"You Are Everything"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album The Stylistics
B-side"Country Living"
ReleasedMay 1971
Recorded1971
GenrePhiladelphia soul
Length2:55
LabelAvco
Songwriter(s)Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
(1971)		 "You Are Everything"
(1971)		 "Betcha by Golly, Wow"
(1972)
Music video
"You Are Everything" (Official Lyric Video) on YouTube

"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics.[1]

The Stylistics version

An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from their 1971 debut self-titled album[2] and was released as a single in 1971 and reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1][3][4] It also climbed to number 10 in the Billboard R&B chart[4] and reached number 24 in the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The Stylistics' record sold over one million copies globally, earning the band a gold disc[1] The award was presented by the RIAA on January 3, 1972.[1] It was the band's first gold disc.[1]

Group member Airrion Love only sang the opening harmony part with Russell.

The actual background vocals were done by Russell, producer Thom Bell, Carl Helm, Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble, and Phil Hurtt.

The rest of the Stylistics never sang on the first three albums that Thom Bell produced, as Russell explained in several interviews.

The song was used in two episodes of the TV series The Wonder Years, entitled "Denial" and "Double Double Date". It was also used in a 2002 episode of The King of Queens, called "Business Affairs". The song was featured at a dance in the 2005 comedy, The Ringer.

Chart (1971–72) Peak
position
Australia KMR 17
Canada RPM Top Singles 25
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 9
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 24
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles[4] 10

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version

"You Are Everything"
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
B-side"Include Me in Your Life"
ReleasedJanuary 1974
GenreSoul
Length3:10
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Producer(s)Hal Davis
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
(1974)		 "You Are Everything"
(1974)		 "Don't Knock My Love"
(1974)

Another version of the song was recorded by one-time Motown singing duo, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye. Released as the second UK single from their Diana & Marvin album, the song reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1974, and also became the first official Motown single to be awarded with silver disc for sales in excess of 250,000 copies.[5] It also reached #13 on the Dutch charts and #20 on the Irish Singles Chart. It was never released as a single in the U.S.

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notable cover versions

Many artists have covered the song. Among the most widely known are:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 351. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  2. ↑ Lytle, Craig. "The Stylistics". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Stylistics You Are Everything Chart History | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Allmusic – Charts & Awards
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 223. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ↑ "British single certifications – Diana Ross – I'm Coming Out". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 421. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ↑ "Vanessa Williams". Billboard.
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