You Remind Me
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| Single by Mary J. Blige | ||||
| from the album What's the 411? and Strictly Business | ||||
| Released | June 23, 1992 | |||
| Genre | R&B[1][2] | |||
| Length | 4:19 | |||
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| Songwriter | Eric Milteer | |||
| Producer | Dave "Jam" Hall | |||
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| "You Remind Me" on YouTube | ||||
"You Remind Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige. It served as Blige's first single from her debut album, What's the 411? (1992). Written by Eric Milteer and produced by Dave "Jam" Hall, it was originally used on the soundtrack of 1991 comedy film Strictly Business. The song marked Blige's first top 40 hit, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart.[3] The music video was released in 1992. The song also sampled Patrice Rushen's 1982 song, "Remind Me".
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun complimented the "smooth, soulful balladry" of "You Remind Me".[4] Havelock Nelson from Entertainment Weekly noted its "cascading, intricately layered mid-tempo beat".[5] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described it as a "slinky groin grinder".[6] Dele Fadele from NME remarked its "massed harmonies, lovely arrangements and subtle hip-hop beats" and "a luxurious, creamy vocal that makes you wonder why record companies don't seek out more black female singers (remember Cherrelle, Candi Staton, et al)."[7] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel wrote, "Blige's voice swoops and croons wonderfully on her big hit, "You Remind Me". The tune is built around a nice little phrase but wouldn't really go anywhere if it weren't for the funky hip-hop beat."[8]
Track listings
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Credits and personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits are adapted from the What's the 411? liner notes.[19]
- Sean "Puffy" Combs – executive producer
- Dave "Jam" Hall – producer
- Andre Harrell – executive producer
- Eric Milteer – songwriting
Charts
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Certifications
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| United States (RIAA)[30] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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Release history
[edit | edit source]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | June 23, 1992 |
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| United Kingdom | June 1, 1993 | MCA | [31] |
See also
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