You and I (Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle song)

"You and I" is a duet recorded by American country music artists Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle. It was written by Frank J. Myers, produced by David Malloy, and released in October 1982 as the first single from Rabbitt's eighth studio album Radio Romance (1982). "You and I" became a major country pop crossover hit for both artists.

"You and I"
Single by Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
from the album Radio Romance
B-side"All My Life, All My Love"
ReleasedOctober 1982
Recorded1982
GenreCountry pop
Length4:00
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Frank J. Myers
Producer(s)David Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt singles chronology
"I Don't Know Where to Start"
(1982)		 "You and I"
(1982)		 "You Can't Run from Love"
(1983)
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
"Livin' in These Troubled Times"
(1982)		 "You and I"
(1982)		 "'Til I Gain Control Again"
(1983)

Track listing

7" single[1]

  1. "You And I" – 3:58
  2. "All My Life, All My Love" – 2:44

Critical reception
  • In 2005, the song was ranked number seven on CMT's 100 Greatest Duets in Country Music.[2] Gayle performed the duet with Raul Malo of The Mavericks since Rabbitt had died of lung cancer in 1998.
  • "You and I" went to number one on the US Billboard Country chart for one week.[3]
  • On the Billboard Hot 100, the song spent 29 weeks on the chart, peaking at number seven,[4] and making it the 12th biggest song of the year.[5]

Charts
Chart (1982–83) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 88
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[7] 81
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[11] 6
Canadian RPM Top Singles 35
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Year-end chart (1983)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[12] 12

The song was used for the wedding of the Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner characters on the American soap opera All My Children.[13][14]

US television show Glee covered this song in a mash-up with the Lady Gaga's same titled song in episode "Mash Off."[15]

References
  1. "Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle - You And I (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. "CMT Reveals the Top 12 Greatest Duets in Spectacular Concert Event". top40-charts.com. June 9, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 279.
  4. "The Hot 100: Week of February 19, 1983". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. "Longbored Surfer: Top 100 Hits for 1983". Longboredsurfer.com. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 244. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "You and I - Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle". UK Singles Chart. UK Official Charts Company. January 29, 1983. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  8. "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. "Hot 100 - Billboard", Billboard, February 2, 1983, retrieved May 24, 2018
  10. "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  11. "RPM Weekly Country Singles - Volume 38, No. 4". Library and Archives Canada. RPM (archived). March 26, 1983. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  12. "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95 no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
  13. Daytime's Greatest Weddings: All My Children. Dir. David Seeger. 1993. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2004. DVD.
  14. Home & Family. Hst. Mark Steines and Debbie Matenopoulos. Hallmark Channel. 2 Feb. 2017. Television.
  15. Thompson, L'Oreal (November 15, 2011). "'Glee' Recap: Mash Off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 27, 2011.


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