Video clips feature young and old couples embracing. "You're the Inspiration" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their fourteenth studio album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The third single released from that album, it reached #3 on the U.S. Report abuse. Helpful. Bringing singer/songwriter Bill Champlin and producer David Foster into the fold in the early ‘80s launched a steady stream of power ballads (and de-emphasized the horns), culminating in the soft-rock archetype “You’re the Inspiration.” And so I said, ‘Alright, well you come over here right now, and we’ll see what we can do.’ So in the midst of packing, David drove out to where I was then living. Peter Cetera stated in a 2004 interview that "You're the Inspiration" started out as a song for Kenny Rogers: "David Foster called me up and he said, ‘I’m in the studio with Kenny Rogers, and he would like you to write a song for him.’ And I said, ‘That’s great! I wanna have you hear me sayin' No one needs you more than I need you . !function(t,e,r){var n,s=t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0],i=/^http:/.test(t.location)? Sheet music is available for Piano, Voice, Guitar and 5 others with 7 scorings and 2 notations in 6 genres. [3], Peter Cetera re-recorded the song for his 1997 solo album You're the Inspiration: A Collection. [So, I] came back with the words, worked on this melody, and came back and presented the song. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020. Verified … You're the meaning in my life You're the inspiration You bring feeling to my life You're the inspiration Wanna have you near me I wanna have you hear me sayin' No one needs you more than I need you And I know, yes I know that it's plain to see We're so in love when we're together Now I know that I need you here with me From tonight until the end of time Good for me!"[6]. [Intro] G C D x2 [Verse] Bb F You know our love was meant to be Gm Bb Eb F The kind of love to last forever Bb F And I want you here with me Gm F Eb From tonight until the end of time [Pre-Chorus] F Bb You should know Eb Ab Everywhere I go D Gm Always on my mind C F In my heart D Gm C#m In my soul, baby [Chorus] D Asus4 You're the meaning in my life G D A You're the inspiration D Asus4 You bring feeling to my life G D A You're the inspiration … //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. Actor Matt Dillon was also in the music video. "You're the Inspiration" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. "You're the Inspiration" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their fourteenth studio album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27re_the_Inspiration&oldid=1004040862, Articles lacking reliable references from August 2019, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 January 2021, at 20:44. And we sort of made this little tape of this chord structure; I took it on the plane, [and] went to Italy. Cetera then changed some of the words and recorded the song with Chicago for their Chicago 17 album. //