You, Me and He

You, Me and He is a 1984 album by R&B group Mtume. This was their fourth album released on the Epic Records label. The title track was interpolated by Aaliyah for her remixes of her cover of (At Your Best) You Are Love, originally by The Isley Brothers

You, Me and He
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 1984
Recorded1984 at E.A.R.S. Recording Studios, New Jersey
GenreFunk, R&B
LabelEpic
ProducerJames Mtume
Mtume chronology
Juicy Fruit
(1983)
You, Me and He
(1984)
Theater of the Mind
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)"4:00
2."You Are My Sunshine (Philip Field, James Mtume)[2]"4:24
3."You, Me And He"4:23
4."I Simply Like"5:03
5."Prime Time"5:45
6."Tie Me Up"5:18
7."Sweet For You And Me (Monogamy Mix)"5:23
8."To Be Or Not To Bop That Is The Question (Whether We Funk Or Not)"5:03

In 2012 the label Funky Town Grooves re-released the album with additional tracks:

No.TitleLength
9."Interlude"0:20
10."You, Me And He (Polygamy mix)"5:56
11."You, Me And He (Instrumental rap)"4:23
12."I Simply Like (Dub version)"2:47
13."I Simply Like (Extended version)"5:41
14."C.O.D. (I'll Deliver) (Instrumental)"5:35
15."C.O.D. (I'll Deliver) (Vocal)"5:14

Personnel

  • Mtume - Backing Vocals
  • James Mtume - Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Backing vocals
  • Tawatha Agee - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Curt Jones - Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Kevin Robinson - Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Clarence "Binky" Brice- Guitar
  • Ira Siegel - Rhythm Guitar
  • Raymond Jackson - Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer
  • Philip Field - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synth Programming, Backing Vocals
  • Steve "Bam" Becker - Drums
  • Bernie Worrell, David Frank, Dunn Pearson - Synthesizer
  • Frank Elmo, Jimmy Heath, Stan Harrison - Horns
  • Gary "Bone" Cooper - Backing Vocals
  • Angel Colon, Kirth Atkin - Scratches
  • Vincent Henry - Saxophone solo on "You Are My Sunshine"
  • Sonny Fortune - Saxophone solo on "You, Me, and He" and "To Be or not to Bop That is the Question (Whether We Funk or Not)"
  • Ed "Tree" Moore - Guitar solo on "I Simply Like"

[3]

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
1984 You, Me and He 77 5

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1984 "You, Me and He" 83 2
1984 "C.O.D. (I ll Deliver)" 20

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. U.S. Copyright Office "Fields" [sic] PA0000228411 / 1984-10-16
  3. Mtume- You, Me and He @Discogs.com Retrieved 1-7-2012.
  4. "Mtume US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  5. "Mtume US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
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