The Best of You

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"The Best of You"
Single by Booker T. Jones
from the album The Best of You
B-side"Let's Go Dancin'"
Released1980 (1980)
Songwriter(s)Booker T. Jones
Producer(s)David Anderle

"The Best of You" is a song by American musician Booker T. Jones and a single from the album The Best of You. The B-side to the single is "Let's Go Dancin'".

Kenny Thomas version

"Best of You"
Single by Kenny Thomas
from the album Voices
B-side"De Grooveski"[1]
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)[2]
Length3:43
LabelCooltempo
Songwriter(s)Booker T. Jones
Producer(s)Ian Green
Kenny Thomas singles chronology
"Thinking About Your Love"
(1991) 		"Best of You"
(1991) 		"Tender Love"
(1991)

The song was given a new audience in 1991 when the song was covered by English singer Kenny Thomas, retitled "Best of You", from his debut album, Voices (1991). Thomas's version reached No. 11 in the United Kingdom and also charted in France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.[3]

Charts

Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 197
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 27
France (SNEP)[6] 23
Germany (GfK)[7] 66
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 87
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 11

References

  1. ^ Best of You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Kenny Thomas. Cooltempo Records. 1991. COOL 243.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. September 21, 1991. p. 21.
  3. ^ Pace magazine 1994 p.61 ""I'm three years older and my music reflects the changes I have inevitably gone through," says Kenny Thomas. ... in 1991, unleashed such monster hit singles as Outstanding, Thinking About Your Love, [The] Best of You and Tender Love."
  4. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 27 July 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 43. October 26, 1991. p. 33.
  6. ^ "Kenny Thomas – Best of You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kenny Thomas – Best of You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Best of You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kenny Thomas – Best of You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kenny Thomas – Best of You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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