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:

In addition, Jaguar Wright covered the song for her debut album, Denials Delusions and Decisions.

Charts

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1983)

!Peak
position

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 }}

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Credits

  • Lead vocals by Patti LaBelle
  • Instrumentation by Sigma Sound Studio musicians
  • Produced by Kenny Gamble and Bunny Sigler

References