You to Me Are Everything
"You to Me Are Everything" is a song by British soul group the Real Thing, released as a single in 1976. Written by Ken Gold and Michael Denne and produced by Gold, "You to Me Are Everything" was the Real Thing's sole number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top in July 1976. The song was re-released ten years later titled the "Decade Remix" which returned the song to the chart in March 1986, reaching number five. The song has been covered by a number of artists , including Sonia and Sean Maguire, whose versions also charted in the UK. Background. The Real Thing first appeared on the ITV talent show "Opportunity Knocks", to which they then acquired a manager, Tony Hall who secured them a recording contract with Pye Records. For their debut single, they recorded "You to Me Are Everything", a song written by producer Ken Gold together with Micky Denne. In the United States, two other versions of the song were released at the same time as the version by the Real Thing, by American groups Broadway and Revelation, whose versions were both released the  same week, and at one point all three appeared on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and R&B charts. Although the version by the Real Thing outsold the other two versions, the confusion with the three different versions effectively prevented each other from becoming a hit. Commercial performance. The original release of "You to Me Are Everything" reached number one in the UK and stayed there for three weeks. It peaked at No. 22 in Australia, number 3 in Ireland and number 10 in New Zealand. The original version has been certified silver in the UK for 250,000 single sales. The song  was a minor hit in the US, peaking at number 64 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart and number 28 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. In 1986, the Decade Remix by DJ Froggy, Simon Harris and KC was released by PRT Records. The remix reached No. 5 in the UK in March. Sonia version. "You to Me Are Everything" was covered by Sonia in 1991. The song was released in November 1991, the third and final single from her second album. The "Radio Mix" is a new remixed version by Pete Hammond that differs from the album version. The  song's B-side "Be My Baby" was also on the album. This single reached No. 13 in UK and No. 14 in Ireland. Format and track listings. CD single 7" single 12" single Sean Maguire version. "You to Me Are Everything" was Sean Maguire's fifth single and the second from his second album, "Spirit". Maguire's version of the song was released in November 1995 and reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing. CD1 CD2 Cassette Other versions. The song has been covered by Frankie Valli, whose version was released as the B-side to  We're All Alone that reached No. 78 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It has also been covered by Tiny Tim and Andy Abraham. A Finnish version entitled "Ei enempää voi pyytää" ("He can ask no more") was recorded in 1978 by . Later on, in 1997, songwriter Marina Rei successfully recorded an Italian-language version, "Primavera" ("Spring").. The Song has also been covered by Malaysian artist Dayang Nurfaizah in 2007 which is sung in Bahasa Melayu and titled 'Cerita Cinta Dayang'.