The song "You're My Everything" is a 1967 single recorded by The Temptations for Berry Gordy's Motown^[1][2][3] record label. It is the first of three singles, and four songs to be co-written for the group by Motown songwriter Rodger Penzabene. It reached number three on the U.S. R&B chart and number six on the U.S. Pop chart.^[4] It is the third single from the group's 1967 album The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul.

This is the second of two A-sides led by Eddie Kendricks since David Ruffin (who leads on the bridge and ad-libs on the outro) became the Temptations' lead singer, the previous being the 1966 song "Get Ready".

The single is backed by a cover of The Miracles "I've Been Good to You", also led by Kendricks. As such, it is one of the few singles by The Temptations where both sides charted (it peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts).^[5] The single has been covered by a number of notable artists, including Gladys Knight & The Pips^[6] (sample released 1968), Fred Hughes (released 1968), Lloyd Charmers (released 1974), Simone Kopmajer (March 2017).

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin (bridge and outro)
• Background vocals by David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, and Otis Williams
• Guitar by Cornelius Grant
• Other instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

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