I Need Your Lovin'
Otis Redding
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I need your love every day I need it every hour Come on and set my little soul on fire I say I need love, love, love, love Need your lovin', babe, I need it every day Come on and give it to me every hour I want you to set my little soul on fire Say I need love, love, love, love I need your lovin', baby Hear what I say, need it every day Need it every hour Set my little soul on fire Now everybody needs somebody sometime Need it every day, I wanna say it to you Just a little bit louder Tell you just hear what I say I say, I need love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love, love, love Hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey baby
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Written by: BARRETT STRONG, NORMAN WHITFIELD, NORMAN J. WHITFIELD
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Song Originality"I Need Your Loving" is a song by Otis Redding. However, it's noteworthy to mention that this song is not among Redding's original hits.
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Album InclusionThe song "I Need Your Loving" was included in the album "The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads", which was released in 1965.
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Genre Classification"I Need Your Loving," like most of Otis Redding's songs, falls under the genre of Southern soul and deep soul, reflecting the depth and authenticity of American Black music during the 1960s.
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Artist's ReputationOtis Redding is often regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul and rhythm and blues.
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Recording SessionRecords reflect that the song, like most of the album, was recorded at the Stax Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Producers' InformationThe production of "I Need Your Loving" was managed by Jim Stewart and Otis Redding himself.
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Song Demand"I Need Your Loving" was not as widely acclaimed as some of Redding's other songs, such as "Sittin' on The Dock of The Bay", but it is still highly appreciated among fans of soul music and Otis Redding's repertoire.
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Music InfluenceSongs like "I Need Your Loving" solidify Otis Redding's influence over the soul music genre and his legacy in the history of American popular music.
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Cover VersionsThough it wasn't one of his biggest hits, "I Need Your Loving" sparked enough interest for other artists to cover it. Examples of these covers can be found but they did not achieve as much popularity as the original.
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Artist's Untimely DeathRedding tragically died in a plane crash in 1967, just two years after the release of "I Need Your Loving", cutting short a career that many music historians believe was just starting to reach its peak.
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