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Love, Need and Want You

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Wikipedia article




"'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 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 prior to 1983, 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



Credits



*Lead vocals by Patti LaBelle

*Instrumentation by Sigma Sound Studio musicians

*Produced by Kenny Gamble and Bunny Sigler

References





Category:Patti LaBelle songs

Category:1984 singles

Category:Philadelphia International Records singles

Category:Soul ballads

Category:Songs written by Kenny Gamble

Category:Songs written by Bunny Sigler

Category:1984 songs

Category:1980s ballads

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