Gather Me

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Gather Me
Studio album by Melanie
Released	October 1971
Studio	Allegro Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Pop
Label	Neighborhood (US) Buddah (UK)
Producer	Peter Schekeryk
Melanie chronology
All the Right Noises (1971) Gather Me (1971) Stoneground Words (1972)

Gather Me is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart #1 song "Brand New Key" (a novelty hit which also reached the #1 chart position in Canada, New Zealand and Australia between November 1971 and March 1972^[1]). The album also features the singles "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer" and the Top 40 hit "Ring the Living Bell". The album was certified Gold in the U.S. and was arranged by Roger Kellaway.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]
The Village Voice	B+[4]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Melanie Safka; except where indicated

1. "Little Bit of Me"
2. "Some Day I'll Be a Farmer"
3. "Steppin'"
4. "Brand New Key"
5. "Ring Around the Moon"
6. "Ring the Living Bell"
7. "Railroad"
8. "Kansas"
9. "Some Say (I Got Devil)"
10. "Center of the Circle"
11. "What Wondrous Love" (Arranged and adapted by Melanie)
12. "Baby Day"
13. "Tell Me Why" (Michael Edwards, Richard Parish, Sigmund Spaeth)

Personnel[]

• Melanie - guitar, vocals
• Sal DiTroica - acoustic and electric guitar
• Don Payne - Fender electric bass
• Roger Kellaway - piano, arrangements
• Buddy Saltzman, Donald MacDonald, Robert J. Gregg - drums
• Johnny Pacheco - congas
• Toots Thielemans, Gilbert Chimes, Michael Chimes - harmonica
• George Marge - woodwind
• Artie Kaplan - contractor

Technical

• Bruce Staple - engineer
• Maddy Miller - photography

Charts[]

Singles

References[]