"Follow Me" is a song cover by Greek singer

Demis Roussos Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; , ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek-Egyptian singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member, he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a ...

from his 1982 studio album '' Attitudes''. It was also released as a

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(in 1982 on

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Background and writing

The song was written by

Herbert Kretzmer Herbert Kretzmer (5 October 192514 October 2020) was a South African-born English journalist and lyricist. He was best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and for his collaboration with French ...

Hal Shaper Harold David Shaper (18 July 1931 – 8 January 2004), known as Hal Shaper, was a South African songwriter. After qualifying as a lawyer in 1955, he travelled to London to begin his five-decade-long musical career during which he worked with and ...

, and

Joaquín Rodrigo Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the '' Concierto de Aranjuez'', a cornerstone of the classical g ...

. The recording was produced by Rainer Pietsch.

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 27 in the Netherlands and no. 32 in Belgium (Flanders).

Track listing

7" single Mercury 6200 039 (1982, France, Netherlands, Portugal)
7" single Mercury 6000 903 (1982, France, Spain) : A. "Follow Me" (Adagio Movement Of The Concierto De Aranjuez) (5:55) : B. "Song Without End" (4:09) 7" single Polydor DR 2 (1982, UK : A. "Follow Me (Edited Version) (written by

Rodrigo Rodrigo () is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' ( Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the la ...

/ Kretzmer/

Shaper In machining, a shaper is a type of machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear toolpath. Its cut is analogous to that of a lathe, except that it is (archetypally) line ...

) : B. "Lament" (written by

Jon Anderson Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 25 October 1944) is a British, and latterly American, singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassis ...

)

Charts

References

External links

Demis Roussos — "Follow Me"
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Year of song missing 1982 singles Demis Roussos songs Mercury Records singles Songs with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer Songs written by Hal Shaper {{authority control