You (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

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"You"
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Faces
B-side "Share Your Love"
ReleasedNovember 1980
Recorded1980
Genre
Length
  • 3:56 (7" version)
  • 5:09 (album version)
Label ARC/Columbia
Songwriter(s) David Foster, Brenda Russell and Maurice White
Producer(s) Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Let Me Talk"
(1980)
"You"
(1980)
"Back on the Road"
(1980)

"You" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in November 1980 on Columbia Records. [1] The single reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. [2] [3]

Contents

Overview

You was produced by Maurice White and composed by White, David Foster and Brenda Russell. The song also came upon EWF's 1980 album Faces . [1]

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as "a smooth ballad with lush strings and a tight production that make it appealing". [4] Paul Sexton of Record Mirror called You an "After The Love Has Gone clone" [5] Stephen Holden of Rolling Stone called You an example of "Bee Gees-influenced pop romanticism". [6] Phyl Garland of Stereo Review also called "You, the (album's) standout." Garland went on to state that "You is every bit as good as After the Love Has Gone on I Am which is saying quite a lot". [7]

Cover versions

Jazz singer Nancy Wilson covered "You" on her 1983 album I'll Be a Song. [8]

Charts

Chart (1980–81)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 48
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles [2] 10
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [3] 30
U.S. Cashbox Top Soul Singles10 [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Earth, Wind & Fire: You. ARC/Columbia Records. November 1980.
  2. 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: You (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. 1 2 "Earth Wind & Fire: You (Adult Contemporary)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. "Billboard Top Single Picks". Vol. 92, no. 46. Billboard Magazine. November 15, 1980. p. 93.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. Sexton, Paul (October 25, 1980). Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces. Record Mirror. p. 20.
  6. Holden, Stephen (March 5, 1981). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
  7. Garland, Phyl (March 1981). "Popular Music (Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces)" (PDF). Vol. 46, no. 3. Stereo Review. p. 122.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. Nancy Wilson - I'll Be A Song. Nippon Columbia Records. 38C38-7061
  9. "The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. December 27, 1980.