One in a Million You explained

One in a Million You
Cover:One_in_a_Million_You_-_Larry_Graham.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Larry Graham
Album:One in a Million You
B-Side:The Entertainer
Released:June 1980
Label:Warner Bros.
Prev Title:The Jam
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:When We Get Married
Next Year:1980

"One in a Million You" is a single by Larry Graham from his album of the same name. The song was written by Sam Dees and produced by Larry Graham.[1] "One in a Million You" was a gold record.

Chart performance

Graham is the former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone and frontman for Graham Central Station. The ballad reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9 in September 1980 while also hitting No. 1 on the R&B chart for two weeks.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[3] 1
US Cash Box Top 10015

Year-end charts

Popular culture

The song was used in the movie .

The song was covered by Dionne Warwick on her Arista album Hot! Live and Otherwise.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. White . Adam . Bronson . Fred . Fred Bronson . 1993 . Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York . 274.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 234.
  3. Larry Graham Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. March 7, 2021.
  4. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1980. Billboard. March 7, 2021.