Great singer from Hawaii. Actually one of maybe 4 disco songs that I love.. I love I dont know how to Love Him and her cover of Hello Stranger. She's 72, believe she's still performing. Great voice
A very nice reaction ⭐⭐⭐! Yes, the background singers 👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤 were holding it down! If I Can't Have You was released as the fourth single from the 1977 Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack. It was also included on Yvonne Elliman's 1978 album: Night Flight. The Bee Gees were the first to record the song, and used it as the B-side of their 1977 single: "Stayin' Alive", but the version in the movie that was released as an A-side single was by Yvonne Elliman. It was written by the Bee Gees. It was produced by Freddie Perren. The song reached #1 on the Hot 100 and #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The Bee Gees originally wanted Yvonne Elliman to sing: "How Deep Is Your Love", for the Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack, but RSO Records chairman and Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood, who was executive-producing the Saturday Night Fever album, insisted the Bee Gees record the song: "How Deep Is Your Love", and Yvonne Elliman be given the song: "If I Can't Have You". The huge success of this song resulted in Yvonne Elliman being remembered as a Disco artist, but this style of music was an exception to the medium-tempo ballads that she specialized in, and which comprised the bulk of her recordings. Kim Wilde recorded the song in 1993, taking it to #12 in the UK and #3 in Australia. Song Credits 📝: Yvonne Elliman - lead vocals Bob Bowles - guitar Sonny Burke - keyboards Paulinho da Costa - percussion Scott Edwards - bass James Gadson - drums Freddie Perren - synthesizer, percussion Julia Tillman Waters, Marti McCall, Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals Bob Zimmitti - percussion Lyrics 🗒: Don't know why I'm survivin' every lonely day When there's got to be no chance for me My life would end And it doesn't matter how I cry My tears of love are a waste of time If I turn away Am I strong enough to see it through? Go crazy is what I will do If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh-oh-oh Do-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, hey Do-do-do, do-do-do-do (ahh) Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try I gave it all So easily To you, my love To dreams that never will come true Am I strong enough to see it through? Go crazy is what I will do If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh Oh, if I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh (no, nobody) If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh (not at all, at all) If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh (nobody) If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh If I can't have you Yvonne Elliman Info 📰: Yvonne Marianne Elliman was born on December 29, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US #1 Pop hit with the song: "If I Can't Have You" (1977). The song also reached #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 4 in the UK Chart. Her cover of Barbara Lewis' 1963 song: "Hello Stranger"(1977), went to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and her single: "Love Me" (1976) was also #5 on the Adult Contemporary chart, giving her 3 top 10 singles for her career. She showed interest in music from an early age, playing the ukulele by age four and taking piano lessons at age seven. While attending President Theodore Roosevelt High School, she performed in the school band on standup bass and violin. However, she became most proficient on the guitar and performed as a singer and guitarist in a folk music band named: We Folk, which she formed with schoolmates. The band fared well in local talent shows. According to Yvonne Elliman, she was truant during her senior year at high school but graduated owing to the intervention of the school's British-born band teacher (Peter Wilcox), who persuaded her teachers to pass her and encouraged 17-year-old Yvonne Elliman to relocate to London and pursue a musical career, which she did shortly after graduating. Her singing career began in 1969 in London, where she performed in bars and clubs. While still an unknown, she was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who asked her to sing Mary Magdalene's part for the original audio recording of the musical: Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring Ian Gillan singing as Jesus. After its release as an album in 1970, they invited her to join the stage show's traveling cast, which she did for four years. She