THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
183-Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye-You Are Everything.
1974-Number 5 single.
Best Bit-At 1.05.These days duets in Pop Music are commonplace,but back in 1973 it was still quite rare.The thinking being,if two fan-bases are brought together then they will sell twice as many records.
Marvin Gaye(see also best songs 723) had made himself a promise that he would never again record a duet with a female artist because he felt they were cursed by him recording with them.Mary Wells career never recovered after she left Motown,Kim Weston had also left the label abruptly and Tammi Terrell had developed a brain tumor,which later resulted in her death. Gaye changed his mind when it was pointed out to him that it would increase his popularity,he even allowed Diana Ross'(see also best songs 969-823-650-553-414 and 212) name in front of his on the billing,something that never happened with his three previous partners.
‘You Are Everything’ was written in 1971 by Thom Bell and Linda Creed(see also best songs 765) for The Stylistics self titled debut Album,it reached Number 9 on Billboard but failed to chart in the UK
‘As he turned the corner I called out your name,I felt so ashamed when it wasn’t you.’
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