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"Yous Calorie-free Up My Life"
You Light Up My Life by Original Cast, US vinyl vocal side.png

Vocal side of the United states of america single
Unmarried by Kasey Cisyk (credited to Original Bandage)
from the album You Light Up My Life: Original Soundtrack
A-side
  • "You Lite Up My Life"
  • (instrumental)
Released August sixteen, 1977 (Charted the calendar week of September 3)
Recorded 1977
Genre Pop
Length three:29
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Joe Brooks[one]
Producer(due south) Joe Brooks

"You Calorie-free Upward My Life" is a ballad written by Joseph Brooks, and originally recorded by Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same championship.[ane] The song was lip synced in the film by its lead actress, Didi Conn. The best-known comprehend version of the song is a cover past Debby Boone, the daughter of vocalist Pat Boone. It held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 nautical chart for x consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped Record Globe mag'south Acme 100 Singles Chart for a tape 13 weeks.[ii]

Original moving-picture show version [edit]

Cisyk'due south original soundtrack recording was included on the film's soundtrack album, and later released every bit a single to eternalize sales of the soundtrack album after Debby Boone included her version on her beginning solo album (also titled You Light Up My Life). Although the soundtrack album was certified Gilded, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 albums nautical chart, information technology never included Boone'south hit single version of the song.

Cisyk's unmarried was credited to "Original Bandage", not to Cisyk herself, and fifty-fifty though Brooks is listed on the A-side of the unmarried, 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'due south version, the vocal earned Brooks a Grammy Award for Song of the Twelvemonth, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Gold World Award for Best Original Song and an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) award.[1]

Track listing [edit]

  • seven" vinyl unmarried
  1. "You Light Up My Life" (Instrumental) — 3:02
  2. "You lot Light Upward My Life" (Original Cast) — iii:29

Chart performance (Original Bandage single) [edit]

The Joseph Brooks controversies [edit]

In a 2013 biographical essay about Cisyk,[3] Cisyk's second husband, Ed Rakowicz (who worked as a audio engineer, merely not for this vocal), wrote that songwriter Brooks was initially pleased with Cisyk'southward recording of the song with orchestra (and her version appeared in the movie and soundtrack) only "tried to evade payment past false promises and by asking her to exist an incidental role player in his film, implying huge rewards yet to come..."[iii] Rackowicz claimed that Brooks made improper advances toward Cisyk, that after being rebuffed, he refused to speak straight to her again, and that he continued to evade payments to her while commissioning another recording with Debby Boone. According to Rackowicz, "Besides wanting Boone to re-create Kacey'due south [sic][4] iconic striking reading of his songs, Brooks needed to cover up Kacey's song leakage in the microphones in the piano recorded at the original demo session on which was overdubbed the orchestral rail used in the film. Brooks didn't want to pay to re-record the piano and orchestra over again."[iii] In a 2003 interview with Amusement Weekly Mag, Boone admitted, "I had no freedom whatever. Joe told me exactly how to sing it and imitate every inflection from the original recording."[5] Cisyk later on retained a lawyer and sued Brooks for the fees she had earned for her work on the record and for credit on the soundtrack, which she subsequently received.[iii]

Debby Boone version [edit]

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

German release encompass
Unmarried past Debby Boone
from the album You Calorie-free Up My Life
B-side
  • "Hasta Mañana" (US & selected territories)
  • "He'south a Rebel" (performed past the Boones; selected countries)
Released August 16, 1977
Recorded April 1977
Genre

Soft rock[6]

Length 3:35
Label Warner Bros.-Curb
Songwriter(s) Joe Brooks[one]
Producer(s) Joe Brooks
Debby Boone singles chronology
"Yous Light Up My Life"
(1977) 		"California"
(1978)
Alternative prototype
Side A of the US single

Side A of the United states unmarried

In 1977, Debby Boone, Pat Boone's girl, recorded the vocal nether the guidance of Adjourn Records executive Mike Adjourn[7] and songwriter Joseph Brooks.[five] Boone recorded her vocals over a pre-existing instrumental track that Brooks already had developed for the moving picture'due south soundtrack.[7] The vocal was released equally both a Warner-Curb Records single and as the title track to her first solo album, Y'all Low-cal Up My Life, which she released on Warner Bros. Records, Curb Records' parent label.

