(Repeat chorus 2x) D/F E11 A AM7 A7 A7/B A/C DM7 A one in a million you. Eleven years later, Dell Graham passed away while her son serenaded her with "One in a Million You. G A/E And life is worth living, again, Bm Esus For to love you, to me, is to live. The heart-tugging ballad went gold, holding the number one R&B spot for two weeks and going into the pop Top Ten during the summer of 1980. their reaction was "what is this?" Understandable, since the label had hard funk hits with Graham as a member of GCS. Graham produced and played most of the instruments along with former GCS sidemen keyboardist Eric Daniels and guitarist William Rabb, with background vocals by Graham's wife, Tina Graham. It was tracked at Graham's home-recording studio.
"One in a Million You" was written by master songwriter Sam Dees, whose credits include Loleatta Holloway's "Cry to Me," Frederick Knight's "I Betcha Didn't Know That," as well as hits by Atlantic Starr, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Dorothy Moore, and others.
Her wisdom would help to result in Graham's first number one hit after signing a solo deal with Warner Bros. The bassist's mother, Dell Graham, had always stressed the importance of ballads to her son. Larry Graham had sung and played on hits by Sly & the Family Stone ("Dance to the Music," "Sing a Simple Song") and his own band, Graham Central Station both bands not exactly known for ballads, but more so for funk/rock workouts.
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