| You | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Marcia Hines |
| Album: | Ladies and Gentlemen |
| B-Side: | In a Mellow Mood |
| Released: | October 1977 |
| Length: | 3:07 |
| Label: | Miracle Records |
| Producer: | Robie Porter |
| Prev Title: | What I Did for Love |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Music is My Life |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
"You" is a 1977 single by Australian recording artist Marcia Hines, first recorded by writer Tom Snow on his 1975 Taking It All in Stride LP. "You" 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 as Robie Porter, the producer, had put the song into his "don't use" pile. Mark Kennedy – her backing band's drummer – 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]
| Chart (1977) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] [5] | 79 | |
| Australian Artist (Kent Music Report) | 15 |
| Chart (1978) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] [7] | 29 | |
| Australian Artist (Kent Music Report) | 5 |
| You | |
| Cover: | You_-_Rita_Coolidge.jpg |
| Alt: | cover art |
| Caption: | US single picture sleeve |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Rita Coolidge |
| Album: | Love Me Again |
| B-Side: | Only You Know and I Know |
| Released: | June 1978 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Label: | A&M Records |
| Producer: | David Anderle with Booker T. Jones |
| Prev Title: | The Way You Do the Things You Do |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Love Me Again |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Rita Coolidge covered "You" and released it as the first single from her sixth album, 1978's Love Me Again. 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 on the Hot 100 at No. 83 on 1 July 1978 and reaching No. 25 there 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. Coolidge's version did not chart in Australia, even though Hines' version had hit there.
| Chart (1978) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[8] | 17 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] | 1 | |
| France (IFOP)[10] | 57 | |
| New Zealand[11] | 36 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] | 25 | |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 3 | |
| U.S. Cashbox Top 100[13] | 17 | |
| U.S. Radio & Records | 13 |
| Chart (1978) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[14] | 143 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] | 162 |
A digital remix EP was released on 4 March 2005 and was included on the 'Tour Edition' of her album Discothèque.
