You, I

Album

Hot Cargo

Label

Amazon

Genre

Psychedelic Rock

Media Type

45s

Duration

2:50

Composer(s)

Steve McNicol

Entered Chart

Aug 23, 1969

Peak Date

Oct 25, 1969

Released

1968

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Amazon 1

B-Side

Stay With Me

The Rugbys began as a Louisville, Kentucky cover band, founded in 1965. Members include Mike Hoerni on bass, Steve McNicol on lead guitar, Eddy Vernon on keyboards and Glen Howerton on drums. Their first single, "Walking The Streets Tonight," was written by Doug Sahm of the Sir Douglas Quintet. This was originally the B-side of The Rugbys' second single, "Stay With Me." Until "You, I" was released and promoted, the band mostly received modest local recognition. Both songs were written by Steve McNicol. When the song hit #1 locally, the group were signed to Amazon Records, which re-released the song nationally. It made it into the low 20s on the national charts. The followup single, "Wendegahl the Warlock," was unimpressive. The band spent the next year on the road, opening for a wide variety of headliners. Their only album is Hot Cargo, which has been released on CD. >>>

You
Are the color blue
As I'm looking through
At the magic mood
I
I don't know what to do
When I look at you
Are you looking too?
You
You don't want me to
Fall in love with you
What else can I do?
I
When I think of you
Every time I do
All I see is blue
You
All I need is you
All I want is you
Don't you want me too?
You
If you want me to
Let me know it's true
I'm in love with you
You
Are the color blue
And I'm looking through
At the magic mood