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You Light Up My Life (song)
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"You Light Up My Life"
Single by Kasey Cisyk
(credited to Original Cast)
from the album You Light Up My Life: Original Soundtrack
B-side
"You Light Up My Life"
(Original Cast)
Released
October 1977
Format
7" single
Recorded
1977
Genre
Pop
Length
3:29
Label
Arista
Songwriter(s)
Joe Brooks[1]
Producer(s)
Joe Brooks
"You Light Up My Life" is a ballad written by Joseph "Joe" Brooks, and originally recorded by Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same name.[1] The song was lip synched in the film by its lead actress, Didi Conn. The best-known version of the song is a cover by Debby Boone, the daughter of singer Pat Boone, which held the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977, setting a new record for that time.
Contents
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1 Original Cast soundtrack recording
1.1 Track listing
1.2 Chart performance (Original Cast single)
1.3 Joseph Brooks controversies
2 Debby Boone cover version
2.1 Track listing
2.2 Chart performance (Debby Boone single)
2.2.1 Weekly charts
2.2.2 Year-end charts
2.2.3 All-time charts
2.2.4 Chart precessions and successions
3 LeAnn Rimes cover version
3.1 Track listing
3.2 Chart performance (LeAnn Rimes single)
4 Other live and recorded versions
5 In other media
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Original Cast soundtrack recording[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 first solo album (also entitled You Light Up My Life). Although the soundtrack album was certified Gold, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it never included Boone's hit single 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 #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 song earned Brooks a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) award.[1]
Track listing[edit]
7" vinyl single
"You Light Up My Life" (Instrumental) — 3:02
"You Light Up My Life" (Original Cast) — 3:29
Chart performance (Original Cast single)[edit]
Chart (1977)
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 80
Joseph Brooks controversies[edit]
In a 2013 biographical essay about Cisyk,[2] Cisyk's second husband, Ed Rakowicz (who worked as a sound engineer, but not for this song), 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) but "tried to evade payment by false promises and by asking her to be an incidental actor in his film, implying huge rewards yet to come..."[2] Rackowicz claimed that Brooks made improper advances toward Cisyk, and after being rebuffed, didn't speak directly to her again, and continued to evade payments to her while commissioning another recording with Debby Boone. According to Rackowicz, "Besides wanting Boone to copy Kacey’s [sic][3] iconic hit reading of his songs, Brooks needed to cover up Kacey’s vocal leakage in the microphones in the piano recorded at the original demo session on which was overdubbed the orchestral track used in the film. Brooks didn’t want to pay to re-record the piano and orchestra again."[2] In a 2003 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Boone said, "I had no freedom whatsoever. Joe told me exactly how to sing it and imitate every inflection from the original recording."[4] Cisyk later retained a lawyer and sued Brooks for the fees she earned for her work on the record and for credit on the soundtrack, which she later received.[2]
In 2009, Brooks became the subject of an investigation after being accused of a series of casting-couch rapes.[5] He was indicted in May 2009 by the state Supreme Court for Manhattan (a trial-level court) on 91 counts of rape, sexual abuse, criminal sexual act, assault, and other charges. While awaiting trial, Brooks killed himself in May 2011.[6]
Debby Boone cover version[edit]
"You Light Up My Life"
Single by Debby Boone
from the album You Light Up My Life
B-side
"Hasta Mañana"
Released
August 16, 1977
Format
7" single
Recorded
1977
Genre
Soft rock[7]
Length
3:35
Label
Warner Bros.-Curb
Songwriter(s)
Joe Brooks[1]
Producer(s)
Joe Brooks
Debby Boone singles chronology
"You Light Up My Life"
(1977) "California"
(1978)
"You Light Up My Life"
(1977) "California"
(1978)
In 1977, Debby Boone, Pat Boone's daughter, recorded the song under the guidance of Curb Records executive Mike Curb[8] and songwriter Joseph Brooks.[4] Boone recorded her vocals over a pre-existing instrumental track already developed by Brooks for the film soundtrack,[8] and it was released as both a Warner-Curb Records single and as the title track to her first solo album You Light Up My Life on Warner Bros. Records.
