Is It You (Lee Ritenour song)

"Is It You"
Single by Lee Ritenour
from the album Rit
B-side"Countdown (Captain Fingers)"
ReleasedApril 1981
GenreJazz fusion, jazz, adult contemporary
LabelElektra
SongwritersLee Ritenour, Eric Tagg, Bill Champlin
ProducersLee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, David Foster
Lee Ritenour singles chronology
"Countdown Captain Fingers"
(1981) 		"Is It You"
(1981) 		"Cross My Heart"
(1982)
Audio
"Is It You?" on YouTube

"Is It You" is a song by Lee Ritenour from his 1981 LP Rit. Co-written by Ritenour, Bill Champlin, and Eric Tagg who sings lead, it reached number 15 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts.[1] It was also a Top 40 hit in Canada. The music video was featured on MTV's first day of broadcast.

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[2] 35
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 15
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 15
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[5] 27
US Cash Box Top 100 [6] 17

Cover Versions

  • Thierry Condor covered the song on his 2013 album Stuff Like That.[7]

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 201.
  2. ^ RPM Top Singles, July 4, 1981
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 201.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 494.
  6. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 11, 1981". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Stuff Like That - Thierry Condor | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
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