"her next English album. Dion and her manager and husband René Angélil wanted to include few cover versions on it. David Foster came up with the idea of recording Leo Sayer's hit ""When I Need You."" The song, recorded at Paramount Studios and Chartmaker Studios, was produced by Foster and included on Dion's ""Let's Talk About Love"" album, released on 15 November 1997. Dion performed this song during the ""Let's Talk About Love avec Julie Snyder"" Canadian TV show in late 1997. After a string of successful singles like ""My Heart Will Go On"" and ""Immortality"", Sony Music Entertainment decided"
"""When I Need You"" was first recorded by Hammond on his 1976 album ""When I Need You."" Produced by Richard Perry, Leo Sayer's version made No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1977, after three of his earlier singles had stalled at No. 2. Commercially successful worldwide, it reached No. 1 In Canada (RPM Top Singles) (also for two weeks), and on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for a week in May 1977. Leapy Lee released a version of ""When I Need You"" on his first recording since 1970. Hammond had success as a singer-songwriter with"
"Whenever You Need Somebody (song) ""Whenever You Need Somebody"" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which became successful for two of their artists. The song was originally written for English singer O'Chi Brown, and released in November 1985 on Magnetic Records. It became a minor hit for Brown in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 97 there. The single was later released in 1986 in the US, where it became a #1 hit on the dance charts. It failed to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, however. The song was later included in Brown's studio"
"Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) ""Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"" is a 1972 soul track by Stevie Wonder. It was the second track on Wonder's ""Music of My Mind"" album, and was also released as the first single. In essence a two-part song, there is a coherence in that it tells a story of the singer's relationship with ""Mary"". The first part covers her desire to be a star, and to leave behind her old life to become a movie star. The second part covers the narrator's wondering why she hadn't come back as"
"Need You ""Need You"" is a 1967 single by Sonny James. The single went to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart where it spent two weeks at the top. ""Need You"" spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart. ""Need You"" is known as the song that began a string of 16 consecutive single releases that reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart without a miss. The string would continue into 1971, capped by the song ""Here Comes Honey Again,"" the string finally being broken in 1972 with ""Only Love Can Break a"
"If I Needed You ""If I Needed You"" is a song written by Townes Van Zandt and performed on his 1972 album ""The Late Great Townes Van Zandt"". It was covered 9 years later by American country music artists Emmylou Harris and Don Williams as a duet, and was released in September 1981 as the first single from Harris' album ""Cimarron"". The song reached #3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the ""RPM"" Country Tracks chart in Canada. The song was written about Townes's business partner and producers wife Anne Mittendorf Eggers. Townes Van Zandt's ""If"
"Whenever You Need Me (T'Pau song) ""Whenever You Need Me"" is a song by British band T'Pau, released as the lead single from their 1991 third studio album ""The Promise"". It was written by Carol Decker and Ron Rogers, and produced by Andy Richards. ""Whenever You Need Me"" reached No. 16 in the UK and remained on the charts for six weeks. It was the band's last UK Top 40 hit. The 7"" single's B-side, ""All the Love"", was a non-album track exclusive to the single. In the UK, a limited edition box-set of the single was issued, featuring the"
"success of his previous smash single ""Never Gonna Give You Up"". It was not released as a single in the U.S. Whenever You Need Somebody (song) ""Whenever You Need Somebody"" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which became successful for two of their artists. The song was originally written for English singer O'Chi Brown, and released in November 1985 on Magnetic Records. It became a minor hit for Brown in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 97 there. The single was later released in 1986 in the US, where it became a #1 hit on"
"Who Needs You? ""Who Needs You?"" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1956. The song was one of a large number of Stillman-Allen compositions recorded by The Four Lads. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40811. It first reached the Billboard charts on February 2, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #9; on the Best Seller chart, at #13; on the Juke Box chart, at #17; and on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #14. The song"
"Just When I Needed You Most ""Just When I Needed You Most"" is the title of a 1979 hit single by the American singer-songwriter Randy VanWarmer. VanWarmer was inspired to write ""Just When I Needed You Most"" after his old car that he loved and used for years broke down on the way to work in Denver, Colorado and by a ""devastating"" breakup with a girlfriend: he wrote the song six months after that breakup co-writing it with Tony Wilson of the group Hot Chocolate two years before it became a hit. After recording ""Just When I Needed You Most"""
"I Need You (America song) ""I Need You,"" released in 1972, is the second single by the band America from their eponymous debut album ""America"". The song was written by Gerry Beckley. It appears on the live albums ""Live"" (1977), ""In Concert"" (1985), ""In Concert (King Biscuit)"", ""Horse With No Name - Live!"" (1995), and ""The Grand Cayman Concert"" (2002). The studio version is included on the compilation albums ""Highway"" (2000) and ""The Complete Greatest Hits"" (2001). George Martin remixed the studio recording for inclusion on """" (1975). An alternate mix from 1971 appears on the 2015 release ""Archives, Vol."
