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{{Infobox song

| name = You'll Accomp'ny Me

| cover = YoullAccompnyMe.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

| album = Against the Wind

| B-side = Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight

| released = July 1980

| recorded =

| studio = Criteria (Miami)

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock, country rock

| length =

| label = Capitol

| writer = Bob Seger

| producer = Punch Andrews, Bob Seger

| prev_title = Against the Wind

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = The Horizontal Bop

| next_year = 1980

}}

"'You'll Accomp'ny Me'" is a song written and recorded by American rock singer Bob Seger. It appears on his album 'Against the Wind'.

Content



The song is in the key of E major with a main chord pattern of AE.

History



It reached number 14 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1980-09-20/hot-100 "You'll Accomp'ny Me" at Billboard.com]

An entry in the 'Encyclopedia of Classic Rock' describes the song as "forecast[ing] his career direction by crossing over onto 'Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote in a review of 'Against the Wind' that "the record really starts to kick into high gear with 'You'll Accomp'ny Me,' a ballad the equal of anything on its two predecessors." Jim Harrington of 'The Mercury News' selected "You'll Accomp'ny Me" as one of Seger's 10 best songs and as his "best love song." 'Billboard Magazine' said that it "starts out as a melodic ballad and gains almost in- spirational momentum" by the end. 'Cash Box' called it a "genteel mid-tempo romance," stating that "drum and woodblock set the rhythm, but piano and swelling organ provide the passion."

Personnel



Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Seger's 1994 'Greatest Hits' compilation.

*Bob Seger lead vocals, acoustic guitar

'The Silver Bullet Band'

*Chris Campbell bass

*David Teegarden drums

'Additional musicians'

*Ginger Blake background vocals

*Sam Clayton percussion

*Laura Creamer background vocals

*Linda Dillard background vocals

*Bill Payne piano, organ, synthesizer

Chart performance



Other versions



Country music artist Frankie Ballard covered the song for his 2016 album 'El Ro', and it was released to country radio in February 2017. The song charted at number 57, becoming Ballard's lowest-peaking single of his career.

French-Canadian Folk singer Anna McGarrigle wrote a French-language version of the song titled "Tu Vas M'Accompaneger". She performed it regularly at concerts during the 1980s, and it was included on Kate and Anna McGarrigle's 1982 album 'Love Over and Over'.

Christine Albert included a version of the song where she altered between Bob Seger's original lyrics and Anna McGarrigle's French translation on her album 'Texafrance' in 2008.

References



Category:1980 songs

Category:1980 singles

Category:Songs written by Bob Seger

Category:Bob Seger songs

Category:Capitol Records singles

Category:Frankie Ballard songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Seger

Category:Song recordings produced by Punch Andrews

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