"You'll Accomp'ny Me" is a song written and recorded by American rock singer Bob Seger. It appears on his album Against the Wind.[1]
| "You'll Accomp'ny Me" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | ||||
| from the album Against the Wind | ||||
| B-side | "Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight" | |||
| Released | July 1980 | |||
| Studio | Criteria (Miami) | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, country rock | |||
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| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Seger | |||
| Producer(s) | Punch Andrews, Bob Seger | |||
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band singles chronology | ||||
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Content
The song is in the key of E major with a main chord pattern of A–E.[2]
History
It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
An entry in the Encyclopedia of Classic Rock describes the song as "forecast[ing] his career direction by crossing over onto Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart".[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote in a review of Against the Wind that "the record really starts to kick into high gear with 'You'll Accomp'ny Me,' a ballad the equal of anything on its two predecessors."[5] Jim Harrington of The Mercury News selected "You'll Accomp'ny Me" as one of Seger's 10 best songs and as his "best love song."[6] Billboard said that it "starts out as a melodic ballad and gains almost inspirational momentum" by the end.[7] Cash Box called it a "genteel mid-tempo romance," stating that "drum and woodblock set the rhythm, but piano and swelling organ provide the passion."[8] Record World predicted the single would reach the Top 10, saying that Seger's inimitable vocals are backed by gospel-like chorus colors."[9]
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Seger's 1994 Greatest Hits compilation.[10]
- Bob Seger – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
The Silver Bullet Band
- Chris Campbell – bass
- David Teegarden – drums
Additional musicians
- Ginger Blake – background vocals
- Sam Clayton – percussion
- Laura Creamer – background vocals
- Linda Dillard – background vocals
- Bill Payne – piano, organ, synthesizer
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[11] | 23 |
| Canadian RPM Top 100 | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[13] | 17 |
Other versions
Country music artist Frankie Ballard covered the song for his 2016 album El Río, and it was released to country radio in February 2017.[14] The song charted at number 57, becoming Ballard's lowest-peaking single of his career.
French-Canadian Folk singer Anna McGarrigle wrote a French-language version of the song titled "Tu Vas M'Accompaneger". She performed it regularly at concerts during the 1980s,[15] and it was included on Kate and Anna McGarrigle's 1982 album Love Over and Over.[16]
Christine Albert included a version of the song where she altered between Bob Seger's original lyrics and Anna McGarrigle's French translation on her album Texafrance in 2008.[17]