"I Need You (Frankie Valli song) ""I Need You"" is a song by American music group 3T, from the album ""Brotherhood"". The song was written by Eric Carmen and was originally released in 1977 by Frankie Valli on his album ""Lady Put the Light Out"". It was released in 1979 by the Euclid Beach Band. Their rendition reached #81 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. 3T's version was released in 1996, and had a very good performance in the European charts. It was never released in the U.S. Michael Jackson, their uncle, provides background vocals, so is sometimes credited as"
"was covered for the United Kingdom by Petula Clark. Who Needs You? ""Who Needs You?"" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was published in 1956. The song was one of a large number of Stillman-Allen compositions recorded by The Four Lads. This recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40811. It first reached the Billboard charts on February 2, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #9; on the Best Seller chart, at #13; on the Juke Box chart, at #17; and on the composite chart of"
"Are A-Changin""' had a major impact on Van Zandt, performed the song as a duet on television with Willie Nelson at Nelson's 60th birthday concert in 1993, which Andy Greene of ""Rolling Stone"" remembers as ""the highlight of the night"". Although ""Pancho and Lefty"" is the song most associated with Van Zandt, ""If I Needed You"" is his most covered composition. A lilting portrait of undying love, the song was first recorded by Doc Watson on his 1973 Grammy-winning album ""Then and Now"" and later taken to number three on the country charts by Emmylou Harris and Don Williams in"
"You Needed Me ""You Needed Me"" is a song written by Randy Goodrum, who describes it as being about ""unconditional undeserved love"". It was a number one hit single in the United States in 1978 for Canadian singer Anne Murray, for which she won a Grammy Award. In 1999, Irish pop band Boyzone recorded a hit cover of the song that hit number one in the UK Singles Chart. ""You Needed Me"" was first recorded by singer Anne Murray in 1978. The song peaked at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and revitalized her career after several years"
"a featured artist. I Need You (Frankie Valli song) ""I Need You"" is a song by American music group 3T, from the album ""Brotherhood"". The song was written by Eric Carmen and was originally released in 1977 by Frankie Valli on his album ""Lady Put the Light Out"". It was released in 1979 by the Euclid Beach Band. Their rendition reached #81 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. 3T's version was released in 1996, and had a very good performance in the European charts. It was never released in the U.S. Michael Jackson, their uncle, provides background vocals, so is"
"If I Needed Someone ""If I Needed Someone"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by George Harrison, the group's lead guitarist. It was released in December 1965 on their album ""Rubber Soul"", except in North America, where it appeared on the 1966 release ""Yesterday and Today"". The song reflects the reciprocal influences shared between the Beatles and American band the Byrds. On release, it was widely considered to be Harrison's best song to date. A recording by the Hollies was issued in Britain on the same day as ""Rubber Soul"" and peaked at number 20"
"Percy Faith and Ray Conniff also released versions of the song. Harry Nilsson recorded the song for his 1976 album ""...That's the Way It Is"". I Need You (America song) ""I Need You,"" released in 1972, is the second single by the band America from their eponymous debut album ""America"". The song was written by Gerry Beckley. It appears on the live albums ""Live"" (1977), ""In Concert"" (1985), ""In Concert (King Biscuit)"", ""Horse With No Name - Live!"" (1995), and ""The Grand Cayman Concert"" (2002). The studio version is included on the compilation albums ""Highway"" (2000) and ""The Complete Greatest"
