Everything I Own
"Everything I Own" is a 1972 song by American band Bread and is the second single from their fourth studio album Baby I'm-a What You. It went to number 5 in the United States and Canada, number 12 in Australia and number 9 in New Zealand. It has been covered by Ken Boothe, Crystal Gayle and Boy George.
| "Everything I Own" | ||||
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| Single by Bread | ||||
| from Baby I'm-a Want You" | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Love You" | |||
| Released | January 29, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
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| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Gates | |||
| Producer(s) | David Gates | |||
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| "Everything I Own" at YouTube | ||||
Boy George version
| "Everything I Own" | |||||
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| Single by Boy George | |||||
| from Sold" | |||||
| B-side | "Use Me" | ||||
| Released | March 13, 1987 (UK) 1993 (US) | ||||
| Recorded | 1986 in Montserrat | ||||
| Genre | Reggae | ||||
| Length | 4:00 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | David Gates | ||||
| Producer(s) | Stewart Levine | ||||
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In 1987 singer Boy George covered "Everything I Own" as the leading single from his debut studio album Sold. It topped the single charts in the United Kingdom, Canada, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ireland, Norway and Italy. It has a reggae vibe from the Ken Boothe's 1974 version of the sale.
References
- ↑ James Griffin, 61; Co-Founder of Band Bread Shared an Oscar (January 14, 2005). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ↑ Considine, J.D.. Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992). New York: Random House. p. 48.
- ↑ Breithaupt, Don. Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s (October 15, 1996)St. Martin's Griffin. p. 164. ISBN 031214704X.
