One in a Million You

{{Infobox song | name = One in a Million You | cover = One_in_a_Million_You_-_Larry_Graham.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Larry Graham]] | album = One in a Million You | B-side = The Entertainer | released = June 1980 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = {{Duration|m=4|s=10}} | label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | writer = [[Sam Dees]] | producer = | prev_title = The Jam | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = When We Get Married | next_year = 1980 }}

"'''One in a Million You'''" is a single by [[Larry Graham]] from his album of the same name. The song was written by [[Sam Dees]] and produced by Larry Graham.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits|last1=White |first1=Adam |last2=Bronson |first2=Fred |authorlink2=Fred Bronson |year=1993 |publisher=Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York |page=274}}</ref> "One in a Million You" was a [[Music recording sales certification|gold record]].

==Chart performance== Graham is the former bass player for [[Sly & the Family Stone]] and frontman for [[Graham Central Station]]. The [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] reached the top ten on the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart, peaking at No. 9 in September 1980 while also hitting No. 1 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart for two weeks.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=234}}</ref>

==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1980) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Larry Graham|accessdate=March 7, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|37|artist=Larry Graham|accessdate=March 7, 2021}} |- | scope="row"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/larry-graham/chart-history/bsi/|title=Larry Graham Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100 |align="center"|15 |}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Chart (1980) !Position |- |US Hot Soul Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1980/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1980|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 7, 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|6 |}

==Popular culture== The song was used in the movie ''[[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps]]''.

The song was covered by Dionne Warwick on her Arista album ''[[Hot! Live and Otherwise]]''.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{YouTube|nmjAozP2UUs|Larry Graham - One in a Million You}}

[[Category:1980 songs]] [[Category:1980 singles]] [[Category:Larry Graham songs]] [[Category:Songs written by Sam Dees]] [[Category:Warner Records singles]]