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

The unmarried was an enormous success. It became the biggest single of the 1970s in the Us,[9] setting a new Billboard Hot 100 record for most weeks spent at Number 1. Elvis Presley's double-sided hit "Don't Exist Roughshod/ Hound Dog," and so recognized as the longest-running Number I vocal of the rock era, spent eleven weeks atop the Billboard All-time Sellers chart in 1956, earlier the 1958 debut of the Hot 100. The previous Hot 100 record was held by Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife", Percy Faith's recording of "Theme from A Summer Place" (1960) and The Beatles'south "Hey Jude" (1968), all iii of which remained at No. 1 for 9 weeks.[10] The ten-calendar week record was matched in 1982 by Olivia Newton-John'southward "Physical,"[xi] but was not surpassed until a 1991 change in chart methodology immune songs to achieve longer reigns at No. ane. In 1992, "End of the Road," by Boyz 2 Men, would fix the new record with 13 weeks.[12]

Besting her chart performance in Billboard, Boone's "You Low-cal Upward My Life" unmarried topped Record World'south Superlative 100 Singles Chart for an unbroken record of 13 weeks.[2] On Billboard's chart, Boone was unseated from No. ane by the Bee Gees, with "How Deep Is Your Love," the kickoff of 3 No. 1 singles from the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. On Record World's chart, Boone kept the Bee Gees out of the number-one spot. In Cash Box Magazine, "Yous Light Up My Life" managed merely an viii-week stay at the acme of the chart, before being dethroned past Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Optics Blue". Its least-lengthy run was on the Radio and Records nautical chart, with half-dozen weeks at No. 1 before relinquishing the spot to the Bee Gees;[thirteen] it had knocked Carly Simon's "Nobody Does Information technology Meliorate" out of the top spot afterwards only one calendar week.

The single, which was certified Platinum by the Recording Manufacture Clan of America (RIAA), also striking No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached No. 4 on the Country nautical chart. The single peaked at No. 48 in the Uk Singles Nautical chart.[14] 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 person and Record of the Year. Boone too won the 1977 American Music Award for Favorite Pop Single.

Decades after its release, the Debby Boone version is still considered ane of the tiptop 10 Billboard Hot 100 songs of all time. In 2008, it was ranked at No. seven on Billboard'south "Hot 100 Best Top Songs" list (August 1958 - July 2008).[7] An updated version of the all-time list in 2013 ranked the song at No. ix.[xv]

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

Track listing [edit]

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

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

Chart performance (Debby Boone single) [edit]

LeAnn Rimes version [edit]

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

LeAnn Rimes released her own version of "Yous Light Up My Life" as a single in 1997, 20 years later on Boone's version was released, and on the same record label, the Warner Bros. Records label's Curb Records characterization. Her version fared modestly past comparing to the original at radio (No. 34 Popular, No. 48 Country). However, her unmarried was certified gilt and was the title rails to her No. 1 pop and state anthology, You lot Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs.

Track list [edit]

  • United states of america CD unmarried [22]
  1. "You Light Up My Life"* – 3:37
  2. "I Believe"** – 2:22

* Annotation: Produced past Wilbur C. Rimes, Chuck Howard and Mike Curb.[23]
** Annotation: Produced past Wilbur C. Rimes.[23]

Chart performance (LeAnn Rimes single) [edit]

Nautical chart (1997) Pinnacle
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[24] 57
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 34
US Hot Land Songs (Billboard)[26] 48

Other versions [edit]

Many artists have covered "You Light Up My Life" since 1977.

