"Come to Me" is a #1 disco hit from 1979 performed by

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, who had recorded it at the age of fifteen with producer, Tony Green, who composed the song and briefly sings on it. The track also features the famed

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session vocalists, The Sweethearts of Sigma Sound. The song was introduced on the 1979 album ''France Joli'', which was released in the US on 17 April 1979 on Prelude, and rose to #26. "Come to Me" received a major boost on 7 July when Joli performed it as a last minute replacement for Donna Summer at a concert held on

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, whose estimated audience numbered 5,000. "Come to Me" began a three-week reign atop the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on 22 September 1979. "Come to Me" peaked at #15 on the Hot 100 and at #36 on the R&B chart.

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Lyrics to this song at Lyrics Translate
1979 singles Disco songs 1979 songs Prelude Records (record label) singles {{1970s-pop-song-stub