"You and I" | |
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Song by Kenny Rogers | |
from the album Eyes That See in the Dark | |
Released | August 30, 1983 |
Recorded | May 1983 |
Length | 4:34 |
Label | RCA |
Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb |
Producer(s) | Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson |
"You and I" is a song written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb and was recorded and performed by Kenny Rogers from his 1983 album Eyes That See in the Dark . Despite not being released as a single, it has been played on the radio, becoming one of Rogers' most popular songs, eventually becoming a number-one hit in Brazil in December 1983. Barry Gibb sings background vocals on the intro, chorus, interlude (between the first chorus and second verse). The performer of the song sometimes credited to 'Kenny Rogers and the Bee Gees' because Barry used his falsetto.
"You and I" was recorded around May 1983, the Boneroo Horns was heard on the song's outro. [1]
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Brazil (ABPD) [2] | 1 |
"You and I" | |
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Song by Barry Gibb | |
from the album The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos | |
Released | October 10, 2006 |
Recorded | January 1983 |
Genre | Soft rock, adult contemporary |
Length | 4:25 |
Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb |
Barry Gibb's original version of "You and I" was the second song intended for Kenny Rogers' new album. Gibb's version was recorded in January 1983 in Miami Beach, Florida with "This Woman" and "Midsummer Nights". [1] This version was released officially in 2006, 23 years after Gibb finished this song. This song followed the style of Gibb's own version of "Eyes That See in the Dark". [1] Like he does on Rogers' version, he sings background vocals on the intro, first chorus interlude (between the first chorus and second verse) and the second chorus. Gibb's version was released on The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos .
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"Shadow Dancing" is a disco song performed by English singer-songwriter Andy Gibb. The song was released in April 1978 as the lead single by RSO Records from his second studio album of the same name. The song reached number one for seven consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. It was written by Andy and his older brothers, Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb and Albhy Galuten arranged the song with Barry Gibb. While Andy Gibb would have three more Top 10 hits in the U.S., this would be his final chart-topping hit in the United States. The song became a platinum record.
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Heartbreaker is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on September 28, 1982, in the United States. Her fourth album with the label, it was largely written by the Bee Gees, and produced by band member Barry Gibb along with Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten; Gibb and Galuten also served as musicians on the album. Warwick recorded the songs on Heartbreaker during the spring of 1982.
Flowing Rivers is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Andy Gibb. The album was produced by Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson, with Barry Gibb on two tracks. It was released in September 1977 on RSO. Flowing Rivers was re-released by Polydor Records in 1998 in CD version.
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"Why" is a song written by Barry Gibb and composed by Andy Gibb, fourth and last single released on the album Shadow Dancing. Released as a single in September 1978 by RSO Records around the same time as "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away". It was his only single that was not charted in any countries. The song was produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson.
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The Heartbreaker Demos is an album of demos by Barry Gibb created for the production of Dionne Warwick's 1982 album Heartbreaker. Originally circulating as a bootleg, the collection saw a legitimate release on iTunes in October 2006. The album does not include the non-Gibb composition from the album, "Our Day Will Come", or the songs "Oceans and Rivers", "Broken Bottles", "Never Get Over You" and "Stay Alone", which were demoed, but not used on the album.
"Eyes That See in the Dark" is a song written by Barry and Maurice Gibb in 1982. It was recorded by American singer Kenny Rogers for his 1983 album of the same name. It reached #30 on the US Country chart, #4 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, #61 in the United Kingdom and #79 on the Billboard Hot 100.