had her first Billboard Hot 100 hit single in 1971 with the ballad: "I Don't Know How To Love Him", from the musical: Jesus Christ Superstar. Her original version was not issued as a single until a cover version by Helen Reddy started moving up the U.S. charts; appearing concurrently on the charts (a rare event, not common since the 1950s, when different releases played in different parts of the United States), Yvonne Elliman's original peaked at #28 on the Pop chart, while Helen Reddy's cover version peaked at #13 on the Pop chart. In 1971, aged 19, Yvonne Elliman moved to New York City for the Broadway production of the musical: Jesus Christ Superstar. Her performance in the film as Mary Magdalene led to a 1974 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Making her the first Pacific Islander to be nominated for a Golden Globe in acting in a leading role. She would release three alums in the early 1970s: Yvonne Elliman (1972), Food Of Love (1973) and Rising Sun (1975), to very little music chart success until her big break in 1977. In 1977, the Bee Gees were working on the film: Saturday Night Fever, and wrote the song: "How Deep Is Your Love", for her, but the films producer Robert Stigwood wanted the Bee Gees to perform it. Instead, she sang the song: "If I Can't Have You". The song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100; it is generally considered the high point of her recording career. She appeared in the television series: Hawaii Five-O, in a two-part episode titled: "Number One With A Bullet", in 1978, as an aspiring singer, performing the song: "I Can't Get You Outa My Mind", with fellow guest performer James Darren. A few minor Top 40 hits followed in 1979, including the song: "Moment By Moment" (#59 Pop), from the film of the same name, and another Disco track, "Love Pains" (#34 Pop), which was a major club success. After spending a decade pursuing her career, Yvonne Elliman went on hiatus to dedicate herself to her two children. In 2004, Yvonne Elliman reappeared on the music scene when she released her album titled: Simple Needs, with all songs written by her. She then re-released the album globally in 2007. She also performed on a PBS special on '70s Soul Music in 2004, singing her song: "If I Can't Have You". Yvonne Elliman has continued performing at music festivals, benefits, and concerts throughout the country and around the world. In 2014 she reunited with Ted Neeley and Barry Dennen in Verona for a special Jesus Christ Superstar event. Yvonne Elliman is featured on the 2014 Ted Neeley EP Rock Opera performing a duet with Neeley in "Up Where We Belong". In summer 2018 she joined in 45th anniversary Jesus Christ Superstar film screenings events in Los Angeles, and shared the experience with fans on Facebook. She still performs live on stage in 2024. Yvonne Elliman Albums 📀: Yvonne Elliman (1972) Food Of Love (1973) Rising Sun (1975) Love Me (1977) Night Flight (1978) Yvonne (1979) Simple Needs (2004) Some more good songs by Yvonne Elliman 🎶: I Don't Know How To Love Him, Look At You Look At Me, I Would Have Had A Good Time, Can't Find My Way Home, Sugar Babe, Nothing Rhymed, World In Changes, Interlude For Johnny, Speak Your Mind, I Want To Make You Laugh I Want To Make You Cry, Heat, I Don't Know How To Love Him Blues, Casserole Me Over, More Than One, Less Than Five, Everyday Of My Life, Meusli Dreams, I Can't Explain, The Moon Struck One, Happy Ending, Love's Bringing Me Down, From The Inside, Best Of My Love, Somewhere In The Night, Love Me, Walk Right In, Steady As You Go, Hello Stranger, Love Pains, Cold Wind Across My Heart, Savannah, Greenlight, Everything Must Change, How Long, Hit The Road Jack, Sticks And Stones, Bad Weather, Rock Me Slowly, I'm Gonna Use What I Got To Get What I Need, Nowhere To Hide, I Can't Get You Outa My Mind, Without You (There Ain't No Love At All), Hawaii, Good Sign, She'll Be The Home, (I Don't Know Why) I Keep Hangin' On, I'd Do It Again, Uphill Peace Of Mind, I Know, Baby Don't Let It Mess Your Mind, In A Stranger's Arms, I'll Be Around, Lady Of The Silver Spoon, Down The Backstairs Of My Life, Prince Of Fools, Everything's Alright, Sally Go 'Round The Roses, Up To The Man In You, Sailing Ships, Who's Gonna Save The World?, If You Walked Away, Sunshine, Come On Back Where You Belong, Sweeter Memories, Your Precious Love and Small Town Talk. Fun Fact 🕵♀: Yvonne Elliman's song: "If I Can't Have You", was also featured in the 1999 film: Big Daddy, as well as on its movie soundtrack album.
I remember this hit from back in the day. It was either on the radio or she was performing it on TV! Please do Cher “Take Me Home”. You’d like that one too.
