You and I (Rick James song)

"You and I" is the debut single by R&B/funk musician Rick James, released in 1978 from his debut album, Come Get It!. It spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B charts and reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] "You and I" also peaked at number three on the disco chart.^[2]

"You and I"
Single by Rick James
from the album Come Get It!
B-side	"Hollywood"
Released	March 26, 1978
Recorded	1977
Genre	Funk, R&B, disco
Length	8:04 (Album version) 3:08 (Single edit)
Label	Gordy
Songwriter(s)	Rick James
Producer(s)	Rick James & Art Stewart
Rick James singles chronology
"You and I" (1978) "Mary Jane" (1978)

Personnel

• Rick James - vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
• Levi Ruffin, Jr. - keyboards
• Billy Nunn – keyboards
• Bobby Nunn – keyboards
• Freddie Rappilo – guitar
• Andy Rapillo – bass
• Richard Shaw – bass
• Lorenzo Shaw – drums
• Mike Caputy – drums
• Randy Jay Beckenstein (sax), Rick Bell (Trombone) and Mike Brecker – horns
• Flick (sax), Barry (trumpet), Steve Williams (trombone) - horns
• Levi and Jackie Ruffin, Bobby and Billy Nunn, Sascha Meeks, Richard Shaw, Vanessa Brooks Nunn, Joey Diggs, Anthony Ceasar, Roger Brown, Calvin Moore, Bennie McCullough - background vocals
• Art Stewart - co-producer