Note that Cachay was 33 and also that she was heard speaking Russian in her apartment the night of her death. Also interesting that her boyfriend was the son of the person who wrote "You light up my life" which is a paean to Lucifer.
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You Light Up My Life (song)
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Not to be confused with Carole King's song from her album Fantasy.
"You Light Up My Life"
Single by Debby Boone
from the album You Light Up My Life
B-side Hasta Mañana
Released August 16, 1977
Genre Country-pop, Easy Listening
Length 3:35
Label Curb
Writer(s) Joe Brooks
Producer Joe Brooks
Certification Platinum
Debby Boone singles chronology
"You Light Up My Life"
(1977) "California"
(1978)
"You Light Up My Life" is a ballad written by Joe Brooks and originally recorded by Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The song was performed in the film by its lead, Didi Conn, who lip synched Cisyk's version. Pat Boone's daughter, Debby Boone, was recruited to record the single, which became a massive success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a record-setting ten consecutive weeks. It easily became the most successful single of the 1970s in the United States and set a new Hot 100 record for longest reign at No.1. (Elvis Presley's double-sided "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog", then recognized as the longest-running No.1 of the Rock Era, spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard Best Sellers chart in 1956, before the debut of the Hot 100.) The record was matched in 1982 by Olivia Newton-John's Physical, but never surpassed until a 1991 change in chart methodology allowed songs to achieve longer reigns at No.1 ("End of the Road" by Boyz II Men set the new record, 13 weeks). The single, which was certified platinum by the RIAA, also hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and even reached #4 on the Country chart. Although written by Brooks as a love song, the devout Boone interpreted the song as inspirational and proclaimed that it was instead God who "lit up her life."
Cisyk's soundtrack recording was released as a single to bolster sales of the soundtrack after Boone included her version on her first solo album also entitled You Light Up My Life. (Although the soundtrack was certified gold, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it never included Boone's version of the song.) Cisyk's single was credited to "Original Cast", not to Cisyk herself, and only reached No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100. Brooks also released an instrumental version of the song from the soundtrack as a single, but his version failed to chart. Boone's success resulted in Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female and Record of the Year and won her the 1977 Grammy for Best New Artist and the 1977 American Music Award for Favorite Pop Single. The song earned Brooks the 1977 Song of the Year Grammy (tied with "Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen)") as well as the Best Original Song awards at the 1977 Golden Globe and Academy Awards.
The song ranks #7 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.[1]
[edit] Chart performance
Chart (1977) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 4
Canadian RPM Top Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 6
[edit] Other versions
"You Light Up My Life"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
B-side I Believe
Released August 26, 1997
Recorded 1996
Genre Country
Length 3:37
Label Curb
Producer Mike Curb
Chuck Howard
Wilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"How Do I Live"
(1997) "You Light Up My Life"
(1997) "On the Side of Angels"
(1998)
Many artists have covered "You Light Up My Life" since 1977. The following year, Johnny Mathis recorded and named his album after the song. LeAnn Rimes released her version as a single in 1997 – 20 years after Boone's version was released and on the same record label (Curb Records). Her version fared modestly by comparison to the original at radio (No. 34 Pop, No. 48 Country). However, her single was certified gold and was the title track to her No. 1 Pop and Country album, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs.
Among the other diverse artists who have recorded and/or performed the song are:
Patti Smith[2]
Jean Carn
Valeria Lynch (In Spanish ¨Tú me haces feliz¨)
José Carreras
Perry Como
Robert Goulet
Lee Greenwood
Loleatta Holloway
Whitney Houston
Engelbert Humperdinck
Cristy Lane
Steve Lawrence
Matt Monro
Mink
Kenny Rogers
Bianca Ryan
Yuki Saito
Margo Smith
Tom Jones
Westlife
Samantha Cole
[edit] See also
List of RPM number-one singles of 1977
List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977 (U.S.)
List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1977 (U.S.)
Awards
Preceded by
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" from A Star Is Born Academy Award for Best Original Song
1977 Succeeded by
"Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday
Golden Globe for Best Original Song
1977
[show]v • d • eLeAnn Rimes
Studio albums Blue (1996) · Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997) · You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997) · Sittin' on Top of the World (1998) · LeAnn Rimes (1999) · I Need You (2001) · God Bless America (2001) · Twisted Angel (2002) · What a Wonderful World (2004) · This Woman (2005) · Whatever We Wanna (2006) · Family (2007) · Lady and Gentlemen (2011)
Compilation albums Greatest Hits (2003) · The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004)
Related articles Discography · Curb Records · Dann Huff
[show]v • d • eLeAnn Rimes singles
Blue "Blue" · "Hurt Me" · "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" · "The Light in Your Eyes" · "Cattle Call" (w/ Eddy Arnold)
Unchained Melody: The Early Years "Unchained Melody"
You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs "How Do I Live" · "You Light Up My Life" · "On the Side of Angels"
God Bless America "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart · "God Bless America"
Sittin' on Top of the World "Commitment" · "Looking Through Your Eyes" · "Nothin' New Under the Moon" · "These Arms of Mine" · "Feels Like Home"
LeAnn Rimes "Crazy" · "Big Deal"
I Need You "I Need You" · "Can't Fight the Moonlight" · "But I Do Love You" · "Soon"
Twisted Angel "Life Goes on" · "Tic Toc" · "Suddenly"
Greatest Hits "We Can" · "This Love"
What a Wonderful World "O Holy Night" · "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" · "A Different Kind of Christmas"
This Woman "Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense" · "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" · "Something's Gotta Give" · "Some People"
Whatever We Wanna "And It Feels Like" · "Everybody's Someone" (w/ Brian McFadden) · "Strong"
Family "Nothin' Better to Do" · "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" · "What I Cannot Change"
Lady and Gentleman "Swingin'" · "Crazy Women"
Guest singles "Written in the Stars" (w/ Elton John) · "Last Thing on My Mind" (w/ Ronan Keating) · "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (w/ Bon Jovi) · "In Front of the Alamo" (w/ Hal Ketchum) · "Just Stand Up!" · "When It's Good" (w/ Marc Broussard)
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