| 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]
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]
| Weekly chart (1978) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia[11] | 43 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 5 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[12] | 7 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 6 | |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[14] | 4 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 9 |
| Weekly chart (1978) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada[15] | 31 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 59 | |
| US Cash Box[17] | 74 |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. | ||||||
| 1979 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | "You Belong To Me" |
"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.
| 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]
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 |
