One in a Million You
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"One in a Million You" is a 1980 single by Larry Graham
, former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone
and frontman for Graham Central Station
. The ballad crossed over to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100
pop chart, peaking at number nine in the summer of 1980 and hit number one on the R&B chart for two weeks. The song was written by Sam Dees and produced by Larry Graham.
Larry Graham
Larry Graham, Jr. is an African American bass guitar player, both with the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station...
, former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
and frontman for Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham . The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often incorrectly called Grand Central Station....
. The ballad crossed over to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
pop chart, peaking at number nine in the summer of 1980 and hit number one on the R&B chart for two weeks. The song was written by Sam Dees and produced by Larry Graham.