You Got It All

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For the Union J song, see You Got It All (Union J song).
"You Got It All"
Single by The Jets
from the album The Jets
B-side "Burn the Candle"
Released August 2, 1986
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1985
Genre R&B, pop, adult contemporary
Label MCA
Writer(s) Rupert Holmes
Producer(s) Don Powell, David Rivkin
The Jets singles chronology
"Private Number"
(1986)		 "You Got It All"
(1986)		 "Christmas in My Heart"
(1986)

"You Got It All" is a song recorded by band The Jets. It was released in 1986 as the fourth single from their debut studio album "The Jets" (1985). It was written by Rupert Holmes, most famous for the 1979 hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." The song features the second youngest member of the group, then-12-year-old Elizabeth Wolfgramm, on lead vocals.

"You Got It All" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. in early 1987. The song also topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks and reached number two on the R&B chart. It was also featured in the film Jaws: The Revenge.

Chart performance

Chart (1986–87) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 2

Britney Spears version

"You Got It All"
Song

Background

In 1997, Britney Spears started to work on her debut album ...Baby One More Time.[4] After meeting up with producer Eric Foster White in August, the singer got to know the original version of "You've Got It All" by the Jets and decided to record a cover of the song.[4] Steve Lunt, Jive's A&R vice president at the time, revealed that when the label's CEO "heard [the track] in the A&R meeting, he said, 'OK, we've got something.' Up until that, it was in doubt."[4] "You Got It All" was originally intended to be released on Spears' debut album;[5] however, it was only released on certain editions of Oops!... I Did It Again (2000).[6]

Reception

A review from CD Universe said, "The Jets' gem 'You've Got It All' shines brightly as ever with Britney's girlish allure. Take note, however, that Britney's not all bubbles—with an obvious influence from Mariah Carey, she glides quite ably through the key changes and delivers octave leaps and vibratos that should melt just about any heart, young or old."[5]

Cover versions

  • Filipina pop singer Arnee Hidalgo covered her version of the song in 2000.
  • Filipino acoustic band MYMP also covered their version of the song in 2005.

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Jets – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Jets.
  2. ↑ "The Jets – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for The Jets.
  3. ↑ "The Jets – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for The Jets.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Knopper 2009, pp. 92
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Oops!... I Did It Again liner notes. Jive Records (2000)

References

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External links

Preceded by Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single (The Jets version)
March 7, 1987		 Succeeded by
"Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
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