I Like You (Phyllis Nelson song)

{{Infobox song

| name = I Like You

| cover =

| type = Single

| artist = Phyllis Nelson

| album = I Like You

| B-side = Reachin'

| released = 1985

| recorded = 1984

| studio =

| genre = R&B, dance

| length = 3:43

| label = Carrere Records

| writer =

| producer =

| prev_title = I Don't Know

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

"I Like You" is a song by Philadelphia-born singer Phyllis Nelson. The single was number one on the Dance chart for one week in 1985.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=187}} "I Like You" also crossed over to the Soul chart where it peaked at No. 65. On the Billboard Hot 100, it reached No. 61.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=425}} The single was her sole entry into both the pop and soul charts, and the last of two chart entries on the dance chart for her.

A music video was also made for the track, portraying Nelson performing the song on a piano to a young boy in a dancing studio, along with scenes of men at a pool bar and Nelson in a relationship with a man outside on the streets.

Chart positions

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!Chart (1985)

!Peak
position

US Billboard Hot 100

|align="center"|61

US Billboard Hot Black Singles

|align="center"|65

US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play

|align="center"|1

US Billboard Dance Singles Sales

|align="center"|1

References