You Are Everything

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1971 single by the Stylistics

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Field	Value
name	You Are Everything
cover	You are everything the stylistics US single variant A.png
alt	side-A label
caption	One of side-A labels of the US single
type	single
artist	the Stylistics
album	The Stylistics
B-side	Country Living
released	1971
recorded	1971
studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia soul<ref name	"Echols 2010"
* pop<ref name	"Breithaupt 1996"
length	2:55
label	Avco
writer	Thom Bell, Linda Creed
producer	Thom Bell
prev_title	Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)
prev_year	1971
next_title	Betcha by Golly, Wow
next_year	1972
misc
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Philadelphia soul
pop | length = 2:55 | label = Avco | writer = Thom Bell, Linda Creed | producer = Thom Bell | prev_title = Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) | prev_year = 1971 | next_title = Betcha by Golly, Wow | next_year = 1972 | misc =

"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group the Stylistics.

The Stylistics version

An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from the Stylistics' self-titled debut album and was released as a single in 1971. It reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 10 on the R&B chart 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;{{cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 351 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 | url-access= registration | url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/351

Group member Airrion Love sang only the opening harmony with Russell Thompkins, Jr..

The actual background vocals were done by Russell Thompkins, Jr., 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 Thompkins, Jr. 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.

::data[format=table] | Chart (1971–72) | Peak position | |---|---| | Australia KMR | 17 | | Canada RPM Top Singles | 25 | | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 | | U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 24 | | U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 10 | ::

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version

| name = You Are Everything | cover = You Are Everything Ross and Gaye.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye | album = Diana & Marvin | B-side = Include Me in Your Life | released = January 1974 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Soul | length = 3:10 | label = Motown | writer = Thom Bell, Linda Creed | producer = Hal Davis | prev_title = My Mistake (Was to Love You) | prev_year = 1974 | next_title = Don't Knock My Love | next_year = 1974 | misc = {{extra_chronology | artist = Marvin Gaye | type = single | prev_title = My Mistake (Was to Love You) | prev_year = 1974 | title = You Are Everything | year = 1974 | next_title = Don't Knock My Love | next_year = 1974 | artist = Diana Ross | type = single | prev_title = My Mistake (Was to Love You) | prev_year = 1974 | title = You Are Everything | year = 1974 | next_title = Sleepin' | next_year = 1974

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. 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.

Certifications

Notable cover versions

Many artists have covered the song. Among the most widely known are:

In 1973, the Pearls, a 1970s vocal girl duo from Liverpool, were the first artists to chart with this song in the UK, early that year. It was released on the Bell label and reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.
The French version of the song was sung by Claude François in 1974, titled "Tu es tout pour moi".
Cover in 1978 by Roberta Flack
In early 1988, English heavy metal band Judas Priest recorded "You Are Everything" with Stock Aitken Waterman, an English songwriting and record-producing trio. Though this version of the song was never officially released, an excerpt of the recording leaked on YouTube in 2015.
The Cantonese & Mandarin version of the song was sung by Grasshopper in 1991.
The Cantonese version of the song was sung by Cherrie Choi in 1991.
In 1995, English singers Melanie Williams and Joe Roberts scored a UK top 40 hit with their version of the track, which peaked at number 28.
In 1997, Mary J. Blige sampled this song in Everything (Mary J. Blige song).
In 2004, American duo Hall & Oates performed the song on their album titled Our Kind of Soul.
In 2005, Vanessa Williams performed the song on her covers album titled Everlasting Love. Her version was a hit on the smooth jazz, dance and Adult Contemporary charts.

References

Notes

Bibliography

References

(September 16, 1978). "Sigma Sound Studios: Albums 1968-1978".
Echols, Alice. (March 29, 2010). "Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture". [[W. W. Norton & Company]].
(October 15, 1996). "Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s". [[St. Martin's Press.
Lytle, Craig. "The Stylistics". AllMusic.
"The Stylistics You Are Everything Chart History | Billboard".
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(March 2024). "ROB HALFORD 'Would Love To See' JUDAS PRIEST's Collaboration With STOCK, AITKEN And WATERMAN Get Leaked: 'They're Fun Pieces Of Music'". Blabbermouth.net.
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