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You Needed Me

"You Needed Me" is a song written by Randy Goodrum, who describes it as being about "unconditional undeserved love".[3] It was a number-one single in the United States in 1978 for Canadian singer Anne Murray, for which she won a Grammy Award. In 1999, Irish pop band Boyzone recorded a hit cover of the song that reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

This article is about the Anne Murray song. For the Rihanna song, see Needed Me.

"You Needed Me"

"I Still Wish the Very Best for You"

May 1978

January 1978

Soft rock[1][2]

3:41

Capitol 4574

Randy Goodrum

Jim Ed Norman

"Words Can't Describe"

May 10, 1999 (1999-05-10)

London, England

3:27

Polydor

Randy Goodrum

Steve Mac

Engineered and programmed at Rokstone Studios (London, England)

a late 1978 single.[46]

The New Seekers

– included in the album The Magic Balladeer (1993).[47]

Burl Ives

– in his album Songs of Inspiration (1996).[48]

Daniel O'Donnell

– for his 1985 album Reminiscing – The Howard Keel Collection. This peaked at #20 in the UK album chart during a 12-week stay.[49]

Howard Keel

recorded her version of "You Needed Me" for the 1983 album Up Close.[50] The song was subsequently included in various country and love song compilation albums that include her.

Lynn Anderson

recorded a version for the 1987 Coronation Street album.

Lynne Perrie

– for her album Best Country Songs (2008).[51]

Patti Page

– Perry Como Live on Tour (1981)

Perry Como

– in the album It's Good to See You (1988).[52]

Val Doonican

– included in his album Now (1981).[53]

Vic Damone

– included on her Especially for You album (1980)

Cilla Black

recorded a Norwegian version called "Jeg Trenger Deg" (I Need You) for her 1986 debut album Sissel.

Sissel Kyrkjebø

recorded on trombone.

Bill Pearce

Dottie West – included in the album Classics (1978)

Kenny Rogers

Kumar Sanu suno zaraa, suno zaraa, hawaaon mein yeh kaisee hai sadaa – in the film Bada Din (1998); music by Jatin-Lalit

Alka Yagnik