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"You Are" is the title of a popular song from 1983 by the singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. "You Are" was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie. It appears on his self-titled debut solo album, which came out in 1982. It resumes where he left off with D-flat major tunes with Commodores' "Sail On" and "Still", and his solo effort "Truly".

"You Are"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Lionel Richie
B-side	"You Mean More to Me"
Released	January 1983
Recorded	1981
Length	5:05 4:05 (7")
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Lionel Richie Brenda Harvey Richie
Producer(s)	Lionel Richie James Anthony Carmichael
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Truly" (1982) "You Are" (1983) "My Love" (1983)

Released as the follow-up single to his number-one hit song "Truly", "You Are" reached the top five on three major Billboard music charts. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, the song spent two weeks at number four in early 1983.[1] It peaked at number two on the R&B chart (behind "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson), and spent six weeks at number one on the adult contemporary chart.[2] In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 43 on the British pop chart.[3]

"You Are" is a romantic song, although it has a more upbeat arrangement than many of Richie's slower ballads, including a horn section. Before achieving popularity for his own music, singer Richard Marx was a studio musician who can be heard singing backing vocals on "You Are" as well as other songs from Richie's debut album.

Richie re-worked the song as a duet with country singer Blake Shelton for Richie's 2012 Tuskegee album.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983-2012)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	17
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	43
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	4
US Cashbox Top 100[7]	2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	2
Canada Top 50 Singles (RPM)	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	29
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12]	13

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1983 (U.S.)

References

На других языках

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[de] You Are

You Are ist ein Popsong von Lionel Richie aus dem Jahr 1982, das er mit seiner Exfrau Brenda Harvey Richie schrieb und mit James Anthony Carmichael produzierte. Er erschien auf seinem Debütalbum Lionel Richie.

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- [en] You Are (Lionel Richie song)

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[it] You Are

You Are è un singolo del cantante statunitense Lionel Richie, pubblicato nel 1983 ed estratto dall'album Lionel Richie.

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