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1977 single by Debby Boone

"You Light Upwardly My Life"
You Light Up My Life by Original Cast, US vinyl vocal side.png

Vocal side of the The states single
Single by Kasey Cisyk (credited to Original Cast)
from the anthology You lot Light Upward My Life: Original Soundtrack
A-side
  • "You Low-cal Up My Life"
  • (instrumental)
Released Baronial xvi, 1977 (Charted the week of September 3)
Recorded 1977
Genre Popular
Length 3:29
Label Arista
Songwriter(southward) Joe Brooks[1]
Producer(s) Joe Brooks

"You Low-cal Up My Life" is a ballad written by Joseph Brooks, and originally recorded past Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 moving-picture show of the same title.[1] The song was lip synced in the picture by its lead actress, Didi Conn. The best-known encompass version of the song is a cover by Debby Boone, the daughter of vocalizer Pat Boone. It held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped Record World magazine'southward Superlative 100 Singles Nautical chart for a record 13 weeks.[2]

Original film version [edit]

Cisyk's original soundtrack recording was included on the film's soundtrack album, and later released as a single to bolster sales of the soundtrack album after Debby Boone included her version on her kickoff solo anthology (as well titled You Light Up My Life). Although the soundtrack album was certified Gold, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it never included Boone's hit unmarried version of the song.

Cisyk's single was credited to "Original Cast", not to Cisyk herself, and even though Brooks is listed on the A-side of the single, the "Original Cast" B-side charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and only reached No. 80. Brooks also released an instrumental version of the song from the soundtrack as a promotional single, but that version failed to chart.

Following the success of Boone's version, the vocal earned Brooks a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, an University Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Earth Award for All-time Original Song and an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) accolade.[i]

Track listing [edit]

  • 7" vinyl single
  1. "You Calorie-free Up My Life" (Instrumental) — 3:02
  2. "You lot Light Up My Life" (Original Bandage) — 3:29

Chart performance (Original Cast single) [edit]

The Joseph Brooks controversies [edit]

In a 2013 biographical essay most Cisyk,[three] Cisyk's 2nd husband, Ed Rakowicz (who worked as a sound engineer, but not for this vocal), wrote that songwriter Brooks was initially pleased with Cisyk's recording of the song with orchestra (and her version appeared in the movie and soundtrack) just "tried to evade payment by false promises and by asking her to be an incidental histrion in his picture, implying huge rewards yet to come..."[3] Rackowicz claimed that Brooks made improper advances toward Cisyk, that after being rebuffed, he refused to speak directly to her again, and that he continued to evade payments to her while commissioning some other recording with Debby Boone. According to Rackowicz, "Too wanting Boone to copy Kacey'south [sic][4] iconic striking reading of his songs, Brooks needed to cover up Kacey's vocal leakage in the microphones in the pianoforte recorded at the original demo session on which was overdubbed the orchestral track used in the film. Brooks didn't desire to pay to re-tape the pianoforte and orchestra again."[3] In a 2003 interview with Entertainment Weekly Magazine, Boone admitted, "I had no freedom whatsoever. Joe told me exactly how to sing it and imitate every inflection from the original recording."[five] Cisyk later retained a lawyer and sued Brooks for the fees she had earned for her piece of work on the record and for credit on the soundtrack, which she later received.[3]

Debby Boone version [edit]

"Yous Light Up My Life"
You light up my life - 7 inch.jpg

German release cover
Single by Debby Boone
from the album Yous Light Up My Life
B-side
  • "Hasta Mañana" (US & selected territories)
  • "He's a Rebel" (performed by the Boones; selected countries)
Released August sixteen, 1977
Recorded April 1977
Genre

Soft rock[vi]

Length 3:35
Label Warner Bros.-Adjourn
Songwriter(s) Joe Brooks[i]
Producer(southward) Joe Brooks
Debby Boone singles chronology
"You Low-cal Up My Life"
(1977) 		"California"
(1978)
Culling image
Side A of the US single

Side A of the US unmarried

In 1977, Debby Boone, Pat Boone'south girl, recorded the song under the guidance of Adjourn Records executive Mike Curb[seven] and songwriter Joseph Brooks.[5] Boone recorded her vocals over a pre-existing instrumental track that Brooks already had developed for the flick's soundtrack.[7] The vocal was released every bit both a Warner-Curb Records single and equally the championship track to her showtime solo album, Y'all Lite Up My Life, which she released on Warner Bros. Records, Curb Records' parent label.

