| You Are Everything | |
| Cover: | You are everything the stylistics US single variant A.png |
| Alt: | side-A label |
| Caption: | One of side-A labels of the US single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Stylistics |
| Album: | The Stylistics |
| B-Side: | Country Living |
| Released: | 1971 |
| Recorded: | 1971 |
| Studio: | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Genre: | Pop[2] |
| Length: | 2:55 |
| Label: | Avco |
| Producer: | Thom Bell |
| Prev Title: | Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Betcha by Golly, Wow |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics.
An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from their debut self-titled album[3] and was released as a single in 1971. It reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart,[4] number 10 on the R&B chart[5] and reached number 24 on the Easy Listening chart. The Stylistics' record sold over one million copies globally, earning the band their first gold disc;[6] the award was presented by the RIAA on January 3, 1972.[6]
Group member Airrion Love sang only the opening harmony withRussell.
The actual background vocals were done by Russell,producer Thom Bell, Carl Helm,Bunny Sigler,Kenny Gamble, andPhil 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 appeared in two episodes of The Wonder Years, "Denial" and "Double Double Date". It was also used in a 2002 episode of The King of Queens, "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 | 9 | |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 24 | |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 10 |
| You Are Everything | |
| Cover: | You Are Everything Ross and Gaye.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| Album: | Diana & Marvin |
| B-Side: | Include Me in Your Life |
| Released: | January 1974 |
| Genre: | Soul |
| Length: | 3:10 |
| Label: | Motown |
| Producer: | Hal Davis |
| Prev Title: | My Mistake (Was to Love You) |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Don't Knock My Love |
| Next Year: | 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.[7] 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.
Many artists have covered the song. Among the most widely known are: