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You Wear It Well (DeBarge song)

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"'You Wear It Well'" is a song recorded by DeBarge for the Gordy label. It was released as the third single off their fourth album, 'Rhythm of the Night'; the single release was credited to "El DeBarge with DeBarge."

The song eventually reached number 7 on the 'Billboard' R&B chart, number 47 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart. "You Wear It Well" also spent two weeks atop the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart in October and November 1985.Whitburn, Joel (2004). 'Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003', (Record Research Inc.) El DeBarge made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom 'The Facts of Life' on November 2, 1985, at the same time the single was released and performed it with the show's principal stars, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, and Nancy McKeon, who provided backup vocals. El also performed the song on the "Bought and Paid For" episode of 'Miami Vice', which aired three weeks later.

Charts



Credits



* El DeBarge lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, drums, percussion

* Paul Fox synthesizer programming

* Jesse Johnson guitars

* Tommy DeBarge bass

* Mark DeBarge percussion

* Jim Gilstrap backing vocals

* Bunny Hill backing vocals

*Remix versions done by - John Morales and Sergio Munzibai

Official Versions



*Album Version - 4:45

*Short Version - 3:54 (only heard on the "Ultimate Collection", "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of DeBarge" and "Definitive Collection" albums)

*M&M Club Mix - 6:53

*M&M Dub Mix - 5:20

See also



*List of number-one dance singles of 1985 (U.S.)

References



Category:1985 singles

Category:DeBarge songs

Category:Songs written by El DeBarge

Category:1985 songs

Category:Gordy Records singles

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