| "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" | ||||
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| Single by Andy Gibb | ||||
| from the album Flowing Rivers | ||||
| B-side | "In The End" | |||
| Released | May 1977 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | October 1976 Criteria Studios, Miami |
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| Genre | Rock, disco, funk | |||
| Length | 3:33 (single verson) 4:15 (stereo) |
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| Label | RSO Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Barry Gibb | |||
| Producer | Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson | |||
| Andy Gibb singles chronology | ||||
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| "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" | ||||
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| Single by Connie Smith | ||||
| from the album New Horizons | ||||
| Released | October 1977 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Country, country pop | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Monument Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Barry & Andy Gibb | |||
| Connie Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was a hit song by pop singer Andy Gibb. The first single released from his debut album, Flowing Rivers, it became the first of three consecutive number one Billboard Hot 100 singles for Gibb. Written and co-producd by his eldest brother, Barry Gibb, it also reached number 19 on the R&B singles chart.
The song was #22 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.[3] Kimberley Locke of American Idol season 2 covered this song for the Bee Gees themed week (Top 4). Jason Castro of American Idol season 7 covered this song on the show for the 70's themed week.
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According to Amy Hanson of Allmusic, Andy Gibb viewed "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" as "one of the most personal and meaningful songs he ever performed." Although brother Barry is the only credited writer for the song, both he and Andy wrote "Everything" in Bermuda as a tribute to Andy's recent marriage and his new wife.[1]
"Everything" was Gibb's first single release in the United States. Released in May 1977, the song quickly broke in popularity and by the end of July, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
"Everything" spent a cumulative four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song first reached the top of the chart on July 30 for the first of three consecutive weeks. Then, The Emotions went to No. 1 with "Best of My Love" on August 20 for the first of four straight weeks.
However, "Everything" maintained strong popularity, remaining in the Top 10 before returning to No. 1 for one final week on September 15. "Everything" then fell out of the top spot for good, being replaced once again by "Best of My Love."
"Everything" enjoyed one of the longest Top 40 runs in the Billboard Hot 100 to that time; its 23-week run spanned from the end of May through the end of October.
The song also appeared on the Black Singles Chart, peaking at number 19.
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Black Singles | 19 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 26 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
The best-known cover version of "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was recorded by American country music artist Connie Smith. Released in the auttumn of 1977, Smith's version, according to AMG reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, was "relatively faithful" to Gibb's version[2] and — given its disco-influenced sound — also a departure from her honky-tonk songs of the 1960s and early 1970s.[2]
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" peaked at #14 on Billboard Magazine's Hot Country Songs chart in 1978, becoming her last significant hit, as her further hits for Monument Records, such as "Lovin' You Baby" and "They'll Never Be Another for Me," peaked in progressively lower positions on the country chart between 1978 and 1979.[2]
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 14 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 23 |
| Preceded by "Looks Like We Made It" by Barry Manilow |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 30 - August 13, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Best of My Love" by The Emotions |
| Preceded by "Best of My Love" by The Emotions |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 13, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Best of My Love" by The Emotions |