*The author of this song is named Jay Robinson, not Larry Curtis Johnson.
"You and Me" was discovered at an estate sale by Ryan Gosling, who begged the director of Blue Valentine to include it in the soundtrack. The lyricist and vocalists were all unknown, simply identified as "Penny and the Quarters."
In 2011 the female vocalist was discovered to be a woman named Nannie Sharpe (nicknamed Penny). "It's been 40 years since I've heard it," she said, "I'm shocked and elated." The backup vocals were sung by her brothers Preston, Johnny, and Donald Coulter. Backup singers at Harmonic, the siblings lucked out one day in 1970 when studio owner Clem Price asked lyricist Jay Robinson to "polish them up." Robinson had them sing "You and Me" (a song he had previously written for the Sharpes, who had not released it) to practice their enunciation and, unbeknownst to the siblings, recorded it - in a single take.
*The author of this song is named Jay Robinson, not Larry Curtis Johnson.
"You and Me" was discovered at an estate sale by Ryan Gosling, who begged the director of Blue Valentine to include it in the soundtrack. The lyricist and vocalists were all unknown, simply identified as "Penny and the Quarters."
In 2011 the female vocalist was discovered to be a woman named Nannie Sharpe (nicknamed Penny). "It's been 40 years since I've heard it," she said, "I'm shocked and elated." The backup vocals were sung by her brothers Preston, Johnny, and Donald Coulter. Backup singers at Harmonic, the siblings lucked out one day in 1970 when studio owner Clem Price asked lyricist Jay Robinson to "polish them up." Robinson had them sing "You and Me" (a song he had previously written for the Sharpes, who had not released it) to practice their enunciation and, unbeknownst to the siblings, recorded it - in a single take.
(source: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/18/blue-valentine-mystery-singer-revealed)