Who sang the song “You Light Up My Life”?
Not to be confused with Carole King’s song from her album Fantasy. “You Light Up My Life” Single by Debby Boone from the album You Light Up My Life B-side Hasta Mañana Released 1977 Genre Pop Length 3:35 Label Curb Writer(s) Joe Brooks Producer Joe Brooks Certification Platinum “You Light Up My Life” is Academy Award winning ballad written by Joe Brooks and originally recorded by Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The song was performed in the film by its lead, Didi Conn, who lip synched Cisyk’s version. Pat Boone’s daughter, Debby Boone, was recruited to record the single, which became a massive success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten weeks. It easily became the most successful single of the 1970s in the United States and set a new Hot 100 record for longest reign at No.1. (Elvis Presley’s double-sided “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog,” then recognized as the longest-running No.1 of the Rock Era, spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard Best Sellers chart in 1
