"You're My Everything" is a 1967 single recorded by the Temptations for Berry Gordy's Motown[1][2][3] record label. It reached number three on the U.S. R&B chart and number six on the U.S. Pop chart.[4] It was the third single from the group's 1967 album The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul.
| "You're My Everything" | ||||
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| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul | ||||
| B-side | "I've Been Good to You" | |||
| Released | June 13, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1967 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Gordy G 7063 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
| The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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| The Temptations with a Lot O' Soul track listing | ||||
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History
edit"You're My Everything" was the first of three singles and four songs to be co-written for the group by Motown songwriter Rodger Penzabene.
It was the second of two A-sides led by vocalist Eddie Kendricks since David Ruffin, who leads on the bridge and ad-libs on the outro, became the Temptations' lead singer, the previous being the 1966 song "Get Ready".
The single is backed by a cover of the Miracles' "I've Been Good to You", also led by Kendricks. It was one of the few singles released by the Temptations from which both sides charted. It peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts.[5] The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Gladys Knight & the Pips[6] and Fred Hughes both in 1968, and by Lloyd Charmers in 1974.
Personnel
edit- Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin (lead vocals, bridge and outro)
- David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams and Otis Williams (backing vocals)
- Cornelius Grant (guitar)
- The Funk Brothers (other instrumentation)
References
edit- ^ Early, Gerald (November 24, 2022). "Motown: American corporation". Britannica. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ "Motown Records | Detroit Historical Society". detroithistorical.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Motown | Official Website". Motown. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 571.
- ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
- ^ "Gladys Knight and the Pips | American singing group | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.