"You and Me" is a 1977 song by

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, released in 1977 as the lead

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from his album '' Lace and Whiskey''. The song is a soft rock

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, reaching number nine on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and number eight on the '' Cash Box'' Top 100 in the summer of 1977. The song reached number three in Canada and number two in Australia, where it is ranked as the 13th biggest hit of 1977. The song turned out to be Cooper's last US top-ten hit until " Poison" twelve years later. Cooper regularly performed "You and Me" live on his 1977 and 1978 concert tours. He also performed the song on ''

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* 1977 singles Songs written by Alice Cooper Songs written by Dick Wagner Alice Cooper songs Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin Warner Records singles American soft rock songs Rock ballads 1977 songs 1970s ballads {{1970s-rock-song-stub