I Like You (Phyllis Nelson song)

"I Like You" is 1985 dance single by Philadelphia-born singer, Phyllis Nelson. The single was number one on the dance charts for one week.[1] "I Like You" also crossed over the soul chart where it peaked at #65 and #61 on the Hot 100, respectively.[2] 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.

"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)

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 edit

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 edit

  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.