Without You (Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle song)

"Without You" is a romantic song written by American songwriter and music producer Lamont Dozier and recorded a duet by singers Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle in 1987. The song was the love theme from comedy film "Leonard Part 6", released the same year. The single peaked at #8 on the adult contemporary chart, #14 on the R&B chart and #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Description

"Without You" was composed by Lamont Dozier to be the love theme in the comedy film "Leonard Part 6", released in the United States in December 1987. That same year, Regina Belle released her first debut album "All by Myself", but, "Without You" was not included on the album. In 2012, "All by Myself" was remastered on CD and "Without You" was included at the end of the album as a bonus track. This is the only album Regina Belle in the song is present. "Without You" is not in any other album or compilation of the singer. Unlike her, Peabo Bryson included the song on his album "Positive", released in 1988. Some years later, the song was included in his compilations "Anthology", released in 2001 and "Bedroom Classics Vol. 2 – Peabo Bryson," released in 2004. On every album that the song is present, it is titled "Without You (Love Theme from Leonard Part 6)", has been theme of the film, but its title is only "Without You", given by its composer Lamont Dozier. It was the first of three duets recorded by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, who recorded together "Without You" (in 1987), "I Can't Imagine" (in 1991) and "A Whole New World" (in 1992), the main theme of American animated film "Aladdin" and that is another great success of the two.

Track listing

B-Side

The B-side of the original single contains the song "The Higher You Climb," which had been recorded by Peabo Bryson only in 1986. It was written and produced by himself, with co-production from Dwight Watkins and released on his album "Quiet Storm", in the same year. It was a simple song from their album that was not released as a single.

Chart Positions

As shown in the articles on discographies Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, "Without You" reached the following positions:

Alternative Version

"Without You" features an alternate version of its single. In this version, "Without You" has edited a smaller duration, with different cover and B-side. The cover of this version contains only the "Without You" (large size) and "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (small size) titles, with a background in dark green and light green letters. In this version, "Wihout You" has only 4:30 long, an edited version of the single, while the original single features 5:14 duration. The B-side of this alternative version is the song "If Ever You're in My Arms Again", a big hit of Peabo Bryson, originally recorded in 1984, released as a single and included on his album "Straight from the Heart", the same year. The duration of 4:02 was also edited since the original version of the album has duration of 4:12. The tracklist of this alternative version of "Without You" is as follows:

Promotional Version

"Without You" also features a promotional version of their single. This version has only "Without You", on both sides of the single. The A-side contains the edited version of the single, lasting 4:30, launched an alternative version. The B-side side features the full version released on the album "Positive" with 5:12 duration (only two seconds unless the original single). The cover of this version is also different, in red and black colors, the design of a phonograph needle on black over red background and the name "ELEKTRA" in big letters in white on black background. The tracklist of this promotional version of "Withou You" is as follows:

Portuguese Version

In 1989, "Without You" won a Portuguese version in Brazil, recorded by Brazilian singer Rosana, today also known as Rosanah Fiengo, titled "Amor Dividido", released on his album "Onde o Amor Me Leva" in the same year. The lyrics was written in Portuguese by Brazilian composer Cláudio Rabello. "Amor Dividido" had an official video and it was a big hit in Brazil in 1989, long run on radio and Rosana leading to many TV shows. The song credits are Lamont Dozier, version Cláudio Rabello.

References

All information about the song "Without You" and their singles contained in this article are true and were removed from the images of the cover, back and own discs of singles itself, found in sites "45cat" (http://www.45cat.com), "CD and LP" (http://www.cdandlp.com), "eBay" (http://www.ebay.com) and "Amazon.com" (http://www.amazon.com).

Peabo Bryson Studio albums Peabo Reaching for the Sky Crosswinds We're the Best of Friends Paradise I Am Love Born to Love Paradise Straight from the Heart Singles "What You Won't Do for Love" (1979) "Let the Feeling Flow" (1981) "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (1983) "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (1984) "Without You" (1987) "Show & Tell" (1989) "Can You Stop the Rain" (1991) "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) "A Whole New World" (1992) "By the Time This Night Is Over" (1993) Related articles Discography Book:Peabo Bryson