One in a Million You

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"One in a Million You"
Single by Larry Graham
from the album One in a Million You
B-side"The Entertainer"
ReleasedJune 1980
Length4:10
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Sam Dees
Larry Graham singles chronology
"The Jam"
(1976)
"One in a Million You"
(1980)
"When We Get Married"
(1980)

"One in a Million You" is a single by Larry Graham from his album of the same name. The song was written by Sam Dees and produced by Larry Graham.[1] "One in a Million You" was a gold record.

Chart performance[edit]

Graham is the former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone and frontman for Graham Central Station. The ballad reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9 in September 1980 while also hitting No. 1 on the R&B chart for two weeks.[2]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 37
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[5] 1
US Cash Box Top 100 15

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1980) Position
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[6] 6

Popular culture[edit]

The song was used in the movie Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.

The song was covered by Dionne Warwick on her Arista album Hot! Live and Otherwise.

References[edit]

  1. ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 274.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 234.
  3. ^ "Larry Graham Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Larry Graham Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Larry Graham Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

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