Debby Boone의 You Light Up My Life

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 Debby Boone
Debby Boone (born Deborah Ann Boone, on September 22, 1956) is an American singer and theater actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit "You Light Up My Life", which spent 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and won her a Grammy award the following year for Best New Artist.

In the 80s, her career shifted in different directions, initially starting in Country music, and then switching over into Christian music, where she became quite popular throughout much of the decade. She is also the daughter of 1950s Pop music icon Pat Boone.

Background information
Birth name Deborah Ann Boone
Born September 22, 1956 (1956-09-22) (age 50)
Origin  Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Genre(s) Pop, Country, Christian
Occupation(s) singer, theater actress
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1977–Present
Label(s) Concord Records
Associated
acts Pat Boone
Website Debby Boone Official Website

You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone

So many nights, I'd sit by my window
Waiting for someone to sing me his song
So many dreams, I kept deep inside me
Alone in the dark but now you've come along

(CHORUS)
And you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song

Rolling at sea, adrift on the water
Could it be finally, I'm turning for home
Finally a chance to say, hey, I love you
Never again to be all alone

(CHORUS)

Cause you, you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song

It can't be wrong when it feels so right
Cause you, you light up my life
 
 

Biography

Beginnings
Debby Boone was born September 22, 1956 in Hackensack, New Jersey, the daughter of singer and 1950s icon Pat Boone and Shirley Lee Foley Boone (daughter of country musi c star Red Foley). When Boone was 14 years old, she began touring with her parents and three sisters - Cherry, Lindy and Laury. The sisters recorded as the Boones. They twice reached Billboard's AC charts with "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" (No. 25) and "Hasta Manana" (No. 32) which featured Debby as lead vocalist.

The Success of "You Light Up My Life"
Boone released her first solo effort, "You Light Up My Life," in 1977. The song became the biggest hit of the 1970's on the Billboard Hot 100 spending 10 weeks at the No. 1 - longer than any of her father's No. 1 Billboard hits. At the time, only Elvis Presley's double-sided "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" spent more weeks (11) atop Billboard's Hot 100. The song earned her a Grammy award for Best New Artist and an American Music Award for Favorite Pop Single. She also received Grammy nominations for Best Pop Female and Record of the Year. "You Light Up My Life" would also reach No. 1 Adult Contemporary (one week) and No. 4 Country. The single and the album (No. 6 Pop, No. 6 Country) of the same name were both certified platinum. Boone's overnight success led to a tour with her father and frequent television appearances.

The song, written and produced by Joe Brooks, was from the film of the same name. Brooks earned Song of the Year awards at both the 1978 Grammys and Oscars for writing the song. Boone's version, contrary to popular belief, was not used in the movie or featured on its soundtrack. The song was lip-synched in the film by its star, Didi Conn, performing to vocals recorded by Kasey Cisyk. Although written as a love song, Boone admitted it was instead God who "lit up her life."

Boone was unable to maintain her success in Pop music after "You Light Up My Life." Her follow-up single, "California" (also written and produced by Joe Brooks), stumbled peaking at No. 50 Pop and No. 20 AC. Her second album, "Midstream," faltered at No. 147 Pop. Its first single, the double-sided "God Knows/Baby I'm Yours," reached No. 74 Pop, No. 22 Country and No. 14 AC. Boone then released another movie theme, "When You're Loved," from The Magic of Lassie. Like "You Light Up My Life," the song was nominated for an Academy Award for its composers, the Sherman Brothers. But, it failed to replicate the chart success of her first single by only reaching No. 48 AC. By 1979, Boone was off the Billboard Hot 100. Boone's wholesome persona was in contrast to the image-conscious Pop music industry leading her in different musical directions.

Country Music
With the crossover success of "You Light Up My Life" and "God Knows/Baby, I'm Yours," Boone began to focus on Country music. (Her father, Pat, and maternal grandfather, Red Foley, had also recorded in that genre.) Her first country single, 1978's "In Memory Of Your Love," fizzled at No. 61. But, she then hit No. 11 in 1979 with a remake of Connie Francis' "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own." Boone amassed three more Top 50 country singles that year - two more Connie Francis remakes (the No. 25 "Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart" and the No. 48 "Everybody's Somebody's Fool") and a remake of "See You In September" (No. 41 Country, No. 45 AC).

