You Belong to Me (Carly Simon song) explained

You Belong to Me
Cover:Carly Simon - You Belong To Me single cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Carly Simon
Album:Boys in the Trees
B-Side:In a Small Moment
Released:April 1978 (U.S.)
Recorded:1978
Length:3:52
3:12
Label:Elektra
Producer:Arif Mardin
Prev Title:Nobody Does It Better
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Devoted to You
Next Year:1978

"You Belong to Me" is a song written by American singer-songwriters Carly Simon and Michael McDonald. Originally recorded by McDonald's rock group The Doobie Brothers for their seventh studio album, Livin' on the Fault Line (1977), the song was made famous by Simon when she recorded it for her seventh studio album, Boys in the Trees (1978). A live version of the song from The Doobie Brothers' 1983 album Farewell Tour would later chart on the Pop Singles chart at No. 79 in August 1983.[1]

Overview

Released as the lead single from Simon's seventh studio album, Boys in the Trees (1978), "You Belong to Me" reached the top 10 of the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking at No. 6, and remained on the chart for 18 weeks.[2] It also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and remained on the chart for 19 weeks.[2] At the 21st Annual Grammy Awards in 1979, the track earned Simon a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[3] Cash Box particularly praised the lead and backing vocals and "lilting sax solo."[4] Record World said that it "blends [Simon's] style with The Doobie Brothers' in a sultry, rather dream-like way, and some appropriate sax work adds to the effect."[5]

One of Simon's biggest hits, "You Belong to Me" has been featured on many compilations of her work, including the three-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the UK import (1998), the two-disc retrospective Anthology (2002), and the single-disc (2004).[6] It is also featured in Simon's 1987 HBO concert special Live from Martha's Vineyard, and the accompanying Greatest Hits Live (1988). The track is also featured in romantic comedy films Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)[7] and Little Black Book (2004).[8]

In 2009, Simon re-recorded the song, with guest vocalist John Forté, for her album of acoustic performances of many of her past hits, Never Been Gone.[9]

Personnel

Track listing

7" single [10]

Chart performance

Weekly chart (1978)Peak
position
Australia[11] 43
Canada RPM Top Singles5
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[12] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 6
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[14] 4
US Cash Box Top 1009
Weekly chart (1978)Peak
position
Canada[15] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 59
US Cash Box[17] 74

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1979Grammy AwardsBest Pop Vocal Performance, Female"You Belong To Me"

The Doobie Brothers version

"You Belong to Me" originally appeared on The Doobie Brothers' seventh studio album, Livin' on the Fault Line (1977).[18] The live version from their 1983 album Farewell Tour would later chart on the Pop Singles chart at No. 79 in August 1983.

Chart performance

Anita Baker version

You Belong to Me
Type:single
Artist:Anita Baker
Album:Rhythm of Love
Released:1995
Recorded:1994
Length:4:41
Label:Elektra
Prev Title:It's Been You
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:My Funny Valentine
Next Year:1995

In 1994, American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker re-recorded her own version of the song for the compilation album in 1990.[19] She subsequently re-released the track in 1995 as the fourth single from her fifth studio album, Rhythm of Love.[20]

Jennifer Lopez version

In 2002, American singer Jennifer Lopez re-recorded her own version of the song for her third studio album, This is Me... Then as the ninth track on that album, produced by Cory Rooney and Dan Shea who produced the majority of the album. It had a more urban soul sound than Simon's original, lasting three minutes and thirty seconds. Lopez's version contains an interpolation of "Catch the Beat", written by G. Andrews, K. Nix, Brad Osborne, T. Ski Valley and performed by T. Ski Valley.

You Belong to Me
Type:single
Artist:Jennifer Lopez
Album:This Is Me... Then
Recorded:2002
Length:3:30
Label:Epic

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Doobie Brothers - Chart history | Billboard . . January 11, 2015.
  2. Web site: Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard . . January 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: Carly Simon . . October 19, 2018 . March 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320142232/https://www.grammy.com/artists/carly-simon/6577 . live.
  4. News: CashBox Singles Reviews . April 15, 1978 . 46 . . January 1, 2022 .
  5. . April 15, 1978 . February 15, 2023 . Hits of the Week . 1 .
  6. Web site: You Belong To Me . August 9, 2014 . Carlysimon.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013162404/http://carlysimon.com/music/Lyrics/You_Belong_To_Me.html . October 13, 2007 . dead.
  7. Web site: Desperately Seeking Susan - Soundtracks . . July 31, 2014.
  8. Web site: Little Black Book - Soundtracks . . July 31, 2014.
  9. Web site: Carly Simon has "good time" revisiting old songs . Gail . Mitchell . October 23, 2009 . . October 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422112139/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-simon/carly-simon-has-good-time-revisiting-old-songs-idUSTRE59N0BM20091024 . April 22, 2023 . live.
  10. Web site: You Belong to Me . January 3, 2020 . . 1978.
  11. Book: Australian Charts Book 1970—1992 . David Kent . 0-646-11917-6 . 1993 . Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W..
  12. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. . 17 July 2013 .
  13. Chart History . Billboard . July 18, 2018.
  14. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 218.
  15. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly . . July 17, 2013.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978.
  17. http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1978YESP.html The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1978
  18. Web site: Livin' on the Fault Line . Kurtz, Peter . . February 15, 2023 .
  19. Web site: Heilman . Dan . Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary . . April 13, 2013 .
  20. Web site: Henderson . Alex . Rhythm of Love . . April 13, 2013 .