You Wear It Well (DeBarge song)
"You Wear It Well" is a song recorded by DeBarge for the Gordy label. This song was recorded and released as the third single off their fourth album, Rhythm of the Night.
"You Wear It Well" | ||||
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Single by DeBarge | ||||
from the album Rhythm of the Night | ||||
Released | October 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984-85 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Gordy | |||
Songwriter(s) | El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge | |||
Producer(s) | El DeBarge | |||
DeBarge singles chronology | ||||
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The song eventually reached number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] "You Wear It Well" also spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in October and November 1985.[2] El Debarge made a guest appearance on The Facts of Life in the seventh season, the seventh episode "Doo Wah" which premiered on Saturday November 2, 1985 on NBC, at the same time the single was released and performed it with the show's principal stars, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon as providing backup vocals. El also performed the song on the "Bought and Paid For" episode of Miami Vice which aired three weeks later.
Charts
Chart (1985-1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 46 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 7 |
Credits
- Lead vocals: El DeBarge
- Background vocals: Bunny Hill, Jim Gilstrap
- Synthesizer Programming: El DeBarge, Paul Fox
- Drums, Percussion, Keyboards: El DeBarge
- Percussion: Mark DeBarge
- Bass: Tommy DeBarge
- Guitars: Jesse Johnson
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 150.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.)