One in a Million You
| "One in a Million You" | ||||
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| Single by Larry Graham | ||||
| from the album One in a Million You | ||||
| B-side | "The Entertainer" | |||
| Released | June 1980 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sam Dees | |||
| Larry Graham singles chronology | ||||
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"One in a Million You" is a single by Larry Graham from his album One in a Million You (1980). The song was written by Sam Dees and produced by Larry Graham.[1] "One on a Million You" was a gold record.
Chart Performance
Graham is the former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone and frontman for Graham Central Station. The ballad reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, peaking at #9 in September 1980 and hit #1 on the R&B chart for two weeks.[2]
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] | 37 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 15 |
Popular Culture
The song was used in the movie Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
The song was covered by Dionne Warwick on her Arista album “Hot, Live and Otherwise”.
References
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 274.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 234.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart - Billboard", Billboard
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 101.
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