My Love Forgive Me is the eighth studio album by American singer Robert Goulet, released in December 1964, by Columbia Records, and was available both in stereo and mono. It was produced by Ralph Burns, and features the singles, "What Kind of Fool Am I?", "Too Good" and his most successful "My Love, Forgive Me". The album included mix of originals and covers of old standards and like "This Is All I Ask", "Softly, as I Leave You", and "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"
The album was released on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on July 1, 1997, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Goulet's 1962 Columbia album, Sincerely Yours...
Chart performance The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated December 26, 1964, and remained on the chart for 29 weeks, peaking at number five, his highest position for a non-holiday album on that chart. It debuted on the Cash Box albums chart in the issue dated December 19, 1964, and remained on the chart for a total of 26 weeks, peaking at number six. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 30, 1968, for sales over 500,000 copies. Type Robert Goulet in the Search box and press Enter.
The single, "What Kind of Fool Am I?", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated October 6, 1962, reaching number 89 in a two-week stay on the chart. "My Love Forgive Me", debuted on the Hot 100 on October 24, 1964, spending three weeks at number 16 during a 15-week run, his highest single chart. number 15 on the Cash Box singles chart, in a 16-week run on the chart, and number two on the Billboard Easy Listening chart during its 15-week run.
Reception
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic called it "one of Goulet's better collections and stated that "Anglicized foreign songs, such as "Just Say I Love Her (Dicitencello Vuie)" and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)." Suddenly with this material, Goulet seemed less like a fading middle-of-the-road pop singer and more like a potential competitor to the mop-topped hordes".
Billboard praised Goulet for working "his distinctive, powerful voice softly over a dozen pop ballads such as 'Corcovado', 'Just Say I Love Her', 'This Is All I Ask' and a fine legit redition of 'What Kind of Fool Am I'."
Variety praised Goulet for "Giving out with large and lush vocal treatment of such songs as 'Now That It's Ended' ... and others".
Record World notes: "Goulet gives a more off-handed delivery than usual on this disk."
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music referred to the album as one of "Goulet's Top Performing Albums", giving it a four-star rating, which meant that the album was classified as "outstanding". while getting a three-star rating from AllMusic.
Track listing
Side one
Side two
Charts +Chart peaks for My Love Forgive Me Chart (1964–1965)PeakpositionUS Billboard Top LPs 5US Cashbox Top 100 Albums 6
Singles
YearSingleChartPeak position1962"What Kind of Fool Am I?"US Billboard Hot 100891964"My Love Forgive Me"US Billboard Hot 10016US Cashbox Top 10015US Easy Listening2
Certifications
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