  • Perry Como performed it on Bob Hope's TV special in 1977 (then recorded for CD in 2000).
  • Johnny Mathis recorded the vocal and named his 1978 album after the song.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck also recorded "You Light Up My Life" in 1978, including it on his album "Terminal of the Romantics". The song has likewise 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 album Yo soy tu canción....
  • Japanese singer Yuki Saito recorded it (in English) for her 1994 album Moi.
  • Whitney Houston recorded the song for her 2002 anthology Only Whitney....
  • The Irish pop band Westlife recorded a cover of the song and made it to their The Love Album anthology in 2006 which went direct to No. 1 in UK Albums Chart and performed it live later. The vocal charted on United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Singles Chart without beingness properly released as a single.
Charts (2006) Summit
position
Great britain Singles (Official Charts Company) 171
  • A French rendering entitled "Tu remplis ma vie" was recorded by Anne Renée (fr) in 1977.
  • America's Got Talent season 1 winner Bianca Ryan covered the song for her 2006 debut album.
  • Patti Smith performed the vocal on the ABC television program Kids Are People As well, accompanied past Brooks on piano.[28]

In other media [edit]

"You Low-cal Up My Life" became a running joke in an episode of Girlfriends (titled "Tin'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 marriage. While attempting to do this, Stan serenades her with the song and doesn't allow Maya to suspension her news to him. Lynn offers to tell Stan on Maya's behalf (in commutation for Maya to talk her mother in reducing Lynn's rent on the garage); she then sings the vocal to Maya as a form of blackmail. At the episode's end, Maya arrives abode where Darnell - and Stan - are at present playing a video game (a injure and angry Stan has decided to "befriend" Darnell to get back at Maya). Stan starts to hum the vocal during the game, prompting Darnell to join him. Darnell so exclaims "Yous Calorie-free Up My Life! Maya, you think that? That used to be your mama'southward jam back in the mean solar day!"

See also [edit]

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

References [edit]

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  2. ^ a b "Top 100 Singles Chart for 1/vii/1978" (PDF). Record Globe. 35 #1591: 29. January 7, 1978.
  3. ^ a b c d Kvitka's Biography by Ed Rakowicz, 2013 Accessed Jan 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Rakowicz'southward biography consistently spells the Americanized version of his wife's name every bit "Kacey" rather than "Kasey."
  5. ^ a b Brown, Scott (21 February 2003). "The Light Stuff". Entertainment Weekly. pp. 76–78.
  6. ^ "VH1's twoscore Virtually Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "The Billboard Hot 100 Best Superlative 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. 30. Retrieved 2021-12-26 .
  9. ^ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1970s: 4 – Debby Boone – 'You Light Up My Life'". Rolling Rock. New York City. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2015-11-15 .
  10. ^ Bronson, Fred (ane Oct 2003). The Billboard Book 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/Annal-RandR/1970s/1977/RR-1977-11-25.pdf[ bare URL PDF ]
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  15. ^ Bronson, Fred (2 August 2013). "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Summit 100 Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  16. ^ "Debby Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  17. ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com . Retrieved 2016-10-13 .
  18. ^ "Prototype : RPM Weekly - Library and Athenaeum Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca . Retrieved 2016-ten-13 .
  19. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1978". Retrieved ii September 2018.
  20. ^ "Summit 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1978 - 45cat". 45cat.com . Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Hot 100 turns 60". Billboard . Retrieved August vi, 2018.
  22. ^ "You lot Light Up My Life / I Believe: Leann Rimes: Music". Retrieved 2011-x-09 .
  23. ^ a b You lot Low-cal 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. ^ "Acme RPM Country Tracks: Outcome 3346." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 6, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  25. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Nautical chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  26. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Land Songs)". Billboard.
  27. ^ "Cover versions of You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone". SecondHandSongs.com . Retrieved 2016-10-13 .
  28. ^ "Video of the Day: Patti Smith Sings "You Lite Up My Life" to Kids". Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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