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Great singer from Hawaii. Actually one of maybe 4 disco songs that I love.. I love I dont know how to Love Him and her cover of Hello Stranger. She's 72, believe she's still performing. Great voice
A very nice reaction ⭐⭐⭐! Yes, the background singers 👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤 were holding it down! If I Can't Have You was released as the fourth single from the 1977 Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack. It was also included on Yvonne Elliman's 1978 album: Night Flight. The Bee Gees were the first to record the song, and used it as the B-side of their 1977 single: "Stayin' Alive", but the version in the movie that was released as an A-side single was by Yvonne Elliman. It was written by the Bee Gees. It was produced by Freddie Perren. The song reached #1 on the Hot 100 and #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The Bee Gees originally wanted Yvonne Elliman to sing: "How Deep Is Your Love", for the Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack, but RSO Records chairman and Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood, who was executive-producing the Saturday Night Fever album, insisted the Bee Gees record the song: "How Deep Is Your Love", and Yvonne Elliman be given the song: "If I Can't Have You".
The huge success of this song resulted in Yvonne Elliman being remembered as a Disco artist, but this style of music was an exception to the medium-tempo ballads that she specialized in, and which comprised the bulk of her recordings.
Kim Wilde recorded the song in 1993, taking it to #12 in the UK and #3 in Australia.
Song Credits 📝:
Yvonne Elliman - lead vocals
Bob Bowles - guitar
Sonny Burke - keyboards
Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Scott Edwards - bass
James Gadson - drums
Freddie Perren - synthesizer, percussion
Julia Tillman Waters, Marti McCall, Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals
Bob Zimmitti - percussion
Lyrics 🗒:
Don't know why
I'm survivin' every lonely day
When there's got to be no chance for me
My life would end
And it doesn't matter how I cry
My tears of love are a waste of time
If I turn away
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh-oh-oh
Do-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, hey
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do (ahh)
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
I gave it all
So easily
To you, my love
To dreams that never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh
Oh, if I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh (no, nobody)
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh (not at all, at all)
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh (nobody)
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh
If I can't have you
Yvonne Elliman Info 📰:
Yvonne Marianne Elliman was born on December 29, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US #1 Pop hit with the song: "If I Can't Have You" (1977). The song also reached #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 4 in the UK Chart. Her cover of Barbara Lewis' 1963 song: "Hello Stranger"(1977), went to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and her single: "Love Me" (1976) was also #5 on the Adult Contemporary chart, giving her 3 top 10 singles for her career.
She showed interest in music from an early age, playing the ukulele by age four and taking piano lessons at age seven. While attending President Theodore Roosevelt High School, she performed in the school band on standup bass and violin. However, she became most proficient on the guitar and performed as a singer and guitarist in a folk music band named: We Folk, which she formed with schoolmates. The band fared well in local talent shows.
According to Yvonne Elliman, she was truant during her senior year at high school but graduated owing to the intervention of the school's British-born band teacher (Peter Wilcox), who persuaded her teachers to pass her and encouraged 17-year-old Yvonne Elliman to relocate to London and pursue a musical career, which she did shortly after graduating.
Her singing career began in 1969 in London, where she performed in bars and clubs. While still an unknown, she was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who asked her to sing Mary Magdalene's part for the original audio recording of the musical: Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring Ian Gillan singing as Jesus. After its release as an album in 1970, they invited her to join the stage show's traveling cast, which she did for four years.
She had her first Billboard Hot 100 hit single in 1971 with the ballad: "I Don't Know How To Love Him", from the musical: Jesus Christ Superstar. Her original version was not issued as a single until a cover version by Helen Reddy started moving up the U.S. charts; appearing concurrently on the charts (a rare event, not common since the 1950s, when different releases played in different parts of the United States), Yvonne Elliman's original peaked at #28 on the Pop chart, while Helen Reddy's cover version peaked at #13 on the Pop chart.
In 1971, aged 19, Yvonne Elliman moved to New York City for the Broadway production of the musical: Jesus Christ Superstar. Her performance in the film as Mary Magdalene led to a 1974 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Making her the first Pacific Islander to be nominated for a Golden Globe in acting in a leading role. She would release three alums in the early 1970s: Yvonne Elliman (1972), Food Of Love (1973) and Rising Sun (1975), to very little music chart success until her big break in 1977.
In 1977, the Bee Gees were working on the film: Saturday Night Fever, and wrote the song: "How Deep Is Your Love", for her, but the films producer Robert Stigwood wanted the Bee Gees to perform it. Instead, she sang the song: "If I Can't Have You". The song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100; it is generally considered the high point of her recording career.
