"You Belong to Me" is a song written by American singer-songwriters Carly Simon and Michael McDonald. Originally recorded by McDonald's

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for their seventh studio album, ''

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'' (1977), the song was made famous by Simon when she recorded it for her seventh studio album, ''

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'' (1978). A live version of the song from The Doobie Brothers' 1983 album ''

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'' would later chart on the Pop Singles chart at No. 79 in August 1983.

Overview

Released as the

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from her seventh studio album, ''

'' (1978), "You Belong to Me" reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Pop Singles chart, peaking at No. 6, and remained on the chart for 18 weeks. It also peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. At the 21st Annual Grammy Awards in 1979, the track earned Simon a nomination for

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. '' Cash Box'' particularly praised the lead and backing vocals and "lilting sax solo." One of Simon's biggest hits, "You Belong to Me" has been featured on many compilations of her work, including such as the three-disc box set '' Clouds in My Coffee'' (1995), the UK import '' The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better'' (1998), the two-disc retrospective '' Anthology'' (2002), the single-disc '' Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits'' (2004). It is also featured in Simon's 1987 HBO concert special '' Live from Martha's Vineyard,'' and the accompanying '' Greatest Hits Live'' (1988). The track is also featured in

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''(1985) and '' Little Black Book'' (2004). In 2009, Simon re-recorded the song, with guest vocalist

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, for her album of acoustic performances of many of her past hits, ''

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.''

Personnel

* Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals *

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– Fender Rhodes *

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– electric guitar *

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– electric guitar *

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– bass *

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– drums *

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– alto saxophone solo *

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– backing vocals * Jonathan Abramowitz, Lamar Alsop, Julien Barber, Alfred Brown, Fredrick Buldrini, Paul Gershman, Ted Hoyle, Theodore Israel, Harold Kohon, Jesse Levy, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin, Yoko Matsuo, Homer Mensch,

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, Marvin Morgenstern, Alan Shulman, Mitsue Takayama and Gerald Tarack – strings

Track listing

;7" single * "You Belong to Me" – 3:12 * "In A Small Moment" – 3:05

Chart performance

Awards

The Doobie Brothers version

"You Belong to Me" originally appeared on

' seventh studio album, ''

'' (1977). The live version from their 1983 album ''

'' would later chart on the Pop Singles chart at No. 79 in August 1983.

Chart performance

Anita Baker version

In 1994, American R&B/

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re-recorded her own version of the song for the compilation album '' Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary'' in 1990. She subsequently re-released the track in 1995 as the fourth single from her fifth studio album, '' Rhythm of Love''.

Other covers

Artists who have covered the song include: * Jennifer Lopez on her 2002 album '' This Is Me... Then''. * Chaka Khan on her 2007 album '' Funk This'', as a collaboration with Michael McDonald. *It was recorded in

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by Finnish singer Maarit for her 1978 album ''Siivet saan'', retitled "Yhteen kuulutaan". *Los Hooligans, a traditional ska band from

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, covered the song on their ''Mafioso Ska'' CD released in 2006 with lead vocals sung by Randy Young.

References

External links

Carly Simon's Official Website

Michael McDonald's Official Website
* {{Authority control 1977 songs 1978 singles Carly Simon songs The Doobie Brothers songs Elektra Records singles Songs written by Carly Simon Songs written by Michael McDonald (musician) Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin Song recordings produced by Michael J. Powell