"number one hits, first with the disco-styled ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"" (a Grammy Award winner for the year's best Rhythm and Blues Song), followed by the romantic ballad, ""When I Need You"" (1977), which reached number one in both the UK and US. Written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager, it was Sayer's first UK #1 single (after three number two hits). It was also the first of two UK chart-toppers in a row for producer Richard Perry. This album received critical acclaim upon release, and won a Grammy Award for the hit single ""You Make Me"
"Barbara Jones (singer) Barbara Nation ( – 19 December 2014), better known as Barbara Jones, was a Jamaican singer who had a UK hit single in 1981 with ""Just When I Needed You Most"". Born in Kingston and raised in Manchester, Jamaica, she began her career in 1971 with the single ""Sad Movies"". She had her greatest success in January 1981 with ""Just When I Needed You Most"", which reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. She toured as backing singer with Jimmy Cliff in the late 1970s and early 1980s; In 1991, she became a devout Christian and"
"1980, Willie Nelson covered the song. His rendition became a hit on the Country music charts of both the U.S. and Canada. In 2007, it was recorded for a second time in French with Annie Blanchard (Musicor Records) and the song made the Top 20 for 26 weeks, reaching a high of #6. Other artists who have recorded the song include: Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, recorded it as a duet. The recording is found on the 2006 compilation """", released by Sony BMG. In this version, Johnny Cash inserts ""June"" before the line ""tonight I need"
"If You Need Me ""If You Need Me"" is a 1963 song co-written and originally recorded by Wilson Pickett. It was made into a bigger hit by Solomon Burke, who sent the song to #2 on the R&B charts that year. The song was written by Wilson Pickett with two former members of the Satintones, Robert Bateman (who had also co-written ""Please Mr. Postman"") and Sonny Sanders. It was recorded originally by Pickett on March 15, 1963, for Lloyd Price's Detroit-based Double L Records, It had been rejected by Jerry Wexler, who nevertheless had purchased the publishing rights. According to"
"and composer who entered the company as a secretary. The lyric ""trying to boss the bull around"" references the woman trying to control Stevie who is a Taurus. Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) ""Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)"" is a 1972 soul track by Stevie Wonder. It was the second track on Wonder's ""Music of My Mind"" album, and was also released as the first single. In essence a two-part song, there is a coherence in that it tells a story of the singer's relationship with ""Mary"". The first part covers her desire to"
"Heart."" The string of 16 consecutive (non-holiday) single releases would be surpassed in 1985 by the country supergroup Alabama; the band would go on to have 21 No. 1 songs in a row, and to date is the only act to match James' record. Need You ""Need You"" is a 1967 single by Sonny James. The single went to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart where it spent two weeks at the top. ""Need You"" spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart. ""Need You"" is known as the song that began a string of 16"
"I Need You (Beatles song) ""I Need You"" is a song by the Beatles and appears on the album ""Help!"". It is the second George Harrison song the band released after two albums without any songwriting contribution from Harrison. It was performed in their second film, ""Help!"" and is the second video produced showing George Harrison singing lead vocal (after ""I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"" from ""A Hard Day's Night""). The song was recorded on 15 and 16 February 1965. This was the first recording session for the group in 1965 and included two others, ""Ticket to Ride"""
"as the No. 24 song of 1977. Sayer performed it on the second show of the third season of ""The Muppet Show"". The melody of the ""hook"" line, or chorus of ""When I Need You"" is identical to the part of the Leonard Cohen song ""Famous Blue Raincoat"", where the lyrics are as follows: ""Jane came by with a lock of your hair, she said that you gave it to her that night, that you planned to go clear."" The melody of these lyrics matches the lyrics of ""When I Need You"" as follows: ""(When I) need you, I just"
