You Are Everything
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For the Matthew West song, see You Are Everything (Matthew West song).
| "You Are Everything" | ||||
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| Single by The Stylistics | ||||
| from the album The Stylistics | ||||
| B-side | "Country Living" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Soul, Philly soul | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Avco | |||
| Writer(s) | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | |||
| Producer | Thom Bell | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
| The Stylistics singles chronology | ||||
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"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed that was originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics.[1]
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[edit] The Stylistics version
An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from their 1971 debut self-titled album[2] and was released as a single in 1971 and reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1][3] In addition, it also climbed to #10 in the Billboard R&B chart[3] and reached number #24 in the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies globally, earning the band a gold disc[1] The award was presented by the RIAA on January 3, 1972.[1] It was the band's first gold disc.[1]
Donald Glover/Childish Gambino sampled this song for his song Put It In My Video.
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9[3] |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 10[3] |
[edit] Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version
| "You Are Everything" | ||||
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| Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album Diana & Marvin | ||||
| B-side | "Include Me in Your Life" | |||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Writer(s) | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | |||
| Producer | Hal Davis | |||
| Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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Another cover was by one-time Motown singing duo, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye. Released as the second UK single from their Diana & Marvin album, the song reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1974.[4] It also reached #13 on the Dutch charts and #20 on the Irish Singles Chart. It was never released as a single in the U.S.
[edit] Covers and samples
The first artists to chart in the UK with this song in early 1973 were The Pearls a 1970s vocal girl duo from Liverpool . It was released on the Bell label and reached number 41 in the Top 50 chart .
Other artists to have covered the song, or referenced it, over the years include:
- Jennifer Lopez - sampled for "The One" on her album This Is Me... Then
- Rod Stewart - featured on his 1991 album Vagabond Heart
- Vanessa L. Williams - featured the song on her album of covers titled Everlasting Love; her version was a hit on Smooth Jazz, Dance and Adult Contemporary charts
- Mary J. Blige - used the title line ("You are everything, and everything is you") in her 1997 hit "Everything," from her album Share My World
- Michael McDonald
- Deborah Cox - sampled for her 1997 single, "Things Just Ain't the Same"
- Pop act 98 Degrees covered the song on their debut album.
- A duet between Gareth Gates and Rachel Stevens of S Club 7
- Lil' Cease - his 1999 album The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo, on a song titled "Everything" feat. 112 (band).
- Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett sampled the song in her 2006 hit "Torn"
- Mila J - the song titled "Complete" contains ("You are everything, and everything is you")
- Hall & Oates - covered on 2004's Our Kind of Soul
- Human Nature - featured the song on their album Reach Out: The Motown Record
- Craig David - sampled for "Kinda Girl For Me" from the album Trust Me
- Nivea (singer) - sampled for "I Can't Mess With You" from the album Complicated
- David Sanborn - covered on 1980's Love Songs[5][6]
- Timothy B. Schmit - covered on 2001's Feed the Fire
- Norman Connors - covered on 1977's Romantic Journey
- Regina Belle
- The Chosen Few (reggae group)
- Usher - sampled for the song titled Love in This Club, Pt. II featuring Beyoncé and Lil Wayne, released as a single in 2008 and as part of his album Here I Stand.
- Grasshopper (band) - 1991
- Childish Gambino - sampled for Put It In My Video from the 2010 album CULDESAC
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 351. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Lytle, Craig. "The Stylistics". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-stylistics-r19273. Retrieved 01 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d Allmusic - Charts & Awards
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 223. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Close-Up overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r146868.
- ^ "Retrospectives - A Look Back at a Favorite CD". SmoothViews.com. http://www.smoothviews.com/archives/retropectives/retrospectivesSep05.htm.
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