You're My Everything (The Temptations song)

"You're My Everything" is a 1967 single recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. It is the first of three singles (and four songs) to be co-written for the group by Motown songwriter Roger Penzabene. It reached number three on the U.S. R&B chart and number six on the U.S. Pop chart.[1] It would be the third single from the group's 1967 album The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul.

"You're My Everything"
Single by The Temptations
from the album The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
B-side"I've Been Good To You"
ReleasedJune 13, 1967
RecordedHitsville USA (Studio A); 1967
GenreSoul
Length3:12
LabelGordy
G 7063
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
The Temptations singles chronology
"All I Need" / "Sorry is a Sorry Word"
(1967)		 "You're My Everything" / "I've Been Good To You"
(1967)		 "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need"
(1967)
The Temptations with a Lot O' Soul track listing
  1. "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
  2. "Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone"
  3. "All I Need"
  4. "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need"
  5. "No More Water in the Well"
  6. "Save My Love For a Rainy Day"
  7. "Just One Last Look"
  8. "Sorry Is a Sorry Word"
  9. "You're My Everything"
  10. "Now That You've Won Me"
  11. "Two Sides to Love"
  12. "Don't Send Me Away"

This is one of the small handful of A-sides led by Eddie Kendricks since David Ruffin (who leads on the bridge and ad-libs on the outro) became the Temptations' lead singer, the last one was the 1966 song "Get Ready". As the song's main narrator, Kendricks tells his girl just how much she really means to him.

Now, I was blessed the day I found you,
Gonna build my whole world around you,
You're everything good girl, and you're all that matters to me

The single is backed by a cover of The Miracles' "I've Been Good To You", also led by Kendricks. As such, it is one of the handful of singles by The Temptations where both sides charted (it peaked at 24 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts).[2]

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References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 571.
  2. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
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