▁first ▁song ▁they ▁did ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁recording ▁the ▁other ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁recording ▁was ▁started ▁at ▁Ch âteau ▁d ' H ér ou ville ▁as ▁a ▁basic ▁track ▁only ▁and ▁completed ▁later ▁at ▁Ch ero kee ▁Studios ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Y v onne ▁Ell iman ▁version ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Y v onne ▁Ell iman ▁for ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁F ever ▁sound track . ▁ ▁Although ▁Y v onne ▁Ell iman ▁had ▁cut ▁her ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁album ▁Love ▁Me ▁with ▁producer ▁Fred die ▁Per ren , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁disco ▁movement ▁( Per ren ▁had ▁produced ▁the ▁Syl vers ' ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁number ▁ 1 ▁" Bo og ie ▁F ever " ▁and ▁would ▁soon ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁Gl oria ▁Gay nor ▁on ▁the ▁disco ▁anth em ▁" I ▁Will ▁Sur v ive "), ▁Love ▁Me ▁had ▁show c ased ▁Ell iman ▁not ▁as ▁a ▁disco ▁artist ▁but ▁rather ▁as ▁a ▁pop ▁ball ad ▁singer , ▁not ably ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁cut , ▁a ▁Barry ▁Gib b ▁composition ▁that ▁Ell iman ▁turned ▁into ▁an ▁international ▁hit . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁that ▁Ell iman ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁F ever ▁sound track ▁would ▁be ▁another ▁ball ad ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁Gib b ▁brothers , ▁" How ▁Deep ▁Is ▁Your ▁Love ". ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁recorded ▁their ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁" If ▁I ▁Can ' t ▁Have ▁You