"You Were Made for Me" is a song written by Eddie Brown and the song's performer, Irene Cara. It was the fourth and final single that originated on her 1983 LPWhat a Feelin' and the only ballad included on it. While Giorgio Moroder had written the music for most of the songs on the album, Cara is credited as the composer on "You Were Made for Me". Whereas the previous singles ("Why Me?", "The Dream", and "Breakdance") spawned dance remixes and did well on the pop and R&B charts, "You Were Made for Me" had its biggest success on the Adult Contemporary charts in the US and Canada. It was also her last chart hit in the US.
Irene Cara had the biggest hit of her career in the spring of 1983 when "Flashdance... What a Feeling" was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks.[1] Her follow-up album borrowed its name from the dance-pop chart topper, which was composed and produced by Giorgio Moroder. Cara continued working with Moroder on the new album but explained how it meant delegating the composing duties to him: "I usually write music; it's only working with Giorgio that I've become a lyricist. I had no choice since he's a composer."[2] "You Were Made for Me" was the one song on the album for which she wrote the music.[3]
Releaseedit
The July 28, 1984, issue of Billboard included the debut of "You Were Made for Me" on the magazine's Hot 100, where it spent 5 weeks and peaked at number 78.[1] The August 4 issue marked the first appearance of the song on their Black Singles chart, where it got as high as number 83 over the course of 4 weeks,[4] as well as its first of 13 weeks on their list of the most popular Adult Contemporary songs in the US, during which time it reached number 10.[5] On Canada's Adult Contemporary chart in RPM magazine, it made it to number 5.[6]
Critical receptionedit
Billboard magazine put "You Were Made for Me" in the context of the rest of the album in its review. "In contrast to her string of high-energy hits from the What a Feelin'LP, this one's a cool, slow ballad that gives Cara the chance to ease into a melody."[7] On their page of singles reviews, the song was put into the "Pop Pick" category, which was for "new releases with the greatest chart potential".[7]
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This article is about the Irene Cara song For the Sam Cooke song see You Were Made for Me Sam Cooke song You Were Made for Me is a song written by Eddie Brown and the song s performer Irene Cara It was the fourth and final single that originated on her 1983 LP What a Feelin and the only ballad included on it While Giorgio Moroder had written the music for most of the songs on the album Cara is credited as the composer on You Were Made for Me Whereas the previous singles Why Me The Dream and Breakdance spawned dance remixes and did well on the pop and R amp B charts You Were Made for Me had its biggest success on the Adult Contemporary charts in the US and Canada It was also her last chart hit in the US You Were Made for Me Single by Irene Carafrom the album What a Feelin B side Receiving ReleasedJuly 1984Recorded1983GenreAdult contemporarypopLength4 20 album version 4 13 7 inch remix 3 42 7 inch remix edit LabelNetworkGeffenSongwriter s Irene CaraEddie BrownProducer s James Newton HowardIrene Cara singles chronology Breakdance 1984 You Were Made for Me 1984 Girlfriends 1987 Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing and formats 5 Credits and personnel 6 Charts 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksBackground editIrene Cara had the biggest hit of her career in the spring of 1983 when Flashdance What a Feeling was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks 1 Her follow up album borrowed its name from the dance pop chart topper which was composed and produced by Giorgio Moroder Cara continued working with Moroder on the new album but explained how it meant delegating the composing duties to him I usually write music it s only working with Giorgio that I ve become a lyricist I had no choice since he s a composer 2 You Were Made for Me was the one song on the album for which she wrote the music 3 Release editThe July 28 1984 issue of Billboard included the debut of You Were Made for Me on the magazine s Hot 100 where it spent 5 weeks and peaked at number 78 1 The August 4 issue marked the first appearance of the song on their Black Singles chart where it got as high as number 83 over the course of 4 weeks 4 as well as its first of 13 weeks on their list of the most popular Adult Contemporary songs in the US during which time it reached number 10 5 On Canada s Adult Contemporary chart in RPM magazine it made it to number 5 6 Critical reception editBillboard magazine put You Were Made for Me in the context of the rest of the album in its review In contrast to her string of high energy hits from the What a Feelin LP this one s a cool slow ballad that gives Cara the chance to ease into a melody 7 On their page of singles reviews the song was put into the Pop Pick category which was for new releases with the greatest chart potential 7 Track listing and formats editUS 7 single 8 You Were Made for Me 4 13 Receiving 3 41 Canada 7 single 9 You Were Made for Me 3 42 Receiving 3 41 US 7 promo single 10 You Were Made for Me Remix 4 13 You Were Made for Me Remix Edit 3 29 Fade to 3 42Credits and personnel editFrom the liner notes for What a Feelin 3 Irene Cara lead vocals additional background vocals Bunny Hull additional background vocals Charlotte Crossley background vocals David Lasley background vocals Bruce Roberts background vocals Wendy McKenzie additional background vocals Mike Baird drums Lenny Castro percussion James Newton Howard producer piano synthesizer Dean Parks guitar Neil Stubenhaus bass Richie Zito arranger Elliot Scheiner engineer Rick Ruggieri engineer Jack Joseph Puig mixing engineer 7 inch remixFrom the liner notes of the 7 inch single 8 Michael Brauer remixerCharts editChart 1984 Peakposition Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 6 5 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 5 10 US Billboard Black Singles 4 83 US Billboard Hot 100 11 78References edit a b Whitburn 2009 p 158 Grein Paul March 10 1984 Grammy Caps Year of Success Frustration for Cara Billboard p 54 a b What a Feelin record sleeve Irene Cara Santa Monica Geffen Records 1983 GHS 4021 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Whitburn 2004 p 102 a b Whitburn 2007 p 41 a b Adult Contemporary PHP RPM Vol 41 no 1 September 8 1984 Retrieved March 3 2021 a b Billboard Singles Reviews Pop picks Billboard July 21 1984 p 57 a b You Were Made for Me US 7 inch Single liner notes Irene Cara Geffen Records 1983 7 29257 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link You Were Made for Me Canada 7 inch Single liner notes Irene Cara Geffen Records 1983 92 92577 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link You Were Made for Me US 7 inch Promo Single liner notes Irene Cara Geffen Records 1983 7 29257 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Irene Cara Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved March 3 2021 Bibliography editWhitburn Joel 2004 Joel Whitburn Presents Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research Inc ISBN 0898201608 Whitburn Joel 2007 Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs 1961 2006 Record Research ISBN 978 0898201697 Whitburn Joel 2009 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 2008 Record Research Inc ISBN 978 0898201802External links editYou Were Made for Me on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title You Were Made for Me Irene Cara song amp oldid 1152398111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
