"All I Want Is You" is the fourth and final single from

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's 13th studio album '' Coming Around Again'' (1987). The song was co-written by Simon and frequent collaborator

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. The song is one of Simon's biggest

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hits, and has been included on multiple compilations of her work, such as the three-disc box set ''

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'' (1995), the UK import '' The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better'' (1998), the two-disc retrospective ''

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'' (2002), the single-disc '' Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits'' (2004), and Sony Music's '' Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon'' (2014). It is also featured in Simon's 1987

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concert special '' Live from Martha's Vineyard,'' and the accompanying ''

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'' (1988).

Reception

"All I Want Is You" peaked at No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Simon's 22nd entry on this chart, where it spent nine weeks. It was an even greater success on the ''

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, where it peaked at No. 7, and charted for five months. It ranked No. 46 on the Adult Contemporary year-end chart for 1988. ''

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'' said that "Simon turns in yet another outstanding vocal performance."

Track listings and formats

;7" single (US) # "All I Want Is You" (Single edit) – 3:40 # "Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)" – 4:51 ;7" single (UK) # "All I Want Is You" – 3:58 # "You Have To Hurt" – 4:04

Personnel

* Carly Simon – lead vocals * Andy Goldmark – keyboards, drum machine * Robbie Kilgore – keyboards, synth bass *

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– percussion *

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– string arrangements and conductor *

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– concertmaster *

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– backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Carly Simon's Official Website
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