1974 single by Jim Weatherly
| "The Need to Be" | ||||
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| Single by Jim Weatherly | ||||
| from the album The Songs of 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 | ||||
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"The Need to Be" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly. First recorded for 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.
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 13 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 17 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 6 |
Cover versions
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
- "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.
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