Somebody Needs You
"Somebody Needs You" | ||||
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Single by Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
B-side | "(I'll Do Anything) Just To Be With You" | |||
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Length | 2:25 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Frank Wilson | |||
Producer(s) | IKECO Productions | |||
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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"Somebody Needs You" is a song written by Motown songwriter Frank Wilson. It was originally released as a non-album track by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on Loma Records in May 1965. In 1966, soul singer Darrell Banks reached the Billboard charts with his rendition.[1]
Release and critical reception
"Somebody Needs You" was released on Loma Records in May 1965. Characterized by a "driving rock" melody, Cash Box described the single as a "Detroit styled throbber."[2]
The single "Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You" was released in the UK in December 1966.[3]
A live version was included on the album The Ike & Tina Turner Show Vol. 2 (Loma Records, 1967). The song later appeared on the compilation Finger Poppin'…The Warner Brothers Years (Edsel Records, 1988). It became very popular on the UK Northern Soul scene in the mid 1970’s (up to the present day) and original vinyl copies on the Loma label are sought after by Northern Soul record collectors.
Darrell Banks version
"Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You" | ||||
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Single by Darrell Banks | ||||
B-side | "Baby What'cha You Got ( For Me)" | |||
Released | September 1966 | |||
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Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Revilot Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Frank Wilson, Marc Gordon | |||
Producer(s) | Solid Hitbound Productions | |||
Darrell Banks singles chronology | ||||
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Darrell Banks released a version titled "Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You" on Revilot Records in September 1966. His record reached No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 34 on the R&B chart. Reviewing the single, Billboard (October 1, 1966) wrote: "Moving is the word for the new Darrell Banks disk and there's no holding it back. Should be his second smash!"[4]
The song appeared on his debut album Darrell Banks Is Here!, released by Atco Records in 1967.
Chart performance
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 55 |
US Billboard R&B Singles[6] | 34 |
References
- ^ "Darrell Banks Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
- ^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 16. May 29, 1965.
- ^ "Pet, Turner Singles Soon" (PDF). Melody Maker: 6. November 26, 1966.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles: Top 60" (PDF). Billboard. October 1, 1966. p. 16.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. November 26, 1966. p. 26.
- ^ "Top Selling R&B Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 1966. p. 34.
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- Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance (1962)
- Dynamite! (1962)
- Don't Play Me Cheap (1963)
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine (1963)
- Get It – Get It (ca. 1966)
- River Deep – Mountain High (1966)
- So Fine (1968)
- Outta Season (1969)
- Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On (1969)
- The Hunter (1969)
- Come Together (1970)
- Workin' Together (1970)
- Her Man . . . His Woman (1971)
- 'Nuff Said (1971)
- Feel Good (1972)
- Let Me Touch Your Mind (1973)
- Nutbush City Limits (1973)
- The Gospel According to Ike & Tina (1974)
- Sweet Rhode Island Red (1974)
- Delilah's Power (1977)
- Airwaves (1978)
- The Edge (1980)
- Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live (1964)
- Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show (1965)
- The Ike & Tina Turner Show – Vol. 2 (1967)
- In Person (1969)
- Ike & Tina Turner's Festival of Live Performances (1970)
- What You Hear Is What You Get (1971)
- Live in Paris – Olympia 1971 (1971)
- Live! The World of Ike & Tina (1973)
- The Greatest Hits of Ike & Tina Turner (1965)
- The Soul of Ike & Tina (1966)
- Souled Out (1970)
- Greatest Hits (1976)
- Get Back (1985)
- Golden Empire (1985)
- Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner (1991)
- Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002)
- His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004)
- The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 (2007)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
- Here's Johnny: Magic Moments from the Tonight Show (1974)
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- "I'm Jealous" (1961)
- "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (1961)
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- "Tra La La La La" (1962)
- "You Should'a Treated Me Right" (1962)
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- "Good Bye, So Long" (1965)
- "I Don't Need" (1965)
- "Two Is a Couple" (1965)
- "Can't Chance a Break Up" (1965)
- "Something's Got a Hold of Me" (1966)
- "Dust My Broom" (1966)
- "River Deep – Mountain High" (1966)
- "I'll Never Need More Than This" (1967)
- "A Love Like Yours" (1967)
- "So Fine" (1968)
- "I'm Gonna Do All I Can (to Do Right by My Man)" (1969)
- "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (1969)
- "I Wish It Would Rain" (1969)
- "The Hunter" (1969)
- "I Know" (1969)
- "Bold Soul Sister" (1969)
- "Come Together" (1969)
- "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970)
- "Respect" (1970)
- "Workin' Together"
- "Proud Mary" (1971)
- "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" (1971)
- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (1971)
- "You Don't Love Me (Yes I Know)" (1971)
- "I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)" (1971)
- "Get Back" (1972)
- "Up in Heah" (1972)
- "Feel Good" (1972)
- "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (1972)
- "Let Me Touch Your Mind" (1972)
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" (1973)
- "Early One Morning" (1973)
- "Nutbush City Limits" (1973)
- "Sweet Rhode Island Red" (1974)
- "Sexy Ida" (1974)
- "Baby, Get It On" (1975)
- "Shame, Shame, Shame" (1982)
- "Living for the City" (1985)
- "Shake a Hand" (1986)
- "Raise Your Hand (U Got To)" (2005)
- The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)
- Gimme Shelter (1970)
- It's Your Thing (1970)
- Taking Off (1971)
- Good Vibrations From Central Park (1971)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
- Ike & Tina On The Road: 1971–72 (2012)
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