Yvonne Elliman出生於夏威夷的首都檀香山市,擁有愛爾蘭、日本和華人血統,從小喜愛歌唱的她於1969年遷往倫敦,在Chelsea當地的俱樂部演出。幸運的她旋即被韋伯和萊斯發掘,受邀參與《Jesus Christ Superstar》概念專輯的灌錄。
頗具東方味的Yvonne Elliman稱不上漂亮,灌錄《Jesus Christ Superstar》專輯時也才17歲,但卻能以成熟世故的沙啞唱腔將"Everything's Alright"和"I Don't Know How to Love Him"唱得韻味十足,令人印象深刻,後者更成為七~年代初期的抒情名曲,至今依然膾炙人口。
Yvonne Elliman曾為搖滾歌手Eric Clapton擔任合音長達5年之久,合作出 "I Shot the Sheriff"(雷鬼樂手Bob Marley的作品)這類出色的知名歌曲。之後,她遇到Bee Gees合唱團的Barry Gibb和Robin Gibb兄弟,他們幫她寫了多首暢銷情歌,除了"Love Me"之外,還有1977年《週末夜狂熱(Saturday Night Fever)》電影原聲帶裡的冠軍單曲"If I Can't Have You"。
Dont Know How To Love Him
I Don't Know How To Love Him
What to do how to move him
I've been changed yes really changed
In these past few days when I've seen myself
I seem like someone else
I don't know how to take this
I don't see why he moves me
He's a man he's just a man
And I've had so many men before
In very many ways
He's just one more
Should I bring him down should I scream and shout
Should I speak of love let my feelings out
I never thought I'd come to this -- what's it all about
Don't you think it's rather funny
I should be in this position
I'm the one who's always been
So calm so cool, no lover's fool
Running every show
He scares me so
I never thought I'd come to this -- what's it all about
Yet if he said he loved me
I'd be lost I'd be frightened
I couldn't cope just couldn't cope
I'd turn my head I'd back away
I wouldn't want to know
He scares me so
I want him so
I love him so