"You" | ||||
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Single by Marcia Hines | ||||
from the album Ladies and Gentlemen | ||||
B-side | "In a Mellow Mood" | |||
Released | October 1977 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Miracle Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Snow[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Robie Porter | |||
Marcia Hines singles chronology | ||||
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"You" is a 1977 single by Australian recording artist Marcia Hines, first recorded by writer Tom Snow on his 1975 Taking It All in Stride LP. "You" was the second single from her third studio album, Ladies and Gentlemen, released in October 1977. It peaked at No. 2 in Australia, and remains Hines' highest-charting single in Australia.[2]
The song was nearly kept from Hines as Robie Porter, the producer, had put the song into his "don't use" pile. Mark Kennedy – her backing band's drummer – saw the sheet music in the studio and began arguing the song's worth to Porter. Porter subsequently changed his mind about the song.[3]
Hines' "You" is a dance song. Her version was not released in North America, and the following year it was covered in the U.S. by Rita Coolidge.[4]