"You" | ||||
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Single by Marcia Hines | ||||
from the album Ladies and Gentlemen | ||||
B-side | "In a Mellow Mood" | |||
Released | October 1977 | |||
Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
Genre | Pop . Dance . Funk . Soul | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Wizard Records | |||
Writer(s) | Tom Snow | |||
Producer(s) | Robie Porter | |||
Marcia Hines singles chronology | ||||
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"You" | ||||
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Single by Rita Coolidge | ||||
from the album Love Me Again | ||||
B-side | "Only You Know and I Know" | |||
Released | June 1978 | |||
Format | 45 RPM | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Label | A&M Records | |||
Writer(s) | Tom Snow | |||
Producer(s) | David Anderle with Booker T. Jones | |||
Rita Coolidge singles chronology | ||||
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"You" is a 1977 single by Australian recording artist Marcia Hines. It was the second single from her third studio album, Ladies and Gentlemen, released in October 1977. It peaked at No. 2 in Australia, and remains Hines' highest charting single in Australia.
The song was nearly kept from Hines as Robie Porter, the producer, had put the song into his "don't use" pile. Mark Kennedy – her backing band's drummer – saw the sheet music in the studio and began arguing the song's worth to Porter. Porter subsequently changed his mind about the song.
Hines' "You" is a dance song. Her version was not released in North America, and the following year it was covered in the U.S. by Rita Coolidge.
Side A: "You"
Side B: "In a Mellow Mood"
Rita Coolidge covered "You" and released it as the first single from her 1978 album, "Love Me Again". It was the first single from her sixth LP. Her version, in contrast to Hines', is more mellow in tone. Coolidge's version became a Top 40 hit in both the United States and Canada during the summer of 1978, debuting at No. 83 on 1 July 1978 and reaching No. 25 on the Hot 100 on 26 August 1978 and No. 17 in Canada. "You" was a major success on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching No. 3 in the U.S. and No. 1 in Canada. Despite the song having previously hit in Australia, Coolidge's version did not chart there.
A digital remix EP was released on 4 March 2005 and was included on the 'Tour Edition' of her album Discothèque