"You're the One For Me" is a song written by James "D. Train" Williams and
Hubert Eaves III of
D. Train, a
New York based
post-disco duo, released in 1981 by
Prelude Records
Prelude Records was a New York-based independent record label that was active from 1976 to 1986. At one time, François Kevorkian held an A&R position at Prelude. The label's owner was Marvin Schlachter.
History
Prelude was first launched in 1 ...
. "You're the One for Me" first
charted on December 19, 1981, at number 53 on the ''
Billboard'' dance singles chart. It was a number one dance hit for three weeks early in 1982. The single also made it to number thirteen on the soul singles chart.
Later in 1982, "You're the One for Me" along with the track, "Keep On", would peak at number 2 on
dance charts. "Keep On" peaked at number fifteen on the soul chart.
Background
Williams and Eaves III met in college in Brooklyn, NY while Eaves was still a jazz session musician and aspiring producer (he'd collaborated with fellow electronic soul act,
Mtume
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). Using "D Train" (the moniker earned by Williams' "prowess on the football field") as a group name, they released their first song, "You're the One for Me" based on an idea Eaves had.
Signing a contract with
Prelude Records
Prelude Records was a New York-based independent record label that was active from 1976 to 1986. At one time, François Kevorkian held an A&R position at Prelude. The label's owner was Marvin Schlachter.
History
Prelude was first launched in 1 ...
the song was released in 1981 as a 12" and 7" vinyl single in the United States,
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[ Germany,][ Portugal,][ United Kingdom,][ Mexico ('82),][ Spain ('82),][ Netherlands ('82),][ France ('82),][ Italy ('82),][ Austria ('90).][ Williams was the lead singer while Eaves was behind production and played most of the music. Their style of soul vocals combined with multi-layered electronics, drum machines, and prominent synth bass was typical of the New York electronic R&B sound of the early 1980s (retroactively known to DJs and record collectors as "boogie") and was also a progenitor]WBLS-FM
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: "Soon, it seemed like everywhere we went, the clubs had to play the song twice a night."[ The song also turned out to be commercially successful in the United Kingdom to which Williams adds, "I remember we were doing '']Top of the Pops
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over in London. They had a bar across the street and we went in there and they were playing it too! Then, a third club was playing it! That's how popular the record was and that's the God
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's honest truth."[ They also developed a loyal LGBTQ following during their Prelude years, as gay clubs were among the first to play D. Train's records. ][ "I learned that all people have the same needs, whether they are straight or gay. We all need love."][ Williams added.
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Composition
"You're the One for Me" is a post-disco song with soul
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vocals, which runs for 6 minutes and 59 seconds for the 12-inch vocal version. Notably, it was influential in the electro genre.[ It has a tempo of 120 ]beats per minute
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Critical reception
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'' wrote, "their mixture of electronics and emotion led to some compelling moments, most notably their calling card and most enduring anthem, "You're the One for Me". With its sequenced handclaps, thundering synth bass and its fluttery, repetitive electronic melody, the song is enlivened by Williams' throaty delivery."