You and I (Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle song)
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| Single by Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Radio Romance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "All My Life, All My Love" | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | October 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Elektra | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Frank J. Myers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | David Malloy | |||||||||||||||||||
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"You and I" was a duet by Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle that became a big hit in 1982. In 1982, the two singers joined to record the song "You and I". When released to the public in 1982, "You and I" became a major country pop crossover hit for both artists. The US television program Glee covered this song in a mash-up with the Lady Gaga song of the same name on the series 3 episode "Mash Off".
[edit] Reception
- In 2005, the song ranked #7 on CMT's 100 Greatest Duets in Country Music. Gayle performed the duet with Raul Malo of The Mavericks since Rabbitt had died of lung cancer in 1998.
- "You and I" went to number one on the Country chart for a single week [1] and went to number seven on the Hot 100 [2].
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 35 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 279.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 515.
| Preceded by "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" by Janie Fricke |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 4, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Redneck Girl" by The Bellamy Brothers |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single December 18, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Sure Feels Like Love" by Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers |
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