"So in to You" is a 1977 hit single by the Atlanta Rhythm Section. It was the first release from their sixth studio LP, A Rock and Roll Alternative.
Background In "So in to You", the singer admits an instant and mysteriously compelling attraction to a stranger entering the room, and is unable to focus on anything else. He attempts to gain the stranger's attention, hoping that she will be able to make a personal connection and that the "vibe" he feels will be mutual. It has been rumored that the woman in real life was Leslie Hawkins, one of the "Honkettes" back-up singers of Lynyrd Skynyrd and that drummer Robert Nix was smitten with her. This has never been confirmed, however.
Chart history The song became their greatest hit, spending three weeks at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - and two weeks at number 5 on Cash Box. It did best in Canada, where it reached number 2, blocked from the top only by the Eagles' "Hotel California". "So in to You" was also an Adult Contemporary hit: it reached number 11 in the U.S. and number 12 in Canada.
Weekly charts Chart (1977)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)27Canada RPM Top Singles2Canada RPM Adult Contemporary12New Zealand 14 US Billboard Hot 1007US Billboard Adult Contemporary11US Billboard Hot Soul Singles93US Cash Box Top 1005
Year-end charts Chart (1977)RankCanada Top Singles 38US Billboard Hot 10038US Cash Box 56
Cover versions 1994: Shudder to Think included a cover of the song on the album Pony Express Record.
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