One in a Million You - Wikipedia One in a Million You `` One in a Million You '' Single by Larry Graham from the album One in a Million You B - side `` The Entertainer '' Released June 1980 Format 7 '' single Label Warner Bros. Records Songwriter ( s ) Sam Dees Larry Graham singles chronology `` The Jam '' ( 1976 ) `` One in a Million You '' ( 1980 ) `` When We Get Married '' ( 1980 ) `` The Jam '' ( 1976 ) `` One in a Million You '' ( 1980 ) `` When We Get Married '' ( 1980 ) `` One in a Million You '' is a single by Larry Graham from his album One in a Million You ( 1980 ). Graham is the former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone and frontman for Graham Central Station. The ballad reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, peaking at # 9 in August 1980 and hit # 1 on the R&B chart for two weeks. It became a gold record. The song was written by Sam Dees and produced by Larry Graham. It was used in the movie Nutty Professor II : The Klumps. Charts Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs US Billboard Adult Contemporary 37 US Cash Box Top 100 15 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 234. Jump up ^ White, Adam ; Bronson, Fred ( 1993 ). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books : Watson - Guptill Publications, New York. p. 274. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs Chart - Billboard '', Billboard Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 101. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Take Your Time ( Do It Right ) '' by The S.O.S. Band Billboard Hot Soul Singles number - one single August 2 -- 9, 1980 Succeeded by `` Upside Down '' by Diana Ross This 1980s R&B / soul music song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This 1980s pop song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=One_in_a_Million_You&oldid=841797359 '' Categories : 1980 songs 1980 singles Larry Graham songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Songs written by Sam Dees 1980s R&B song stubs 1980s pop song stubs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 May 2018, at 03 : 38. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song one in a million
Answer: Sam Dees