Greenbacks Box said that "Ms. Boone builds it to a powerful emotional peak every bit a massive string section lends support."[8]

The unmarried was an enormous success. It became the biggest single of the 1970s in the United States,[9] setting a new Billboard Hot 100 tape for most weeks spent at Number 1. Elvis Presley'southward double-sided hit "Don't Be Cruel/ Hound Dog," then recognized every bit the longest-running Number One song of the rock era, spent eleven weeks atop the Billboard Best Sellers nautical chart in 1956, before the 1958 debut of the Hot 100. The previous Hot 100 record was held by Bobby Darin'south "Mack the Knife", Percy Religion'south recording of "Theme from A Summertime Place" (1960) and The Beatles's "Hey Jude" (1968), all iii of which remained at No. 1 for nine weeks.[x] The ten-week tape was matched in 1982 by Olivia Newton-John'due south "Physical,"[xi] but was non surpassed until a 1991 modify in nautical chart methodology immune songs to achieve longer reigns at No. i. In 1992, "Terminate of the Road," by Boyz Ii Men, would set the new record with xiii weeks.[12]

Besting her chart performance in Billboard, Boone's "You Low-cal Upwardly My Life" unmarried topped Record World's Top 100 Singles Nautical chart for an unbroken record of 13 weeks.[two] On Billboard's chart, Boone was unseated from No. one by the Bee Gees, with "How Deep Is Your Love," the get-go of three No. i singles from the "Sat Nighttime Fever" soundtrack. On Record World's chart, Boone kept the Bee Gees out of the number-one spot. In Greenbacks Box Magazine, "You Low-cal Up My Life" managed only an eight-week stay at the tiptop of the chart, earlier existence dethroned by Crystal Gayle'southward "Don't Information technology Brand My Dark-brown Eyes Bluish". Its to the lowest degree-lengthy run was on the Radio and Records chart, with half-dozen weeks at No. 1 earlier relinquishing the spot to the Bee Gees;[xiii] information technology had knocked Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Improve" out of the meridian spot after only ane week.

The single, which was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), also hit No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached No. 4 on the Country chart. The single peaked at No. 48 in the Britain Singles Chart.[xiv] Boone's hit single led to her winning the 1978 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, with boosted Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female and Record of the Twelvemonth. Boone as well won the 1977 American Music Award for Favorite Pop Single.

Decades afterward its release, the Debby Boone version is nevertheless considered one of the top x Billboard Hot 100 songs of all time. In 2008, information technology was ranked at No. 7 on Billboard'southward "Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs" list (August 1958 - July 2008).[7] An updated version of the all-time list in 2013 ranked the vocal at No. 9.[xv]

Although information technology was written by Brooks as a love song, the devout Boone interpreted it equally inspirational and proclaimed that information technology was instead God who "lit upward her life." This fact was afterward alluded to when the song appeared in The Simpsons episode "I Married Marge," Season 3, Episode 12.

Rail list [edit]

  • 7" vinyl single
  1. "You Lite Up My Life"* – 3:35
  2. "Hasta Ma̱ana"** Р3:12

* Notation: Produced and bundled by Joe Brooks.
** Note: Produced by Mike Curb and arranged by Al Capps.

Chart performance (Debby Boone single) [edit]

LeAnn Rimes version [edit]

"You Lite Up My Life"
LeAnn Rimes You Light Up My Life Single.jpg
Unmarried by LeAnn Rimes
from the album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
B-side "I Believe"
Released August 26, 1997
Recorded 1996
Genre Country
Length 3:37
Characterization Adjourn
Songwriter(s) Joe Brooks[1]
Producer(s) Mike Curb
Chuck Howard
Wilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"How Do I Live"
(1997) 		"You Low-cal Upwards My Life"
(1997) 		"On the Side of Angels"
(1998)

LeAnn Rimes released her own version of "You Light Up My Life" as a single in 1997, 20 years after Boone'south version was released, and on the same tape label, the Warner Bros. Records label's Curb Records label. Her version fared modestly by comparing to the original at radio (No. 34 Pop, No. 48 State). Nevertheless, her single was certified gold and was the championship rail to her No. 1 pop and country album, Yous Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs.

Rails listing [edit]

  • Us CD unmarried [22]
  1. "You Lite Up My Life"* – iii:37
  2. "I Believe"** – ii:22

* Note: Produced by Wilbur C. Rimes, Chuck Howard and Mike Adjourn.[23]
** Annotation: Produced by Wilbur C. Rimes.[23]

Chart performance (LeAnn Rimes single) [edit]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[24] 57
U.s. Billboard Hot 100[25] 34
U.s.a. Hot Land Songs (Billboard)[26] 48

Other versions [edit]

Many artists have covered "You Calorie-free Up My Life" since 1977.

