Everybody Needs Love (The Temptations song)
| "Everybody Needs Love" | |
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| Song |
| "Everybody Needs Love" | ||||
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| Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips | ||||
| from the album Everybody Needs Love | ||||
| B-side | "Stepping Closer To Your Heart" | |||
| Released | June 12, 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1966 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Soul S 35034 |
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| Writer(s) | Norman Whitfield Edward Holland, Jr. |
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| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
| Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology | ||||
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"Everybody Needs Love" is a 1964 Motown song by Norman Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr.. The first version released was by The Temptations for their album The Temptin' Temptations in 1965[1] (it also got airplay on some radio stations in the U.S.), but the most successful version was on a single by Gladys Knight & the Pips, which peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #3 on the Billboard R&B singles chart, in 1967.[2] Other Motown acts that recorded this song were Mary Wells (who was the first to record it, though it was not released until after she left the company),[3] which featured one of The Temptations in the background, The Velvelettes, and The Miracles.[4] All versions of the song were produced by Whitfield.
Contents
Personnel
Mary Wells version
- Lead vocals by Mary Wells
- Background vocals by The Love Tones: Joe Miles, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Stan Bracely, with Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Jimmy Ruffin version
- Lead vocals by Jimmy Ruffin
- Background vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Temptations version
- Lead vocals by Eddie Kendricks and Melvin Franklin
- Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, David Ruffin, and Otis Williams
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Gladys Knight & the Pips version
- Lead Vocals by Gladys Knight
- Background Vocals by Merald "Bubba" Knight, Edward Patten and William Guest
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
The Miracles version
- Lead Vocals by William "Smokey" Robinson
- Background Vocals by Claudette Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White, and Bobby Rogers
- Guitar by Marv Tarplin `
- Other instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
The Velvelettes version
- Lead Vocals by Carolyn Gill
- Background Vocals by The Andantes: Louvain Demps, Marlene Barrow, and Jackie Hicks
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-temptin-temptations-mw0000203702
- ↑ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/vintage-stock-mw0000878598
- ↑ http://www.dftmc.info/titles/te-02.htm
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