You and I (Rick James song)

"You and I"
Single by Rick James
from the album Come Get It!
B-side"Hollywood"
ReleasedMarch 26, 1978
Recorded1977
GenreFunk, R&B, disco
Length8:04 (Album version)
3:08 (Single edit)
LabelGordy
Songwriter(s)Rick James
Producer(s)Rick James & Art Stewart
Rick James singles chronology
"You and I"
(1978) 		"Mary Jane"
(1978)

"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

  • 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

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 291.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 134.