One in a Million You

"One in a Million You" is a single by Larry Graham from his album One in a Million You (1980). The song was written by Sam Dees and produced by Larry Graham.[1] "One on a Million You" was a gold record.

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

Chart Performance

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 pop chart, peaking at #9 in September 1980 and hit #1 on the R&B chart for two weeks.[2]

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 9
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4] 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 37
US Cash Box Top 100 15

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
  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. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart - Billboard", Billboard
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 101.


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