Her next album, 1980's "Love Has No Reason" (No. 17 Country), was produced by Kenny Rogers' producer, Larry Butler. It resulted in the No. 1 Country and No. 31 AC hit, "Are You On The Road To Lovin' Me Again." Two weeks before "Road" ascended to No. 1, Boone was part of a historic Top 5 on the Billboard Country chart. For the week ending April 19, 1980, the Top 5 positions were all held by women:

Crystal Gayle ("It's Like We Never Said Goodbye")
Dottie West ("A Lesson In Leavin'")
Debby Boone ("Are You On The Road To Lovin' Me Again")
Emmylou Harris ("Beneath Still Waters")
Tammy Wynette ("Two Story House" with George Jones)
The album generated two more Country singles, the No. 14 "Free To Be Lonely Again" and the No. 44 "Take It Like A Woman." The latter charted simultaneously with her father's "Colorado Country Morning" (No. 60). Butler also produced Boone's next album, 1981's "Savin' It Up" (No. 49 Country), which yielded two more country singles, the No. 23 "Perfect Fool" (also No. 37 AC) and the No. 46 "It'll Be Him."

Broadway Bound
Boone wrote her autobiography, "D ebby Boone So Far," in 1981 and spent a year touring the United States with the stage adaptation of the film "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers." The play was a success nationwide before reaching Broadway in July 1982. The Broadway reviews were lackluster, but a scathing review by the New York Times led the show to c lose after just five performances. The day after the show's closing, several of the the show's stars and theater-goers protested the closing outside the New York Times building hoping for a retraction of its review and the re-opening of the show. But, despite the enthusiastic reception of the show from Broadway theater-goers, the producers believed that the show could not overcome its reviews and the show remained closed.

Boone continued her theater work appearing periodically in stage productions nationwide including lead roles in "Camelot," "Meet Me In St. Louis," "South Pacific," "The Human Comedy" and "The King And I." Boone returned twice to the New York stage. Her 1990 performance as Maria in "The Sound Of Music" at Lincoln Center garnered her a Drama Desk nomination. In 1996, Boone played against her image as Rizzo in the 1990's revival of "Grease."

Boone occasionally acted on television as well. Her first foray into television was a 1978 musical adaptation of O'Henry's "The Gift Of The Magi" co-starring John Rubinstein. She stunned many in 1984 by portraying a former call girl turned Christian singer in the television movie, "Sins Of The Past." The film, co-starring Anthony Geary, Barbara Carrera and Kim Cattrall, was a Top 10 Nielsen hit. Boone also headlined two of her own NBC television specials - "The Same Old Brand New Me" (1980) and "One Step Closer" (1982).

Faith and family
After "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers," Boone followed her heart and turned her musical career to Christian music winning two GMA Dove Awards and two more Grammys. Boone first recorded in this genre in 1980 with the Grammy winning "With My Song ... I Will Praise Him." Subsequent Christian albums included "Surrender" (1983), "Choose Life" (1985), "Friends For Life" (1987) and "Be Thou My Vision" (1989). In 1989, Boone released her Christmas album, "Home For Christmas," which boasted a duet with her mother-in-law, Rosemary Clooney, on Clooney's signature "White Christmas."

Boone's recording career was always secondary as she devoted herself first to raising her four children: son Jordan (b. 1980), twin daughters Gabrielle and Dustin (b. 1983), and daughter Tessa (b. 1986). Boone married her husband, Gabriel Ferrer (son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney), in 1979. The couple collaborated on several children's books. Boone wrote "Bedtime Hugs For Little Ones," "Tomorrow Is A Brand New Day," "Nightlights," "Snow Angel," "Counting Blessings" and "Welcome To This World" which were all illustrated by her husband. Boone and her children appeared frequently on the cover of "Good Housekeeping" magazine as they grew. Boone also released two children's videos, "Debby Boone's Hug-a-Long Songs: Volumes 1 and 2."

Once her children were grown, Boone revived her recording career in 2005 with the release of "Reflections Of Rosemary." The CD was a fond tribute to her mother-in-law, Rosemary Clooney, featuring songs performed by Clooney as well as other songs not associated with Clooney which Boone felt showed Clooney as the person she and her family knew and loved. Boone toured extensively for the album including several nights at New York's famed cabaret, Feinstein's, where Clooney often performed.

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