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"You're My Everything"' is a 1931 song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mort Dixon and Joe Young. [1] The song was written for the revue The Laugh Parade starring Ed Wynn which opened in New York City on November 2, 1931. The song was sung by Jeanne Aubert and Lawrence Gray. [2]
"You're My Everything" (1931 song), by Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, and Joe Young "You're My Everything" (Anita Baker song), 2004 "You're My Everything" (Santa Esmeralda song), by Santa Esmeralda
"You're My Everything" was the first of three singles and four songs to be co-written for the group by Motown songwriter Rodger Penzabene.. It was the second of two A-sides led by vocalist Eddie Kendricks since David Ruffin, who leads on the bridge and ad-libs on the outro, became the Temptations' lead singer, the previous being the 1966 song "Get Ready".
The flip side of the record featured the love ballad "You're My Everything" which was a popular request song on radio, where it received substantial airplay, even though it never charted. Despite the success of the record, Gomez did not record any subsequent records with Santa Esmeralda's original production team.
You're My Everything was first presented in a one-hour adaptation starring Anne Baxter and Phil Harris, on Lux Radio Theatre on November 27, 1950. [3] Harris was a last-minute replacement for Dailey, who was ill. It was re-done on Lux on February 23, 1953, starring Dailey and Jeanne Crain. [4]
Rodger L. Penzabene (1945 – December 31, 1967) was an American songwriter for the Motown label. Among his most notable compositions as a lyricist are "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" by Gladys Knight & the Pips; "The End of Our Road" by Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye; and a trilogy of hits for The Temptations: "You're My Everything", "I Wish It Would Rain", and "I Could Never ...
Anita Baker's single, "You're My Everything" peaked at number 25 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Baker's first top 40 since 1995's "It's Been You" from her Rhythm of Love album. [ 1 ] Track listing
For the week of May 8, "You're My Everything" was added to the R&B play lists of WOL in Washington and KYAC in Seattle. [8] For the week of May 15, the song had been added to the pop playlists of two Philadelphia radio stations, WIFI and WIBG. [9] It was also added to the playlist of R&B station, KNOK in Fort Worth. [10]