[19] while being ranked No. 46 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967",[20] and No. 30 on "The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967".[21]