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I Like You (Phyllis Nelson song)

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1985 single by Phyllis Nelson
"I Like You"
Single by Phyllis Nelson
from the album I Like You
B-side"Reachin'"
Released1985
Recorded1984
GenreR&B, dance
Length3:43
LabelCarrere Records
Phyllis Nelson singles chronology
"I Don't Know"
(1985) 		"I Like You"
(1985)

"I Like You" is a song by Philadelphia-born singer Phyllis Nelson. The single was number one on the Dance chart for one week in 1985. "I Like You" also crossed over to the Soul chart where it peaked at No. 65. On the Billboard Hot 100, it reached No. 61. The single was her sole entry into both the pop and soul charts, and the last of two chart entries on the dance chart for her.

A music video was also made for the track, portraying Nelson performing the song on a piano to a young boy in a dancing studio, along with scenes of men at a pool bar and Nelson in a relationship with a man outside on the streets.

Chart positions

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 61
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 65
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
US Billboard Dance Singles Sales 1

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 187.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 425.
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