1984 single by Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross
"
All of You
" is a 1984
vocal duet
between Spanish singer and songwriter
Julio Iglesias
and American singer
Diana Ross
, which was released on June 12 as the lead single from both Iglesias's album
1100 Bel Air Place
, released on the
Columbia Records
label, and Ross's fifteenth album,
Swept Away
(1984), released on the
RCA Records
label. It was written by
Cynthia Weil
, Iglesias and Tony Renis, and produced by
Richard Perry
.
Background to the partnership
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In the middle 1980s, having already achieved a high level of international prominence, Spanish singer
Julio Iglesias
was seeking to gain a foothold in American music; to this end, he had learned English. On his album
1100 Bel Air Place
,
he had already recorded a cover version of "
The Air That I Breathe
" in duet partnership with the
Beach Boys
and an original selection, "
To All The Girls I've Loved Before
," in duet partnership with
Willie Nelson
.
Richard Perry
, the album's music producer, suggested the idea of Iglesias having
Diana Ross
as yet another duet partner, and Iglesias agreed.
To the extent which became public knowledge, Iglesias and Ross had never met each other, least of all performed together, before becoming duet partners on the selection; Iglesias's and Ross's meeting when the
video
was being produced is believed to have been their first. That would soon change as Ross reportedly ended up spending the Christmas holiday season at Iglesias's Miami estate. They there celebrated the success of their global duet that hit #1 in Spain, #3 in Italy, and #8 in Canada for example. In the United States, it reached #12 in
Cash Box
and #19 in
Billboard
.
Additionally, "All of You" reached #2 on
Adult Contemporary
radio. Because it was the second single from
1100 Bel Air Place
and the first single from Diana's successful
Swept Away
album, it helped sell both artists's albums. It also boasted a hugely popular and sensual music video.
Ross was having some career difficulties at the time she agreed to the duet partnership with Iglesias; she had left
Motown Records
over a dispute with
Berry Gordy
which would not be resolved for years, and was recording for
RCA Records
(
EMI
in the UK and the rest of the world) at the time. Though her debut album for the label,
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
,
had been successful three years before, her most recently released album,
Ross
,
was not performing as well.
Iglesias collaborated with one of his "amigos", Tony Renis, on the composition of the music; veteran songwriter
Cynthia Weil
, better known for her partnership with
Barry Mann
, wrote the lyrics, which were in English?a language Iglesias could barely speak at the time.
Richard Perry
served as
music producer
.
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Chart (1984)
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Position
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Australia (Kent Music Report)
[1]
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85
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Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)
[21]
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59
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Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
[22]
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75
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Netherlands (Single Top 100)
[23]
|
99
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US Adult Contemporary (
Billboard
)
[24]
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23
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References
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a
b
"Kent Music Report No 548 ? 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984"
.
Kent Music Report
. Retrieved
23 January
2023
– via Imgur.com.
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Kent, David
(1993).
Australian Chart Book 1970?1992
.
St Ives, NSW
: Australian Chart Book.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6
.
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"
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross ? All of You"
(in German).
O3 Austria Top 40
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross ? All of You"
(in Dutch).
Ultratop 50
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"Diana Ross Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles"
(PDF)
.
Music & Media
. September 24, 1984
. Retrieved
June 26,
2021
.
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Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Diana Ross".
Sisaltaa hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960?30.6.2021
(PDF)
(in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava. p. 219
. Retrieved
July 4,
2022
.
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"
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross ? All of You"
(in French).
Les classement single
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commencant par R"
. Retrieved
June 2,
2020
.
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Racca, Guido (2019).
M&D Borsa Singoli 1960?2019
(in Italian). Independently Published.
ISBN
9781093264906
.
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"
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross ? All of You"
.
Top 40 Singles
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"
Nederlandse Top 40 ? week 31, 1984
" (in Dutch).
Dutch Top 40
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross ? All of You"
(in Dutch).
Single Top 100
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^
"SA Charts 1969-1989 (A-B)"
.
Web.archuive.org
. Archived from
the original
on 2003-11-08
. Retrieved
17 January
2018
.
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"
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross ? All of You"
Canciones Top 50
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"Official Singles Chart Top 100"
.
Official Charts Company
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"Julio Iglesias Chart History (Hot 100)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"Julio Iglesias Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"Julio Iglesias Chart History (Adult Contemporary)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"
Offiziellecharts.de ? Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross ? All of You"
(in German)
.
GfK Entertainment charts
. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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"Jaaroverzichten 1984"
. Ultratop
. Retrieved
August 19,
2021
.
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"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984"
. Dutch Top 40
. Retrieved
December 25,
2020
.
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"Jaaroverzichten ? Single 1984"
.
Dutchcharts.nl
. Retrieved
December 25,
2020
.
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"Adult Contemporary Songs ? Year-End 1984"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
December 25,
2020
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