My Man and Me
{{Infobox song
| name = My Man and Me
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lynsey de Paul
| album = Taste Me...Don't Waste Me
| B-side = "Dancing on a Saturday Night"
| released = 1975
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| genre = Pop
| length = 3:46
| label =
| writer = Lynsey de Paul
| producer =
| prev_title = No, Honestly
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Rhythm and Blue Jean Baby
| next_year = 1975
}}
"My Man and Me" is a song written,{{Cite web |title=My Man and Me |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1038871&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |access-date=2016-12-21 |website=Repertoire.bmi.com}} recorded and produced by the British female singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul for her second album, Taste Me... Don't Waste Me, and released as a single backed with de Paul's smoochy version of "Dancing on a Saturday Night" on 21 February 1975.{{Cite web |date=1975-03-28 |title=Lynsey de Paul - My Man and Me / Dancing on a Saturday Night - Jet - UK - JET 750 |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/750 |access-date=2016-08-12 |website=45cat.com}}
Chart performance
It reached the UK top 40 in March 1975 and was de Paul's seventh UK Singles Chart hit.{{Cite web |title=My Man and Me |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/my%20man%20and%20me |access-date=2016-08-12 |website=OfficialCharts.com}} It was listed as one of the best singles of 1975 in the UK music paper Record Mirror.{{Cite web |title=Rocklist.net...Record Mirror Lists |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/recordmirror.htm#1975 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020175812/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/recordmirror.htm#1975 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 20, 2006 |access-date=2017-07-20 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk}} The song also reached No. 23 on the Radio Capital Countdown on 29 March 1975, No. 27 on the Radio Luxembourg singles chart on 1 April 1975{{Cite web |title=Lynsey de Paul - My Man and Me / Dancing on a Saturday Night |url=https://www.discogs.com/Lynsey-De-Paul-My-Man-And-Me-Dancing-On-A-Saturday-Night/master/469365 |access-date=21 June 2018 |website=Discogs|year=1975 }} and No. 35 on the NME singles chart.NME, 29 March 1975 Despite not being her biggest hit, it is rated the most played de Paul song on the BBC.{{Cite web |title=Lynsey de Paul - New Songs, Playlists, Videos & Tours - BBC Music |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/68d47eba-a349-4834-b5f7-93999e149fc1 |access-date=2016-08-12 |website=Bbc.co.uk}} It was also listed as one of the best singles of 1975 by the Record Mirror (at that time known as Record Mirror & Disc).Record Mirror & Disc, p. 2, 27 December 1975
Other recordings
Notable performances of the song include a live version for The Old Grey Whistle Test,{{Cite web |title=OGWT Lynsey de Paul |url=http://www.bobharris.org/pages/ogwtpics.asp?artist=OGWT%20Lynsey%20De%20Paul |access-date=2016-08-12 |publisher=Bob Harris}} and a live performance on David Nixon's Christmas Magic shown on prime time TV on Christmas Day,{{Cite web |title=David Nixon's Christmas Magic |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1603168/ |access-date=7 January 2019 |website=IMDb.com}} plus an appearance singing the song on Top of the Pops on 20 February 1975.{{Cite web |date=20 February 1975 |title=Episode #12.8 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0730330/ |access-date=10 January 2018 |website=IMDb}} De Paul also performed the song on The Russell Harty Show on 14 March 1975,{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvpopdiaries.co.uk/1975.html|title=TV Pop Diaries - 1975|website=Tvpopdiaries.co.uk|access-date=17 November 2023}} and on the British children's TV programme Magpie.Record Mirror, 15 March 1975. p. 9 De Paul also performed the song as part of a special televised concert for the BBC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5772954/|title=Lynsey De Paul|date=March 22, 1975|website=IMDb.com}} It was included as one of the tracks on the K-Tel 1976 compilation album 44 Superstars,{{Cite web |title=Various - 44 Superstars |url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-44-Superstars/release/3272032 |access-date=18 August 2018 |website=Discogs|year=1976 }} as well as various Polydor compilation albums such as That's When the Music Gets Me,{{Cite web |title=Various - That's When the Music Gets Me |url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Thats-When-The-Music-Gets-Me/release/8483010 |access-date=18 August 2018 |website=Discogs|year=1975 }} 14 Internationale Hits,{{Cite web |title=14 Internationale Hits, (1975, Vinyl) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5858103-Various-14-Internationale-Hits |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Discogs|year=1975 }} Super Dance Party 3{{Cite web |title=Super Dance Party 3 (1975, Vinyl) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1083734-Various-Super-Dance-Party-3 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Discogs|year=1975 }} and Pop Pourri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14539483-Various-Pop-Pourri|title=Various - Pop Pourri|date=April 27, 1975|access-date=April 27, 2025|website=Discogs.com}}
The song has been released as a cover version by Swedish singer Agneta Munther with Swedish lyrics by Britt Lindeborg on her 1975 album Två sidor;{{Cite web |title=Original Versions of Min Man och Jag (My Man and Me) by Agneta Munther |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/29026 |access-date=2016-08-12 |website=SecondHandSongs.com}} as well as by Japanese duo Beautiful Hummingbird (Mitsuko Koike and Nobuaki Tabata){{Cite web |title=Beautiful Hummingbird |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3658963-Beautiful-Hummingbird |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Discogs}} accompanied by acoustic guitar on their self titled 2013 CD album.{{Cite web |date=2013-01-23 |title=Beautiful Hummingbird - Beautiful Hummingbird (CD) |url=https://www.discogs.com/Beautiful-Hummingbird-Beautiful-Hummingbird/release/8858176 |access-date=2016-08-12 |website=Discogs}}
The song title and lyric was altered to "My Girl and Me" on the 1977 single release by ex-the Move member Carl Wayne, which was produced by de Paul.{{Cite web |date=1978-01-21 |title=Carl Wayne - Hi Summer / My Girl and Me - Weekend / DJM - UK - DJS 10797 |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/djs10797 |access-date=2016-08-12 |website=45cat.com}} It was given a more bluesy makeover that seems to be a precursor to de Paul's re-recorded version of the song for her 1979 album Tigers and Fireflies.{{Cite web |title=Lynsey de Paul – Tigers and Fireflies |url=https://www.discogs.com/Lynsey-De-Paul-Tigers-And-Fireflies/release/3653267 |access-date=3 April 2018 |website=Discogs|year=1979 }} It has since been released on a number of de Paul compilation albums.{{Cite web |title=Lynsey de Paul – The Best of Lynsey de Paul (1993, CD) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6681361-Lynsey-De-Paul-The-Best-Of-Lynsey-De-Paul |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Discogs|year=1993 }}{{Cite web |title=Lynsey de Paul – Greatest Hits (1994, CD) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2552265-Lynsey-De-Paul-Greatest-Hits |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Discogs|year=1994 }}{{Cite web |title=Lynsey de Paul – Best of the 70's (2000, CD) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1246813-Lynsey-De-Paul-Best-Of-The-70s |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Discogs}}{{Cite web |title=Lynsey de Paul – Sugar and Beyond Anthology 1972-1974 (2013, CD) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4665271-Lynsey-de-Paul-Sugar-And-Beyond-Anthology-1972-1974 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Discogs|date=18 March 2013 }}
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs release|10536527}}
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Category:Songs written by Lynsey de Paul
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