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"You Are Everything" | ||||
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Single by The Stylistics | ||||
from the album The Stylistics | ||||
B-side | "Country Living" | |||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1] | |||
Genre | Pop [2] | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Avco | |||
Songwriter(s) | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | |||
Producer(s) | Thom Bell | |||
The Stylistics singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"You Are Everything" (Official Lyric Video) on YouTube |
"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. [3]
An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from their debut self-titled album [4] and was released as a single in 1971. It reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, [5] number 10 on the R&B chart [6] and reached number 24 on the Easy Listening chart. The Stylistics' record sold over one million copies globally, earning the band their first gold disc; [3] the award was presented by the RIAA on January 3, 1972. [3]
Group member Airrion Love sang only the opening harmony with Russell.
The actual background vocals were done by Russell, producer Thom Bell, Carl Helm, Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble, and Phil Hurtt.
The rest of the Stylistics never sang on the first three albums that Thom Bell produced, as Russell explained in several interviews.
The song appeared in two episodes of The Wonder Years , "Denial" and "Double Double Date". It was also used in a 2002 episode of The King of Queens , "Business Affairs". The song was featured at a dance in the 2005 comedy The Ringer .
Chart (1971–72) | Peak position |
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Australia KMR | 17 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 25 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 24 |
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles [6] | 10 |
"You Are Everything" | ||||
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Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye | ||||
from the album Diana & Marvin | ||||
B-side | "Include Me in Your Life" | |||
Released | January 1974 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | |||
Producer(s) | Hal Davis | |||
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology | ||||
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Another version of the song was recorded by one-time Motown singing duo, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye. Released as the second UK single from their Diana & Marvin album, the song reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1974, and also became the first official Motown single to be awarded with silver disc for sales in excess of 250,000 copies. [7] It also reached #13 on the Dutch charts and #20 on the Irish Singles Chart. It was never released as a single in the U.S.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [8] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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The Stylistics are an American Philadelphia soul group that achieved their greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, with a lineup of singers Russell Thompkins Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith and James Dunn. All of their US hits were ballads characterized by the falsetto of Russell Thompkins Jr. and the production of Thom Bell. During the early 1970s, the group had twelve consecutive R&B top ten hits, including "Stop, Look, Listen", "You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up to Make Up" and "You Make Me Feel Brand New", which earned them 5 gold singles and 3 gold albums.
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