You (Marcia Hines song)

"You"
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
"A Love Story" / "What I Did for Love "
(1977)		 "You"
(1977)		 "Music is My Life"
(1978)

"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.[1]

The song was nearly kept from Hines. Robie Porter had put the song into his "don't use" pile. Mark Kennedy saw the sheet music in the studio and began arguing the song's worth to Porter. Porter subsequently changed his mind about the song.[2]

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.[3]

Tracklisting

7" / 45 RPM single

Side A: "You"
Side B: "In A Mellow Mood"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 79
Australian Artist (Kent Music Report)[4] 15
Chart (1978) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 29
Australian Artist (Kent Music Report) 5

Credits

"You"
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
Rita Coolidge singles chronology
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
(1978)		 "You"
(1978)		 "Love Me Again"
(1978)

Rita Coolidge's version

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.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 25
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 3
US Cashbox Top 100[7] 17
Canadian RPM singles[8] 17
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Position
Canada [10] 143
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 226

2005 remix versions

A digital remix EP was released on 4 March 2005 and was included on the 'Tour Edition' of her album Discothèque

Digital Download
  1. "You" (2005 Remaster) (3:27)
  2. "You" (2004 Remaster) (3:17)

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ↑ Dewey, Karen (October 2001). Diva: The life of Marcia Hines. Sydney, N.S.W.: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-7329-1104-1.
  3. ↑ "Where did they get that song? "You"". PopArchives.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Top 100 Singles of 1977". http://australian-charts.com/. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 1978". http://australian-charts.com/. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lyrics: You by Rita Coolidge".
  7. ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles ".Week ending AUGUST 26, 1978 The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts - Chart data collected by Randy Price.
  8. ↑ "Bienvenue au site Web Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Welcome to the Library and Archives Canada website". Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Adult Oriented Playlist".Adult Contemporary - Volume 29, No. 26, September 23, 1978
  10. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0070b&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=vubv548fsosch5mkfv2e0dj4v5
  11. ↑ http://www.chartjunkie.com/1978all.htm