The single was an enormous success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a (then) record-setting ten consecutive weeks. It became the most successful single of the 1970s in the United States,[9] and set a new Hot 100 record for most weeks spent at Number One. (Elvis Presley's double-sided hit "Don't Be Cruel/ Hound Dog", then recognized as the longest-running Number One of the rock era, spent eleven weeks atop the Billboard Best Sellers chart in 1956, before the 1958 debut of the Hot 100. The previous Hot 100 record was held by Percy Faith's recording of "Theme from A Summer Place" (1960) and The Beatles' "Hey Jude" (1968), both of which remained at #1 for nine weeks.)[10] The ten-week record was matched in 1982 by Olivia Newton-John's "Physical",[11] but never surpassed until a 1991 change in chart methodology allowed songs to achieve longer reigns at #1 ("End of the Road" by Boyz II Men set the new record, thirteen weeks).[12] After its tenth week at number one, "You Light Up My Life" was knocked off by The Bee Gees with their smash hit "How Deep Is Your Love."
The single, which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), also hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and reached #4 on the Country chart. The single peaked at #48 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Boone's hit single led to her winning the 1977 Grammy for Best New Artist, with additional Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female and Record of the Year. Boone also won the 1977 American Music Award for Favorite Pop Single.
Decades after its release, the Debby Boone version is still considered one of the top ten Billboard Hot 100 songs of all time. In 2008, it was ranked at #7 on Billboard's "Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs" list (August 1958 - July 2008).[8] An updated version of the all-time list in 2013 ranked the song at #9.[13]
Although it was written by Brooks as a love song, the devout Boone interpreted it as inspirational and proclaimed that it was instead God who "lit up 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
"You Light Up My Life"* – 3:35
"Hasta Mañana"** – 3:12
* Note: Produced and arranged by Joe Brooks.
** Note: Produced by Mike Curb and arranged by Al Capps.
Chart performance (Debby Boone single)[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1977–78)
Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report 7
Canadian RPM Top Singles 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 6
New Zealand Singles Chart 12
South African Singles Chart 3
UK Singles Chart[1] 48
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1977)
Rank
Australia[14] 30
Canada[15] 1
Chart (1978)
Rank
US Billboard Hot 100 3
All-time charts[edit]
Chart (1958–2013)
Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[13]
9
Chart precessions and successions[edit]
[show]Order of precedence
Preceded by
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
October 15, 1977 - December 23, 1977
(ten weeks) Succeeded by
"How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees
Preceded by
"We're All Alone" by Rita Coolidge US Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
November 19, 1977 - November 25, 1977
Preceded by
"That's Rock 'N' Roll" by Shaun Cassidy Canadian RPM charts number-one single
November 5, 1977 - December 3, 1977
(two weeks) Succeeded by
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle
LeAnn Rimes cover version[edit]
"You Light Up My Life"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
B-side
"I Believe"
Released
August 26, 1997
Format
CD single
Recorded
1996
Genre
Country
Length
3:37
Label
Curb
Songwriter(s)
Joe Brooks[1]
Producer(s)
Mike Curb
Chuck Howard
Wilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"How Do I Live"
(1997) "You Light Up My Life"
(1997) "On the Side of Angels"
(1998)
"How Do I Live"
(1997) "You Light Up My Life"
(1997) "On the Side of Angels"
(1998)
LeAnn Rimes released her version as a single in 1997, 20 years after Boone's version was released and on the same record label (Curb Records). Her version fared modestly by comparison to the original at radio (No. 34 Pop, No. 48 Country). However, her single was certified gold and was the title track to her No. 1 pop and country album, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs.
Track listing[edit]
US CD single[16]
"You Light Up My Life"* – 3:37
"I Believe"** – 2:22
* Note: Produced by Wilbur C. Rimes, Chuck Howard and Mike Curb.[17]
** Note: Produced by Wilbur C. Rimes.[17]
Chart performance (LeAnn Rimes single)[edit]
Chart (1997)
Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[18] 57
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 34
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[20] 48
Other live and recorded 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 song and named his 1978 album after the song.
Engelbert Humperdinck also recorded "You Light Up My Life" in 1978, including it on his album "Last of the Romantics". The song has also been recorded by Loleatta Holloway, Jean Carn, Kenny Rogers, Angeline Quinto, José Carreras, Robert Goulet, and Samantha Cole.[21]
Whitney Houston recorded the song for her 2002 album Just Whitney....
