"Love, Need and Want You"
Single by Patti LaBelle
from the album I'm in Love Again
B-side"I'm in Love Again"
ReleasedJanuary 1983
Recorded1982
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreSoul, Philly soul
Length
  • 3:40 (single edit)
  • 5:00 (album)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Walter Sigler
  • Kenny Gamble
Patti LaBelle singles chronology
"Love Has Finally Come at Last"
(1982)
"Love, Need and Want You"
(1983)
"It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye"
(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

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[1] 10

Credits

References

  1. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart - Billboard, Billboard, May 19, 1984, retrieved May 24, 2018
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