I Need to Be in Love

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"I Need to Be in Love"
I Need to Be in Love.jpg
Single picture sleeve
Single by Carpenters
from the album A Kind of Hush
B-side "Sandy"
ReleasedMay 21, 1976
Recorded1976
Genre Pop
Length
  • 3:25 (single version)
  • 3:49 (album version)
Label A&M
Songwriters
Producer Richard Carpenter
Carpenters singles chronology
"There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)"
(1976)		"I Need to Be in Love"
(1976)		"Goofus"
(1976)
A Kind of Hush track listing
10 tracks
  1. "There's a Kind of Hush"
  2. "You"
  3. "Sandy"
  4. "Goofus"
  5. "Can't Smile Without You"
Side two
  1. "I Need to Be in Love"
  2. "One More Time"
  3. "Boat to Sail"
  4. "I Have You"
  5. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"

"I Need to Be in Love" is a song written by Richard Carpenter, Albert Hammond and John Bettis. It was released as a single on May 21, 1976. It was featured on the A Kind of Hush album, which was released on June 11 of the same year.

Contents

Background

The single featured a version without the piano lead-in and starts immediately with a flute introduction by David Shostac. [1] Richard recalled that it was Karen's favorite Carpenters song. [2]

Re-release

In 1995, it was released as a CD single in Japan, after being chosen for the theme song of the drama Miseinen. It was taken from the best-selling compilation 22 Hits of the Carpenters (promoted as a double A-side with "Top of the World"). On his website, Richard Carpenter wrote that "It became one of the biggest sellers of 1995, ultimately going quadruple platinum. In more ways than one, Karen would have loved that!" [2]

Reception

Cash Box said that it starts with a "beautiful string introduction" and that "Karen Carpenter's voice slips in with a sweet ballad melody." [3]

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1976)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 25
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [5] 1
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] 24
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [7] 1
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 14
Japanese Singles Chart (Oricon)62
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 36
Australia (Kent Music Report) [10] 47
US Cash Box Top 100 [11] 31
Chart (1995)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [12]
I Need to Be in Love / Top of the World 		4× Platinum450,000 [13]
Japan (RIAJ) [14]
Digital 		Gold100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Kind Of Hush | The Carpenters Complete Recording Resource". Carpenters.amcorner.com. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  2. 1 2 "Carpenters •• I Need To Be In Love". Richardandkarencarpenter.com. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. ↑ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 5, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ↑ "Carpenters Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Carpenters Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 4299a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ↑ RPM Adult Contemporary, July 31, 1976
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Carpenters". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 4/7/1976 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  10. ↑ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  11. ↑ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1978-07-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  12. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – カーペンターズ – 青春の輝き／トップ・オブ・ザ・ワールド" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 1996年1月 on the drop-down menu
  13. ↑ McClure, Steve (February 10, 1996). "The Carpenters Are A Hit Among Young Japanese". Billboard . p. 49. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved July 28, 2023– via Google Books.
  14. ↑ "Japanese digital single certifications – カーペンターズ – 青春の輝き" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved October 19, 2020.Select 2017年3月 on the drop-down menu
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