You Are Everything to Me

"You Are Everything to Me" is a popular song written by Percy Faith and Carl Sigman that was recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1958. It charted in 1959.

Recording and release

Johnny Mathis recorded "You Are Everything to Me" on November 10, 1958, with an orchestra conducted by Ray Ellis. It was produced by Al Ham and released as a single on May 25, 1959, with the A-side "Small World" from the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy.

Chart performance

"You Are Everything to Me" "bubbled under" Billboard magazine's Hot 100 for 2 weeks in June 1959; it got as high as number 109.

Critical reception

In their review column, the editors of Cash Box magazine featured the single as their Pick of the Week, which was their equivalent to a letter grade of A for both songs. They wrote that the songs were "first-rate" and that "the distinctive Mathis touch gets to the heart of each". The editors of Billboard categorized the single as a "Spotlight Winner", one of the best of the week's new releases, and wrote that both songs were handled "with warmth over pretty ork backing."