You Are Everything

"You Are Everything"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album The Stylistics
B-side	"Country Living"
Released	May 1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	2:55
Label	Avco
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Producer(s)	Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (1971) "You Are Everything" (1971) "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (1972)
Music video
"You Are Everything" (Official Lyric Video) on YouTube

"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics.^[2]

The Stylistics version

An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from their 1971 debut self-titled album^[3] and was released as a single in 1971 and reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[2][4][5] It also climbed to number 10 in the Billboard R&B chart^[5] and reached number 24 in the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The Stylistics' record sold over one million copies globally, earning the band a gold disc^[2] The award was presented by the RIAA on January 3, 1972.^[2] It was the band's first gold disc.^[2]

Group member Airrion Love only sang the opening harmony part with Russell.

The actual background vocals were done by Russell, producer Thom Bell, Carl Helm, Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble, and Phil 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 was used in two episodes of the TV series The Wonder Years, entitled "Denial" and "Double Double Date". It was also used in a 2002 episode of The King of Queens, called "Business Affairs". The song was featured at a dance in the 2005 comedy, The Ringer.

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version

"You Are Everything"
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
B-side	"Include Me in Your Life"
Released	January 1974
Genre	Soul
Length	3:10
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Producer(s)	Hal Davis
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (1974) "You Are Everything" (1974) "Don't Knock My Love" (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.^[6] 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.

Certifications

Notable cover versions

Many artists have covered the song. Among the most widely known are:

• In 1973, the Pearls, a 1970s vocal girl duo from Liverpool, were the first artists to chart with this song in the UK, early that year. It was released on the Bell label and reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.^[8]
• In early 1988, English heavy metal band Judas Priest recorded "You Are Everything" with Stock Aitken Waterman, an English songwriting and record-producing trio. Though this version of the song was never officially released, an excerpt of the recording leaked on YouTube in 2015.^[9]
• In 1995, English singers Melanie Williams and Joe Roberts scored a UK top 40 hit with their version of the track, which peaked at number 28.
• In 2005, Vanessa L. Williams performed the song on her covers album titled Everlasting Love. Her version was a hit on the smooth jazz, dance and Adult Contemporary charts.^[10]

References

External links

• Listen to "You Are Everything" on YouTube