You Are Everything

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For the Matthew West song, see You Are Everything (Matthew West song).
"You Are Everything"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album The Stylistics
B-side "Country Living"
Released May 13, 1971
Format 7"
Genre Soul, Philly soul
Length 2:55
Label Avco
Writer(s) Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Producer(s) Thom Bell
Certification Gold
The Stylistics singles chronology
"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
(1971)		 "You Are Everything"
(1971)		 "Betcha by Golly, Wow"
(1972)

"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed that was originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics.[1]

The Stylistics version

An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from their 1971 debut self-titled album[2] and was released as a single in 1971 and reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1][3] In addition, it also climbed to #10 in the Billboard R&B chart[3] and reached number #24 in the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies globally, earning the band a gold disc[1] The award was presented by the RIAA on January 3, 1972.[1] It was the band's first gold disc.[1]

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.

Chart (1971-72) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 9
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 24
Billboard R&B Singles [3] 10

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version

"You Are Everything"
File:You Are Everything Ross and Gaye.jpg
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
B-side "Include Me in Your Life"
Released 1974
Format 7"
Genre Soul
Length 3:10
Label Motown
Writer(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 cover was 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 200,000 copies.[4] 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.

Covers and samples

Other artists to have covered the song, or referenced it, over the years include:

References

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