Ghost of You and Me

"Ghost of You and Me" is a 2001 single by British pop band BBMak. It appears on BBMak's debut studio album, Sooner or Later. The song peaked at number 8 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. It was written by Jon Lind and Richard Page (former vocalist of Mr. Mister).^[1] The song was covered in Australia by Rick Price for his album Another Place.

"Ghost of You and Me"
Single by BBMak
from the album Sooner or Later
Released	11 May 2001
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	4:46
Label	Hollywood Records
Songwriter(s)	Jon Lind, Richard Page
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo, Jon Lind
BBMak singles chronology
"Still on Your Side" (2000) "Ghost of You and Me" (2001) "Out Of My Heart (Into Your Head)" (2002)
Music video
"Ghost of You and Me" on YouTube

Background

"Ghost of You and Me" was originally recorded by Curtis Stigers for his 1995 album Time Was. Jon Lind played the demo for BBMak member Mark Barry when the band was recording in Los Angeles. Barry brought the demo to his band mates and they agreed to record it, with Barry saying, "When we recorded it we were so pleased at how it turned out to be. We had a full orchestra on the track. It sounds big, its a big epic ballad. It's one of those songs you know when you hear it you fall in love with it. So from our reaction as well we were very confident it would be hit".^[2]

Music and lyrics

The song is a ballad and has a tempo of 200 beats per minute.^[3] Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote the song has "a vivid lyric characterizing one's reluctance to give up on a loved one, alongside a bounty of percussive brush strokes, piano, a guitar, and even a weeping cello".^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Nigel Dick and shot in Puerto Rico.^[5][6] Mark Barry, Christian Burns, and Stephen McNally sing and play guitar on the beach and walk through the streets. They are each haunted by visions of their respective ex-lovers. Later, the men sing on an outdoor stage, flanked by violin players. The women in the visions multiply into many more "ghosts", and a final aerial shot shows the group of women walking on the island, wearing white and carrying candles. The video became a mainstay on the MTV show TRL.^[7]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes.^[8]

Locations

• Recorded at Hollywood Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Mixed at Royaltone Studios (California)

BBMak Christian Burns – writing Mark Barry – writing Stephen McNally – writing

Other personnel Jon Lind – writing Richard Page - writing Rob Cavallo - production Allen Sides – recording Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 10 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 8 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] 28

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 24

References

1. "Ghost Of You And Me by BBMak - Songfacts". Songfacts.
2. "eFanGuide Interview with Mark Barry".
3. "BBMAK Ghost of You and Me". SongBPM.
4. Taylor, Chuck (24 March 2001). "Spotlight". Billboard.
5. "BBMak - The Ghost of You and Me (2001)". IMVDb.
6. "The rise of music video". National Museums Liverpool.
7. "BB MAK IS BACK". HITS Daily Double. 22 August 2002.
8. Ghost of You and Me (UK CD1 single liner notes). BBMak. Telstar Records. 2001.
9. "BBMak Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
10. "BBMak Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
11. "BBMak Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
12. "2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. 29 December 2001. p. YE-81. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

External links

• Lyrics on Lyrics.com