"The Need to Be" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly. First recorded on the Weatherly's 1974 album “The Songs of Jim Weatherly”, the single release peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, also reaching the Top 20 on the corresponding Canadian charts.
| "The Need to Be" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jim Weatherly | ||||
| B-side | "Like Old Times Again" | |||
| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Buddah Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Weatherly | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Jim Weatherly singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Chart performance edit
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[1] | 13 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] | 17 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 11 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 6 |
Covers edit
Artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include:
- Gladys Knight & the Pips (on their 1974 album I Feel a Song)
- Ray Price (on his 1974 album You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me)
- Vikki Carr (on her 1974 album One Hell Of A Woman)
- The Harold Wheeler Consort (on their 1975 album Black Cream)
- Esther Satterfield (on her 1976 album The Need To Be)
- Julie Anthony (on her 1977 album A Part Of Me)
- Sandra Feva (on her 1979 album The Need To Be)
- Dardanelle (on her 1982 album The Colors Of My Life)
- Gayle Marie (on her 1982 album Night Rainbow)
- Diana Lee (on her 1993 release Movin' Out Back)
- Daniel Bernard Roumain and Ryuichi Sakamoto (on the 2008 DJ Spooky album Sound Unbound)
References edit
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Canada AC Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Jim Weatherly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jim Weatherly Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
 | This 1970s single–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |