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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]

"You"
Side A of original Australian single
Single by Marcia Hines
from the album Ladies and Gentlemen
B-side	"In a Mellow Mood"
Released	October 1977
Genre	Pop dance funk soul
Length	3:07
Label	Miracle Records
Songwriter(s)	Tom Snow[1]
Producer(s)	Robie Porter
Marcia Hines singles chronology
"What I Did for Love" (1977) "You" (1977) "Music is My Life" (1978)

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]

Track listing

7" / 45 RPM single (MS-508)

Side A: "You"
Side B: "In a Mellow Mood"

Chart performance

Credits

• Engineer – Jim Hilton, Peter Walker
• Orchestrated By – Rick Formosa, Tony Ansell
• Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Robie G. Porter

Rita Coolidge version

"You"
US single picture sleeve
Single by Rita Coolidge
from the album Love Me Again
B-side	"Only You Know and I Know"
Released	June 1978
Genre	Soft rock
Label	A&M Records
Songwriter(s)	Tom Snow
Producer(s)	David Anderle with Booker T. Jones
Rita Coolidge singles chronology
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (1978) "You" (1978) "Love Me Again" (1978)

Rita Coolidge covered "You" and released it as the first single from her sixth album, 1978's Love Me Again. Her version, in contrast to Hines', is more mellow in tone. Coolidge's version became a Top 40 hit in both the United States and Canada during the summer of 1978, debuting on the Hot 100 at No. 83 on 1 July 1978 and reaching No. 25 there on 26 August 1978 and No. 17 in Canada. "You" was a major success on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching No. 3 in the U.S. and No. 1 in Canada. Coolidge's version did not chart in Australia, even though Hines' version had hit there.

Chart performance

2005 remix versions

A digital remix EP was released on 4 March 2005 and was included on the 'Tour Edition' of her album Discothèque.

Digital Download

1. "You" (2005 Remaster) (3:27)
2. "You" (2004 Remaster) (3:17)

References

External links

• Song Lyrics
• Marcia Hines – You on YouTube
• Rita Coolidge – You on YouTube

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