  • Perry Como performed it on Bob Hope'southward Telly special in 1977 (then recorded for CD in 2000).
  • Johnny Mathis recorded the vocal and named his 1978 album afterwards the song.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck also recorded "You Low-cal Up My Life" in 1978, including it on his anthology "Last of the Romantics". The song has as well been recorded by Loleatta Holloway, Jean Carn, Kenny Rogers, Angeline Quinto, José Carreras, Robert Goulet, and Samantha Cole.[27]
  • Valeria Lynch recorded the song covered "Tú me haces feliz" for her 1979 anthology Yo soy tu canción....
  • Japanese vocalist Yuki Saito recorded information technology (in English) for her 1994 album Moi.
  • Whitney Houston recorded the song for her 2002 album Simply Whitney....
  • The Irish pop band Westlife recorded a cover of the vocal and made it to their The Love Anthology album in 2006 which went straight to No. 1 in UK Albums Chart and performed it live subsequently. The song charted on UK Singles Nautical chart without existence properly released as a unmarried.
Charts (2006) Superlative
position
U.k. Singles (Official Charts Company) 171
  • A French rendering entitled "Tu remplis ma vie" was recorded past Anne Renée (fr) in 1977.
  • America'due south Got Talent flavour 1 winner Bianca Ryan covered the song for her 2006 debut album.
  • Patti Smith performed the song on the ABC television receiver plan Kids Are People Too, accompanied past Brooks on piano.[28]

In other media [edit]

"You Lite Up My Life" became a running joke in an episode of Girlfriends (titled "Can't Stan Ya!"). Maya and Stan (who had been seeing each other) share a kiss; she feels guilty afterwards and decides to break things off with him to focus on her matrimony. While attempting to do this, Stan serenades her with the song and doesn't allow Maya to break her news to him. Lynn offers to tell Stan on Maya'south behalf (in exchange for Maya to talk her mother in reducing Lynn's rent on the garage); she then sings the song to Maya as a grade of blackmail. At the episode's stop, Maya arrives home where Darnell - and Stan - are now playing a video game (a injure and angry Stan has decided to "befriend" Darnell to become back at Maya). Stan starts to hum the song during the game, prompting Darnell to join him. Darnell then exclaims "Y'all Light Up My Life! Maya, you remember that? That used to be your mama'southward jam dorsum in the mean solar day!"

See too [edit]

  • List of RPM number-1 singles of 1977
  • List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1977 (U.S.)
  • Listing of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones
  • Listing of 1970s ane-hit wonders in the United states of america

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness Globe Records Express. p. 136. ISBNone-904994-10-v.
  2. ^ a b "Meridian 100 Singles Nautical chart for 1/7/1978" (PDF). Record World. 35 #1591: 29. January vii, 1978.
  3. ^ a b c d Kvitka's Biography by Ed Rakowicz, 2013 Accessed Jan 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Rakowicz's biography consistently spells the Americanized version of his wife'southward name as "Kacey" rather than "Kasey."
  5. ^ a b Brown, Scott (21 February 2003). "The Light Stuff". Amusement Weekly. pp. 76–78.
  6. ^ "VH1's 40 Near Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "The Billboard Hot 100 Best Peak Songs (10-01)". Billboard. July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  8. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 27, 1977. p. xxx. Retrieved 2021-12-26 .
  9. ^ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1970s: iv – Debby Boone – 'Yous Low-cal Up My Life'". Rolling Rock. New York City. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2015-xi-15 .
  10. ^ Bronson, Fred (i Oct 2003). The Billboard Volume of Number One Hits (5th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 939. ISBN978-0823076772.
  11. ^ Bronson, p. 550.
  12. ^ Bronson, pp. 938-939.
  13. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1970s/1977/RR-1977-11-25.pdf[ bare URL PDF ]
  14. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness Earth Records Limited. p. 136. ISBNone-904994-x-five.
  15. ^ Bronson, Fred (2 Baronial 2013). "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 9 Baronial 2013.
  16. ^ "Debby Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  17. ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com . Retrieved 2016-10-thirteen .
  18. ^ "Epitome : RPM Weekly - Library and Athenaeum Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca . Retrieved 2016-ten-13 .
  19. ^ "Height 20 Striking Singles of 1978". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Top fifty Developed Gimmicky Hits of 1978 - 45cat". 45cat.com . Retrieved 24 Apr 2021.
  21. ^ "Hot 100 turns 60". Billboard . Retrieved Baronial vi, 2018.
  22. ^ "You Light Up My Life / I Believe: Leann Rimes: Music". Retrieved 2011-x-09 .
  23. ^ a b You lot Light Up My Life / I Believe (CD single). LeAnn Rimes. Adjourn Records. 1997. D2-73027. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. ^ "Meridian RPM Country Tracks: Upshot 3346." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 6, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  25. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  26. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  27. ^ "Embrace versions of You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone". SecondHandSongs.com . Retrieved 2016-x-13 .
  28. ^ "Video of the 24-hour interval: Patti Smith Sings "You Light Up My Life" to Kids". Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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