You Are Everything
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"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. Recorded in Philadelphia at Sigma Sound Studios, it was originally released in 1971 as a single produced by Bell for the Philly soul group The Stylistics. Their version became a top 10 hit for the group, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Soul Singles | 10 |
[edit] Cover versions
The first significant cover was by one-time Motown singing duo Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross. Released as the last England single off their Diana & Marvin album, the song reached #5 in the UK ending a most successful run for the singers in 1974. It was never released as a single in the US.
Other artists to have covered the song, or referenced it, over the years include:
- Jennifer Lopez - sampled for "The One" on her album This Is Me... Then
- Rod Stewart - featured on his 1991 album Vagabond Heart
- Vanessa L. Williams - featured the song on her album of covers titled Everlasting Love; her version was a hit on Smooth Jazz and Adult Contemporary radio
- Mary J. Blige - used the title line ("You are everything, and everything is you") in her 1997 hit "Everything," from the album Share My World
- Michael McDonald
- Deborah Cox - sampled for her 1999 single, "Things Just Ain't the Same"
- Pop act 98 Degrees covered the song on their debut album.
- A duet between Gareth Gates and Rachel Stevens of S Club 7
- Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett - sampled the song in her 2006 hit "Torn"
- Mila J - Song titled "Complete" contains ("You are everything, and everything is you")
- Hall & Oates - covered on 2004's Our Kind of Soul
- Human Nature - featured the song on their album Reach Out: The Motown Record
- Craig David - sampled for "Kinda Girl For Me" from the album Trust Me
- Nivea (singer) - sampled for "I Can't Mess With You" from the album Complicated
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