Without You (Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle song)

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"Without You" is a romantic song written by American songwriter and music producer, Lamont Dozier, and recorded in 1987 as a duet by an R & B Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle. The song is a love theme from the comedy film Leonard Part 6, released in the same year, and also recorded for Peabo Bryson's Positive album, released in 1988, the only album which contains the original version of "Without You". The single was released in November 1987, and peaked at # 8 in Adult Contemporary Tracks, # 14 in R & amp; B chart, # 85 in UK Singles, and # 89 on the Billboard Hot 100, between 1987/1988.

"Without You" was the first duet recorded by Bryson and Belle, who recorded four songs together, and also the first successful duet of the two. Another successful duo came in 1992 with "A Whole New World", the animated feature film theme of Aladdin .

In addition to the original English version by Bryson and Belle, "Without You" also received two adaptations in various languages. The first was Portuguese and the second was Spanish, respectively in 1989 and 1990. Both adaptations received the title "Amor Dividido", and were recorded by the same Brazilian singer. Adaptation in Portuguese was successful in Brazil in 1989.

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Description

"Without You" authored by Lamont Dozier as the love theme at Leonard Part 6 , released in the United States on December 18, 1987, and the film starred Bill Cosby in the lead role. In the same year, Regina Belle released her first album, All by Myself , but "Without You" was not included in the album. In 2012, All by Myself is recorded on the CD and "Without You" is inserted at the end of the album as a bonus track, however, it is not the original 1987 version, but the "singular mix" of the song. "Without You" is not included in other Belle albums, or in compilations. Unlike him, Bryson included a song on his album Positive , released in 1988, the only album containing the original version of "Without You", which is also included in the compilation Anthology i>, released in 2001, and Bedroom Classics Vol. 2 - Peabo Bryson , released in 2004. On each album the song is present, it's entitled "Without You (Love Theme from Leonard Part 6)", but the title is simply "Without You". This is the first of four duets recorded by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, who recorded together "Without You" (in 1987), "I Can not Imagine" (in 1991), "A Whole New World" (on 1992) and "Total Praise" (in 2009).

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Track list

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Graphical position

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Music video

"Withou You" has no official video clips, only videos with presentations of Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle on the American Soul Train music television program 1987 presented by American television host Don Cornelius. Videos can be watched on "Without You" by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle on Soul Train on YouTube.

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B-side

The B-side of the original single contains the song "The Higher You Climb", which was recorded by Bryson only in 1986. It was written and produced by himself, with the co-production of Dwight Watkins, and released on his album Quiet Storm in the same year. It was a simple song from their album that was not released as a single.

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Personnel

Credit

• Author - Lamont Dozier
• Main Vocals - Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle
• Producer - Michael J. Powell, Mr. Gant
• Organized By [Backing Vocals] - Michael J. Powell, Sir Gant
• Organized By [Strings] - George Del Barrio
• Organized By [Backing Vocals] - Cindy Mizelle
• Backing Vocals - Cindy Mizelle, Jim Gilstrap, Bunny Hull, Marva King, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
• Guitar - Michael J. Powell
• Piano Acoustics - Sir Gant
• Bass - Anthony Jackson
• Drum - Steve Ferrone
• Engineer - Barney Perkins
• Engineer [Assistant] - Andrew Spiegelman, Elliott Peters, Gerard Smerek, Milton Chan
• Synthesizer [Synclavier] - Sir Gant
• Programmed By [Synclavier] - Gary Barlough
• Recorded by - Barney Perkins
• Recorded by [Supplement] - Keith Seppanen
• Mixed With - Barney Perkins

Company

Recorded & amp; Mixed on:

• Yamaha R & amp; D Studio

Additional record at:

• Atmosphere Recorder, Farmington Hills, Michigan
• Electric Lady Studios, New York City, New York

Mastered in:

• Bernie Grundman Mastering

End Note

• ? 1987, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
• 1988, Elektra Records/Asylum Records for United States and WEA International Inc. to the world outside the United States.
• From Elektra LP Positive , 1988 (Peabo Bryson album).
• Regina Belle looks polite from CBS Records (Columbia Records).

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Alternative single

"Without You" features an alternate version of the single. In this version, "Without You" has edited a smaller duration, with different covers and B-sides. The cover of this version only contains the titles "Without You" (large size) and "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (small size), with a dark green background and a light green letter. In this version, "Without You" is only 4:30 long, the edited version of the single, while the original single is 5:14 in duration. The B-side of this alternative version is the song "If Ever You're in My Arms Again", a big hit for Bryson, originally recorded in 1984, and released as a single and included on his album Straight from the Heart > in the same year. Duration 4: 2 was also edited since the original version of this album has a duration of 4:14. The song list of the alternative singles "Without You" is as follows:

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Single promotion

"Without You" includes a promotional version of their single. This version only has "Without You", on both sides of the single. A side containing an edited version of the single, lasts 4:30, launches an alternate version. The B-side has the original full version with a duration of 5:14. The cover of this version is also different, in red and black, the design of the phonograph needle on the black color on the red background and the name "ELEKTRA" in uppercase white on the black background. The playlist is as follows:

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Portuguese version

In 1989, "Without You" won the Portuguese version in Brazil, recorded by Brazilian singer Rosana, (today also known as Rosanah Fiengo) entitled "Amor Dividido". This version was released on his album Onde o Amor Me Leva in the same year. The Portuguese lyrics were written by Brazilian composer ClÃÆ'¡udio Rabello. "Amor Dividido" has an official video and it became a big hit in Brazil in 1989, long on radio and Rosana that led to many TV shows. The song credit is Lamont Dozier, Claudio Rabello's version.

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Spanish version

In 1990, Rosana recorded a special album with songs in English and Spanish, launched in Latin America, entitled Por Donde El Amor Me Lleva . It has another version of "Without You" by Rosana, this time in Spanish, in a duet with Spanish singer Emmanuel. The release is also titled "Amor Dividido", with letters in Spanish, written by composer Karen Guindi, based on the lyrics in Portuguese, written by Brazilian composer Claudio Rabello in 1989. This version "Without You" is in Spanish also included in Emmanuel's album, titled Vida , which was also released in 1990. His songs are Lamont Dozier, ClÃÆ'¡udio Rabello's version, Karen Guindi's adaptation.

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External links

• The lyrics "Without You" in Letras.mus: https://www.letras.mus.br/peabo-bryson/1256336/
• The "Without You" video by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle on Soul Train on YouTube.

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia