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 =
| 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 |
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 |