About The Song
“You Are” is a song released as a single in 1983 by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie. It appears on his self-titled debut solo album, which came out in 1982. It resumes where he left off with D-flat major tunes with Commodores’ “Sail On” and “Still”, and his solo effort “Truly”.
Released as the follow-up single to his number-one hit song “Truly”, “You Are” reached the top five on three major Billboard music charts. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, the song spent two weeks at number four in early 1983. It peaked at number two on the R&B chart (behind “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson), and spent six weeks at number one on the adult contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 43 on the British pop chart.
Billboard said that it has a faster tempo than “Truly” and that it has “an inventive vocal arrangement, with deft harmonies and resonant bass rumbles.”
“You Are” is a romantic song, although it has a more upbeat arrangement than many of Richie’s slower ballads, including a horn section. Before achieving popularity for his own music, singer Richard Marx was a studio musician who can be heard singing backing vocals on “You Are” as well as other songs from Richie’s debut album.
Richie re-worked the song as a duet with country singer Blake Shelton for Richie’s 2012 Tuskegee album.
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Lyrics
Baby you’ll find
There’s only one love
Yours and mine
I’ve got so much loveAnd needing you so
My love for you
I’ll never let go
I’ve got so much loveAll I want is to hold you
Let me show how much I love you baby (show you)
I don’t mind and I don’t mind (loving you)
Girl I love you
There’s no one above youYou are the sun
You are the rain
That makes my life this foolish game
You need to know
I love you so
And I’d do it all again and againTell me it’s true
I can’t believe you do what you do
I’ve got so much love
And my love you’ll see
We’ll stay together, just you and me
I’ve got so much loveOnly you (know me)
Tell me how to love you baby (show me)
I don’t mind and I don’t mind (tell me)
Girl, I love you
Always thinking of youYou are the sun
You are the rain
That makes my life this foolish game
You need to know
I love you so
And I’d do it all again and againI know you know the way I feel
And I need your love for always
‘Cause when I’m with you
I fall in love
Again and again and again, baby.You are the sun
You are the rain
That makes my life this foolish game
You need to know
I love you so
And I’d do it all again and againYou are the sun
You are the rain, baby
That makes my life this foolish game
You need to know
I love you so
And I’d do it all again and againYou are the sun
You are the rain
That makes my life this foolish game
You need to know
I love you so
And I’d do it all again and againYou are the sun
You are the rain
That makes my life this foolish game
You need to know
I love you so
And I’d do it all again and again