You (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

"You"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Faces
B-side	"Share Your Love"
Released	November 1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Funk R&B
Length	3:56 (7" version) 5:09 (album version)
Label	ARC/Columbia
Songwriter(s)	David Foster Brenda Russell Maurice White
Producer(s)	Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Let Me Talk" (1980) "You" (1980) "Back on the Road" (1980)

"You" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in November 1980 on Columbia Records.^[1] The single reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. ^[2][3]

Overview

You was produced by Maurice White and composed by White, David Foster and Brenda Russell. The song also came upon EWF's 1980 album Faces.^[1]

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as "a smooth ballad with lush strings and a tight production that make it appealing".^[4] Paul Sexton of Record Mirror called You an "After The Love Has Gone clone"^[5] Stephen Holden of Rolling Stone called You an example of "Bee Gees-influenced pop romanticism".^[6] Phyl Garland of Stereo Review also called "You, the (album's) standout." Garland went on to state that "You is every bit as good as After the Love Has Gone on I Am which is saying quite a lot".^[7]

Cover versions

Jazz singer Nancy Wilson covered "You" on her 1983 album I'll Be a Song.^[8]

Charts

Chart (1980–81)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	48
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[2]	10
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3]	30
U.S. Cashbox Top Soul Singles	10[9]

References

1. Earth, Wind & Fire: You. ARC/Columbia Records. November 1980.
2. "Earth, Wind & Fire: You (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
3. "Earth Wind & Fire: You (Adult Contemporary)". billboard.com. Billboard.
4. Billboard Top Single Picks. Vol. 92. Billboard Magazine. November 15, 1980. p. 93.
5. Sexton, Paul (October 25, 1980). Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces. Record Mirror. p. 20.
6. Holden, Stephen (March 5, 1981). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
7. Garland, Phyl (March 1981). Popular Music (Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces) (PDF). Vol. 46. Stereo Review. p. 122.
8. Nancy Wilson - I'll Be A Song. Nippon Columbia Records. 38C38-7061
9. "The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. December 27, 1980.