You Belong to Me (Carly Simon song)

"You Belong to Me"
Single by Carly Simon
from the album Boys in the Trees
B-side "In a Small Moment"
Released September 1978 (U.S.)
Format 7" single
Genre Jazz fusion, soft rock, blue-eyed soul
Length 3:52
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Carly Simon, Michael McDonald
Producer(s) Arif Mardin
Carly Simon singles chronology
"Nobody Does It Better"
(1977)		 "You Belong to Me"
(1978)		 "Devoted to You"
(1978)

"You Belong to Me" is a song written by American singer-songwriters Carly Simon and Michael McDonald. Originally recorded by McDonald's rock group The Doobie Brothers for their seventh studio album, Livin' on the Fault Line (1977), the song was made famous by Simon herself when she recorded it for her seventh studio album, Boys in the Trees (1978). Released as the album's lead single, her version reached the top ten of the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking at #6, and remained on the chart for 18 weeks.[1] Simon received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Female Vocalist in 1979.[2] A live version of the song from The Doobie Brothers' 1983 album Farewell Tour would later chart on the Pop Singles chart at #79 in August 1983.[3]

Simon's version has been featured on the soundtracks to the romantic comedy films Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)[4] and Little Black Book (2004),[5] as well as being featured on many compilation albums of her work.[6]

Covers

Artists who have covered the song include...

Chart performance

Carly Simon version

Weekly chart (1978)[7] Peak
position
Australia 43
Canada RPM Top Singles 5
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [8] 7
U.S. Billboard Pop Singles (Hot 100) 6
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 9
Year-end chart (1978) Rank
Canada [9] 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [10] 59
U.S. Cash Box [11] 74

The Doobie Brothers live version

Chart (1983)[12] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Singles 79

References

  1. ↑ "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  2. ↑ CarlySimon.com. "Awards". Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Doobie Brothers - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  4. ↑ Desperately Seeking Susan. "Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ Little Black Book. "Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "You Belong To Me". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  7. ↑ "Boys in the Trees > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  8. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly".
  9. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly".
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978".
  11. ↑ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1978
  12. ↑ "Farewell Tour > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
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