C'est Toi (It's You)

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"C'est Toi (It's You)"
Single by Angela Winbush
from the album Sharp
ReleasedApril 4, 1988
Genre Soul
Length7:25
Label Polygram
Songwriter(s) Angela Winbush
Producer(s) Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush singles chronology
"Run to Me"
(1987)
"C'est Toi (It's You)"
(1988)
"Hello Beloved"
(1988)

"C'est Toi (It's You)" was the third single from Angela Winbush's solo debut, Sharp. "C'est Toi (It's You)" didn't do as well as her previous single "Run to Me" which reached top five; "C'est Toi (It's You)" peaked at number 47. It was her first single since her debut with Rene & Angela in 1980 to miss the top forty.

A video for "C'est Toi (It's You)" was released as a download on iTunes in May 2007. It is also part of YouTube's music video program with Universal Records Video on YouTube.

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 47


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