Love, Need and Want You
{{short description|1983 single by Patti LaBelle}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2010}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Love, Need and Want You
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Patti LaBelle
| album = I'm in Love Again
| B-side = I'm in Love Again
| released = January 1983
| format =
| recorded = 1982
| studio = Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| venue =
| genre = Soul, Philly soul
| length =
- 3:40 (single edit)
- 5:00 (album)
| label = Philadelphia International
| writer = {{hlist|
Walter Sigler|Kenneth Gamble}}
| producer = {{hlist|Walter Sigler|Kenny Gamble}}
| prev_title = Love Has Finally Come at Last
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye
| next_year = 1983
}}
"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 mid-tempo R&B song was written and produced for LaBelle by Bunny Sigler and Kenny Gamble, and was released in 1983 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 prior to 1982, LaBelle mostly sang in a straightforward soprano voice.
Samplings and covers
Songs that have sampled "Love, Need and Want You" include:
- "World So Cruel" (1996) by Flesh-n-Bone and Rev. Run of Run-DMC from Flesh-n-Bone's album T.H.U.G.S..
- "Dilemma" (2002) by Nelly and Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, which appeared on solo albums by both artists (Nellyville for Nelly and Simply Deep by Rowland), a Grammy Award-winning song that uses an interpolation. LaBelle also appears in the music video as Rowland's mother.
- "Ghettomusick" (2003) by Outkast from their double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Parts of the song in between verses sampled "Love, Need and Want You", and LaBelle performs in both a re-recorded version and the music video.
- "Lay It Down" (2010) by Lloyd, which subsequently appeared in his 2011 album King of Hearts. Responding to its success, LaBelle was called to add in vocals for a remixed version of the song, released as "Lay It Down II: A Tribute to the Legends", which was dedicated to the late Teena Marie and a then-ailing Aretha Franklin.
- "Lullaby" (2015) by Ciara from her album Jackie.
In addition, Jaguar Wright covered the song for her debut album, Denials Delusions and Decisions.
Charts
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!Chart (1983) !Peak |
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1984-05-19 |title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart - Billboard |publisher=Billboard |date=May 19, 1984 |accessdate=May 24, 2018 }}
|align="center"|10 |
Credits
- Lead vocals by Patti LaBelle
- Instrumentation by Sigma Sound Studio musicians
- Produced by Kenny Gamble and Bunny Sigler
References
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Category:Philadelphia International Records singles
Category:Songs written by Kenny Gamble