jim weatherly sang youre the best thing about me.
jim weatherly sang youre the best thing about me.
who sings youre the best thing about me?
jim weatherly
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"you're the best thing that ever happened to me" — also known simply as "best thing that ever happened to me" — is a song written by jim weatherly, and produced by don law. it was first recorded in 1973 by ray price from his album "you're the best thing that ever happened to me". the song enjoyed two runs of popularity, each by an artist in a different genre.
you're the best thing that ever happened to me
"best thing i never had" received average to favorable reviews from music critics. gerrick d. kennedy of the "los angeles times" noted similarities between "best thing i never had" and beyoncé's previous singles including "irreplaceable" and "if i were a boy", and concluded that beyoncé "certainly knows how to dump a man in style". matthew perpetua of "rolling stone" wrote that "best thing i never had" could be "irreplaceable part two" and noted that beyoncé's vocal performance brings depth to the song. rich juzwiak of "the village voice" wrote that the song is not as iconic as its reference point "irreplaceable", but "nor is it as shady". he commended the optimism in the song's lyrics. "consequence of sound" writer chris coplan commented that the ballad is a powerful moment of self-realization, which is enhanced by beyoncé's vocal performance "as [a] wounded bird turned resilient lioness". choosing "best thing i never had" as the highlight of "4", andy kellman of allmusic described it as "a bombastic kiss-off saved by beyoncé's ability to plow through it". kyle anderson of "entertainment weekly" noted the moderate chart performance of "run the world (girls)", and wrote: "best thing i never had" finds beyoncé mining the same kind of girl-power imagery as she did on 'run the world (girls)'. but there is something more direct and honest about the lyrics on the new single (perhaps it's the instant greatness of the line, 'when i think of the time i almost loved you / you showed your ass and i saw the real you'). 'best thing i never had' feels like the kind of crossover hit that will help "4" join the rest of beyoncé's discography in multiplatinum land.
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