She appeared in the television series: Hawaii Five-O, in a two-part episode titled: "Number One With A Bullet", in 1978, as an aspiring singer, performing the song: "I Can't Get You Outa My Mind", with fellow guest performer James Darren.
A few minor Top 40 hits followed in 1979, including the song: "Moment By Moment" (#59 Pop), from the film of the same name, and another Disco track, "Love Pains" (#34 Pop), which was a major club success.
After spending a decade pursuing her career, Yvonne Elliman went on hiatus to dedicate herself to her two children.
In 2004, Yvonne Elliman reappeared on the music scene when she released her album titled: Simple Needs, with all songs written by her. She then re-released the album globally in 2007. She also performed on a PBS special on '70s Soul Music in 2004, singing her song: "If I Can't Have You".
Yvonne Elliman has continued performing at music festivals, benefits, and concerts throughout the country and around the world. In 2014 she reunited with Ted Neeley and Barry Dennen in Verona for a special Jesus Christ Superstar event.
Yvonne Elliman is featured on the 2014 Ted Neeley EP Rock Opera performing a duet with Neeley in "Up Where We Belong".
In summer 2018 she joined in 45th anniversary Jesus Christ Superstar film screenings events in Los Angeles, and shared the experience with fans on Facebook.
She still performs live on stage in 2024.
Yvonne Elliman Albums 📀:
Yvonne Elliman (1972)
Food Of Love (1973)
Rising Sun (1975)
Love Me (1977)
Night Flight (1978)
Yvonne (1979)
Simple Needs (2004)
Some more good songs by Yvonne Elliman 🎶: I Don't Know How To Love Him, Look At You Look At Me, I Would Have Had A Good Time, Can't Find My Way Home, Sugar Babe, Nothing Rhymed, World In Changes, Interlude For Johnny, Speak Your Mind, I Want To Make You Laugh I Want To Make You Cry, Heat, I Don't Know How To Love Him Blues, Casserole Me Over, More Than One, Less Than Five, Everyday Of My Life, Meusli Dreams, I Can't Explain, The Moon Struck One, Happy Ending, Love's Bringing Me Down, From The Inside, Best Of My Love, Somewhere In The Night, Love Me, Walk Right In, Steady As You Go, Hello Stranger, Love Pains, Cold Wind Across My Heart, Savannah, Greenlight, Everything Must Change, How Long, Hit The Road Jack, Sticks And Stones, Bad Weather, Rock Me Slowly, I'm Gonna Use What I Got To Get What I Need, Nowhere To Hide, I Can't Get You Outa My Mind, Without You (There Ain't No Love At All), Hawaii, Good Sign, She'll Be The Home, (I Don't Know Why) I Keep Hangin' On, I'd Do It Again, Uphill Peace Of Mind, I Know, Baby Don't Let It Mess Your Mind, In A Stranger's Arms, I'll Be Around, Lady Of The Silver Spoon, Down The Backstairs Of My Life, Prince Of Fools, Everything's Alright, Sally Go 'Round The Roses, Up To The Man In You, Sailing Ships, Who's Gonna Save The World?, If You Walked Away, Sunshine, Come On Back Where You Belong, Sweeter Memories, Your Precious Love and Small Town Talk.
Fun Fact 🕵♀: Yvonne Elliman's song: "If I Can't Have You", was also featured in the 1999 film: Big Daddy, as well as on its movie soundtrack album.
I remember this hit from back in the day. It was either on the radio or she was performing it on TV! Please do Cher “Take Me Home”. You’d like that one too.
Always loved this one! ❤
for Easter, you can do Yvonnes song,
I Don't Know how to Love Him
from the movie musical,
Jesus Christ Superstar.
look for the Tune video
.
Good song, written by the Bee Gees!
❤🎉😊THANK YOU!!!!! SWEETIE! THAT'S ONE OF MY ALL TIME! 😍 FAVORITE JAMM! Love you!
Please react to LOVE ME by Yvonne Elliman - another song written by the Bee Gees.
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I love your choices BabyGirl!! You do SUCH a great job. Might I suggest one?!! “Two Occasions” by The Deele. You will LOVE IT!!!!!!❤❤❤❤
🙏 and I did that one
@@Sheraytv You did??? Like in the past or just now??? I’d love to see your reaction to that!!!
teri desario ain't nothing gonna keep me from you