"I Need You (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill song) ""I Need You"" is a song written by David Lee and Tony Lane, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill as a duet. It was released in April 2007 as the second single from the album, ""Let It Go"". The song peaked at number 8 on the country charts in August 2007, partly due to competition with individual singles from Hill and McGraw (""Lost"" and ""If You're Reading This"", respectively). The duet was nominated twice at the 2008 Grammy Awards for ""Best Country Collaboration"
"which were all arranged by Gary Sherman, the man behind many Garnet Mimms hits."" If You Need Me ""If You Need Me"" is a 1963 song co-written and originally recorded by Wilson Pickett. It was made into a bigger hit by Solomon Burke, who sent the song to #2 on the R&B charts that year. The song was written by Wilson Pickett with two former members of the Satintones, Robert Bateman (who had also co-written ""Please Mr. Postman"") and Sonny Sanders. It was recorded originally by Pickett on March 15, 1963, for Lloyd Price's Detroit-based Double L Records, It had"
"Love, Need and Want You ""Love, Need and Want You"" is a song recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle from her sixth studio album, ""I'm in Love Again"" (1983). The song is a mid-tempo R&B number written and produced for LaBelle by Bunny Sigler and Kenny Gamble, and was released in 1984 as the album's second single. Following the success of her breakthrough R&B hit, ""If Only You Knew"", the song peaked at number 10 on the US ""Billboard"" R&B chart. Like ""If Only You Knew"", the song features LaBelle singing the song at her mid-range whereas in previous songs"
"duo Steel Magnolia recorded a live version of the song, which is included in their 2010 extended play, ""Steel Magnolia — EP"". I Need You (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill song) ""I Need You"" is a song written by David Lee and Tony Lane, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill as a duet. It was released in April 2007 as the second single from the album, ""Let It Go"". The song peaked at number 8 on the country charts in August 2007, partly due to competition with individual singles from Hill and"
"her album ""Jackie"". Love, Need and Want You ""Love, Need and Want You"" is a song recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle from her sixth studio album, ""I'm in Love Again"" (1983). The song is a mid-tempo R&B number written and produced for LaBelle by Bunny Sigler and Kenny Gamble, and was released in 1984 as the album's second single. Following the success of her breakthrough R&B hit, ""If Only You Knew"", the song peaked at number 10 on the US ""Billboard"" R&B chart. Like ""If Only You Knew"", the song features LaBelle singing the song at her mid-range whereas"
"biggest Hot 100 hit ""You Needed Me"" (1978) — though, the biggest hit of her career (and her personal favorite) peaked at No. 4 country and No. 3 AC; ""I Just Fall in Love Again"", ""Shadows in the Moonlight"", and ""Broken Hearted Me"" (1979); her remake of The Beatles' ""I'm Happy Just to Dance With You"" (1980), which hit #64 on the Hot 100 and #23 on the Country chart; her revival of The Monkees' 1967 No. 1 hit ""Daydream Believer"" and ""Could I Have This Dance"" from the ""Urban Cowboy"" motion picture soundtrack (1980); ""Blessed Are the Believers"" (1981);"
"(#7 R&B, #44 pop, 1970), ""Sexy Mama"" (#3 R&B, #17 pop, 1973) and ""Look At Me (I'm In Love)"" (#1 R&B, #39 pop, 1975). After Brown recovered, they shared lead vocal duties; occasionally Goodman took a turn, and served as spokesman for the group. Their album, entitled ""A Moment with the Moments"", showed Goodman, Brown and Johnny Moore on the cover and was hastily released while Brown was still recovering. The release numbers ran out of sequence in their hurry to support the single ""If I Didn't Care"" in 1970. This was the first Moments lead vocal for Ray, and"