You're All I Need to Get By

"You're All I Need to Get By"
Single by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
from the album You're All I Need
B-side "Two Can Have a Party"
Released July 9, 1968
Format 7" single
Recorded 1967, Hitsville USA, Detroit, Michigan
Genre
Length 2:38
Label Tamla
T 54169
Songwriter(s) Nickolas Ashford
Valerie Simpson
Producer(s) Ashford & Simpson
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell singles chronology
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(1968)		 "You're All I Need to Get By"
(1968)		 "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey"
(1968)

"You're All I Need to Get By" is a song recorded by the American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records' Tamla label in 1968. It was the basis for the 1995 single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" from Method Man and Mary J. Blige.

Overview

Written by real-life couple Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, it became one of the few Motown recordings of the 1960s that was not recorded with the familiar "Motown sound". Instead, "You're All I Need to Get By" had a more soulful and gospel-oriented theme surrounding it, that was influenced by the writers, who also sing background vocals on the recording, sharing vocals in a church choir in New York City. The lead vocals were recorded separately by the two singers and combined during the mixing process, reportedly to cut studio time, and give time for Terrell, who was using a wheelchair, to recover from surgery on the malignant brain tumor that would ultimately cause her death in 1970.

The original recording by Gaye and Terrell peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Soul Singles chart for five weeks,[1] becoming one of the longest-running number one R&B hits of 1968 and the most successful duet recording of Marvin Gaye's entire career. Given its global appeal, it also reached #19 on the British singles charts in late 1968, staying there for nineteen weeks.

Personnel

Chart history

"You're All I Need to Get By"
Single by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
from the album That's What Friends Are For
B-side "You're a Special Part of My Life"
Released July 1978
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Label Columbia
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams singles chronology
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"
(1978)		 "You're All I Need to Get By"
(1978)

Johnny Mathis and Deneice Williams cover

Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams recorded "You're All I Need to Get By" for their duet album That's What Friends Are For. It was the follow-up to their U.S. number-one hit, "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late."

Their version of "You're All I Need to Get By" peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart, #16 on the Adult Contemporary chart,[6] and #45 on the UK Singles Chart. It did best on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, where it reached #5.[7]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] 52
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] 5
UK (The Official Charts Company) 45
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 47
US Billboard R&B 10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 16
US Cash Box Top 100 67

Other cover versions

Dionne Warwick recorded this song in 1969 for the album Soulful and Diana Ross recorded it for her 1970 album, Diana Ross. Ashford and Simpson produced Ross' version as well.

Aretha Franklin recorded the song as a single in 1971 (Atlantic 45-2787). The song was also included on her compilation album Aretha's Greatest Hits which was released later the same year. Her version peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

The Angels released a version in 1974 as the B-side of the single "Papa's Side Of The Bed".

Tony Orlando & Dawn's version became the third to reach the U.S. Top 40, peaking at #34 in 1975. They also reached #13 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[11]

Gloria Gaynor recorded a disco version for Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound.

Natalie Appleton and Bootsy Collins recorded this song in 2000 and it features on the soundtrack of the movie Honest directed by Dave Stewart.

Michael McDonald recorded this song for his second album of Motown covers, 2004's Motown Two.

In 2007, The James Taylor Quartet recorded instrumental version for the album "Don't Mess with Mr. T: James Taylor Quartet Plays Motown"

Kidda uses a line of this song for his 2008 single "Under The Sun".

D.C. rapper Wale samples this in the song "The Remake of a Remake (All I Need)" off of his critically acclaimed "Mixtape About Nothing," with singer Tawiah singing the female vocals.

My Morning Jacket performed the song during their New Year's Eve concert at Madison Square Garden on December 31, 2008, with Nicole Atkins appearing as a guest vocalist to sing the female part.

Actresses Telma Hopkins and Valarie Pettiford performed the song together in an episode of UPN's Half and Half.

Gladys Knight "Empress of Soul" also performed," You're All I Need to Get By"

A rendition of the tune by husband-and-wife duo Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore serves as the theme song for the BET reality series The Family Crews.

In 2012, Christine Anu covered the song on her album, Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook.

The song has been covered on the BET commercial in 2012 with the new slogan We Got You was shown from the retrospective moments.

Jacob Artist and Melissa Benoist sang this song on Season 4 of 'Glee' for the Valentine's Day episode 'I Do.'

Irene Grandi and Stefano Bollani sang a piano and vocal cover during the fourth Episode of the musical show "L'importante è avere un piano" on the Italian TV channel Rai 1, on 12 December 2016.

Other allusions to the song

This song and its 1995 interpolation of it by Method Man and Mary J. Blige on their single, "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By", were referenced in "All I Need" by Jay-Z when he says: "And all...I...need is a chick to hold a jammy like/Meth and Mary, like, Marvin and Tammi"

Late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. sampled a portion of it for his song "My Downfall" on his Life After Death album.

On the first season of American Idol, winner Kelly Clarkson sang this song during Motown week and Jasmine Trias also sang it on the third season. On the sixth-season finale, American Idol Winner Jordin Sparks sang it as a duet with second-season winner Ruben Studdard. Seventh season American Idol runner-up David Archuleta performed this song on Star Search final. Eighth season contestant Von Smith performed it in the third week of semifinals. In addition, Jacob Lusk sang this song also during Motown week of Idol's tenth season.

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 225.
  2. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1968-09-30. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 28, 1968
  4. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  5. ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1968
  6. ↑ Billboard Adult Contemporary, August 19, 1978
  7. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-10-07. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-09-09. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  9. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-10-07. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  10. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  11. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1975-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
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