Valeria Lynch recorded the song covered "Tú me haces feliz" for her 1979 album Yo soy tu canción....
A French rendering entitled "Tu remplis ma vie" was recorded by Anne Renée (fr), and America's Got Talent (season 1) winner Bianca Ryan covered the song for her 2006 debut album.
Patti Smith performed the song on the ABC television program Kids Are People Too, accompanied by Brooks on piano.[22]
In other media[edit]
"You Light 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 marriage. 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's 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 form of blackmail. At the episode's end, Maya arrives home where Darnell - and Stan - are now playing a video game (a hurt and angry Stan has decided to "befriend" Darnell to get back at Maya). Stan starts to hum the song during the game, prompting Darnell to join him. Darnell then exclaims "You Light Up My Life! Maya, you remember that? That used to be your mama's jam back in the day!"
See also[edit]
List of RPM number-one 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.)
List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Kvitka’s Biography by Ed Rakowicz, 2013 Accessed Jan 14, 2014.
Jump up ^ Rakowicz's biography consistently spells the Americanized version of his wife's name as "Kacey" rather than "Kasey".
^ Jump up to: a b Brown, Scott (21 February 2003). "The Light Stuff". Entertainment Weekly. pp. 76–78.
Jump up ^ "'Oscar-winning composer, 71, raped 11 women using Craigslist to lure victims with promise of film role'" Accessed Sept 24, 2015.
Jump up ^ Long, Colleen (2011-05-24). "Joseph Brooks Suicide: Medical Examiner Rules Songwriter Killed Himself". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
Jump up ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c "The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (10-01)". Billboard. July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Jump up ^ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1970s: 4 – Debby Boone – 'You Light Up My Life'". New York City: Rolling Stone. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred (1 October 2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 939. ISBN 978-0823076772.
Jump up ^ Bronson, p. 550.
Jump up ^ Bronson, pp. 938-939.
^ Jump up to: a b Bronson, Fred (2 August 2013). "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
Jump up ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
Jump up ^ "You Light Up My Life / I Believe: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
^ Jump up to: a b You Light Up My Life / I Believe (CD single). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 1997. D2-73027.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3346." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 6, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
Jump up ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Cover versions of You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone". SecondHandSongs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
Jump up ^ "Video of the Day: Patti Smith Sings "You Light Up My Life" to Kids". Retrieved 24 February 2014.
External links[edit]
Preceded by
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
October 15, 1977 - December 17, 1977 (ten week) Succeeded by
"How Deep Is Your Love" by The Bee Gees
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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1964
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2010s
2010
Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
2011
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott – "Need You Now"
2012
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth – "Rolling in the Deep"
2013
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess – "We Are Young"
2014
Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor – "Royals"
2015
James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith – "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version)
2016
Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge – "Thinking Out Loud"
2017
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin – "Hello"
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Blue
"Blue"
"One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"
"Unchained Melody"
"The Light in Your Eyes"
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
"How Do I Live"
"You Light Up My Life"
"On the Side of Angels"
Sittin' on Top of the World
"Commitment"
"Nothin' New Under the Moon"
LeAnn Rimes
"Big Deal"
"Crazy"
God Bless America
"God Bless America"
Twisted Angel
"Life Goes On"
"Suddenly"
Greatest Hits
"This Love"
This Woman
"Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense"
"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way"
"Something's Gotta Give"
"Some People"
Whatever We Wanna
"And It Feels Like"
"Everybody's Someone" (with Brian McFadden)
Family
"Nothin' Better to Do"
"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with Bon Jovi)
"Good Friend and a Glass of Wine"
"What I Cannot Change"
Lady & Gentlemen
"Swingin'"
"Crazy Women"
"Give"
Remnants
"The Story"
"Long Live Love"
"Love Is Love Is Love"
Guest singles
"Written in the Stars" (with Elton John)
"Cattle Call" (with Eddy Arnold)
"Last Thing on My Mind" (with Ronan Keating)
"Just Stand Up!"
Soundtracks
"Looking Through Your Eyes"
"I Need You"
"Can't Fight the Moonlight"
"But I Do Love You"
"We Can"
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