The Best of You explained

The Best of You
Type:single
Artist:Booker T. Jones
Album:The Best of You
B-Side:Let's Go Dancin'
Producer:David Anderle

"The Best of You" is a song by American musician Booker T. Jones and a single from the album The Best of You. The B-side to the single is "Let's Go Dancin'".

Kenny Thomas version

Best of You
Type:single
Artist:Kenny Thomas
Album:Voices
B-Side:"De Grooveski"[1]
Released:[2]
Length:3:43
Label:Cooltempo
Producer:Ian Green
Prev Title:Thinking About Your Love
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Tender Love
Next Year:1991

The song was given a new audience in 1991 when the song was covered by English singer Kenny Thomas, retitled "Best of You", from his debut album, Voices (1991). Thomas's version reached 11 in the United Kingdom and also charted in France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.[3]

Charts

Chart (1991–1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 197
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 27

Notes and References

  1. Best of You. Kenny Thomas. 1991. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Cooltempo Records. COOL 243.
  2. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 21. September 21, 1991.
  3. Pace magazine 1994 p.61 ""I'm three years older and my music reflects the changes I have inevitably gone through," says Kenny Thomas. ... in 1991, unleashed such monster hit singles as Outstanding, Thinking About Your Love, [The] Best of You and Tender Love."
  4. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 27 July 1992 . Bubbling Down Under. 28 July 2024.
  5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 8. 43. 33. October 26, 1991.