So in to You

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"So in to You"
Single by Atlanta Rhythm Section
from the album A Rock and Roll Alternative
B-side"Everybody Gotta Go"
ReleasedJanuary 1977
Recorded1976
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length
  • 4:20 (album version)
  • 3:19 (single version)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Buie/Nix/Daughtry
Producer(s)Buie
Atlanta Rhythm Section singles chronology
"Free Spirit"
(1976)
"So in to You"
(1977)
"Neon Nites"
(1977)

"So in to You" is a 1977 hit single by the Atlanta Rhythm Section. It was the first release from their sixth studio LP, A Rock and Roll Alternative.

Background[edit]

In "So in to You", the singer admits an instant and mysteriously compelling attraction to a stranger entering the room, and is unable to focus on anything else. He attempts to gain the stranger's attention, hoping that she will be able to make a personal connection and that the "vibe" he feels will be mutual. It has been rumored that the woman in real life was Leslie Hawkins, one of the "Honkettes" back-up singers of Lynyrd Skynyrd and that drummer Robert Nix was smitten with her. This has never been confirmed, however.

Chart history[edit]

The song became their greatest hit, spending three weeks at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] and two weeks at number five on Cash Box. It did best in Canada, where it reached number two,[3] blocked from the top only by the Eagles' "Hotel California". "So in to You" was also an Adult Contemporary hit: it reached number 11 in the U.S. and number 12 in Canada.[4]

Cover versions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Atlanta Rhythm Section". Napster.
  2. ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 20.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 36.
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 4/30/77". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  9. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". www.musicoutfitters.com.
  11. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1977". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2017-07-31.

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