You and I (Rick James song)
| "You and I" | ||||
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| Single by Rick James | ||||
| from the album Come Get It! | ||||
| B-side | "Hollywood" | |||
| Released | March 26, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk, R&B, disco | |||
| Length | 8:04 (Album version) 3:08 (Single edit) | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick James | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick James & Art Stewart | |||
| Rick James singles chronology | ||||
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"You and I" is the debut single by R&B/funk musician Rick James, released in 1978 from his debut album, Come Get It!. It spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B charts and reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] "You and I" also peaked at number three on the disco chart.[2]
Personnel[edit]
- Rick James - vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
- Levi Ruffin, Jr. - keyboards
- Billy Nunn – keyboards
- Bobby Nunn – keyboards
- Freddie Rappilo – guitar
- Andy Rapillo – bass
- Richard Shaw – bass
- Lorenzo Shaw – drums
- Mike Caputy – drums
- Randy Jay Beckenstein (sax), Rick Bell (Trombone) and Mike Brecker – horns
- Flick (sax), Barry (trumpet), Steve Williams (trombone) - horns
- Levi and Jackie Ruffin, Bobby and Billy Nunn, Sascha Meeks, Richard Shaw, Vanessa Brooks Nunn, Joey Diggs, Anthony Ceasar, Roger Brown, Calvin Moore, Bennie McCullough - background vocals
- Art Stewart - co-producer
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 291.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 134.