The Best of You

For the Foo Fighters song, see Best of You. For the song by the Associates, see Perhaps (album).

"The Best of You"
Single by Booker T. Jones
from the album The Best of You
B-side	"Let's Go Dancin'"
Released	1980 (1980)
Songwriter(s)	Booker T. Jones
Producer(s)	David Anderle

"The Best of You" is a song by American musician Booker T. Jones and a single from the album The Best of You. The B-side to the single is "Let's Go Dancin'".

Kenny Thomas version

"Best of You"
Single by Kenny Thomas
from the album Voices
B-side	"De Grooveski" [1]
Released	September 23, 1991 (1991-09-23) [2]
Length	3:43
Label	Cooltempo
Songwriter(s)	Booker T. Jones
Producer(s)	Ian Green
Kenny Thomas singles chronology
"Thinking About Your Love" (1991) "Best of You" (1991) "Tender Love" (1991)

The song was given a new audience in 1991 when the song was covered by English singer Kenny Thomas, retitled "Best of You", from his debut album, Voices (1991). Thomas's version, produced by Ian Green, reached No. 11 in the United Kingdom and also charted in France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. ^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991–1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [4] 197 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 27 France (SNEP) [6] 23 Germany (GfK) [7] 66 Ireland (IRMA) [8] 27 Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg) [9] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 87 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 31 UK Singles (OCC) [12] 11 UK Dance ( Music Week ) [13] 2 UK Club Chart ( Record Mirror ) [14] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position UK Club Chart (Record Mirror) [15] 46

References

1. Best of You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Kenny Thomas. Cooltempo Records. 1991. COOL 243.
2. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . September 21, 1991. p. 21.
3. Pace magazine 1994 p.61 ""I'm three years older and my music reflects the changes I have inevitably gone through," says Kenny Thomas. ... in 1991, unleashed such monster hit singles as Outstanding, Thinking About Your Love, [The] Best of You and Tender Love."
4. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 27 July 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 43. October 26, 1991. p. 33.
6. "Kenny Thomas – Best of You" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
7. "Kenny Thomas – Best of You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Best of You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
9. Radio Luxembourg Singles. October 20, 1991.
10. "Kenny Thomas – Best of You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
11. "Kenny Thomas – Best of You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
13. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . October 5, 1991. p. 26. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
14. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). October 5, 1991. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
15. "The Record Mirror Club Chart 1991" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). January 4, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved September 2, 2025.