I Want You (Juliet Roberts song)

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"I Want You"
Juliet Roberts-I Want You.jpg
Single by Juliet Roberts
from the album Natural Thing
A-side "Again"
B-side "Force of Nature"
Released7 March 1994 (1994-03-07) [1]
Genre Pop-disco [2]
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Juliet Roberts
  • Nathaniel Pierre Jones
Producer(s) Dancin' Danny D
Juliet Roberts singles chronology
"Caught in the Middle"
(1994)		"I Want You"
(1994)		"Never Had a Love Like This Before"
(1996)
Music video
"I Want You" on YouTube

"I Want You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Juliet Roberts, released in March 1994 by Cooltempo as the second single from the singer's debut album, Natural Thing (1994). Originally released as a double A-side with her song "Again", it was then released as its own single following the success of its predecessor, "Caught in the Middle", in 1994. Co-written by Roberts with Nathaniel Pierre Jones, it was produced by Dancin' Danny D and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song also reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Europe, it charted in the UK, where it peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart, but was more successful on the UK Dance Singles Chart, reaching number three in October 1994. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by American filmmaker and comic artist Antoine Fuqua.[ citation needed ]

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Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Roberts easily rises above the throng of big-voiced dance divas by working a delivery that includes more than merely belting high-pitch shrieks. She has an interesting middle range and a playful style of phrasing that is further embellished by immeasurable charisma. All these elements add up to a gleeful pop/disco anthem that is essential for club disciples, as well as those at pop radio who are brave enough to go for something fresh and exciting." [2] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report said, "She cites Sam Cooke, Gladys Knight and the Temptations as some of her early musical influences, and that propensity for soul music is evident on this track." He added, "Full of high energy and exciting." [3] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel viewed it as a "uplifting single" and a "joyous dance number with a great hook." [4] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton deemed it "a fairly standard piece of dance/soul". [5] Jennifer Nine from Melody Maker complimented the song as "smoochy, romantic, nice voice, radio-friendly". [6]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "'Canned violins' make a striking intro to the 'monster album edit' only, without doubt the most suitable remix of the fast soul song for daytime radio play." [7] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it four out of five, saying, "This very catchy song was released earlier this year as the flipside to the ballad 'Again'. Now it gets the star billing it always deserved. The new remixes from K Klass and Junior Vasquez have taken it to the UK Club Chart and another crossover hit is on the cards." [8] He also noted in the magazine's RM Dance Update, "Having sat back and reaped the belated rewards of her old recordings in 1993, Juliet Roberts eventually gets to release a brand new track. The good news is that it has been well worth waiting for. 'I Want You' features the usual big vocal performance that has bags of soul and does not fall short in the catchiness stakes." [9] James Hamilton declared it as a "soaringly wailed bouncy chanter" in his weekly RM dance music column. [10] Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits said the beginning of this song "sounds exactly the same as M People's 'Reneissance'". [11]

Track listings

  1. "I Want You" (Our Tribe mix)
  2. "I Want You" (K-Klass Dominoe dub)
  3. "I Want You" (Monster club mix)
  1. "I Want You" (Monster album edit) — 4:06
  2. "I Want You" (Our Tribe edit) — 4:17
  3. "I Want You" (K-Klass Klub mix) — 7:06
  4. "I Want You" (Monster club mix) — 8:53
  5. "I Want You" (Our Tribe mix) — 7:14
  6. "I Want You" (K-Klass Dominoe dub) — 5:50
  1. "I Want You" (single edit) — 4:05
  2. "I Want You" (extended mix) — 7:09
  3. "Force of Nature" (album version) — 4:21
  4. "I Want You" (Monster club mix) — 9:57
  5. "I Want You" (album version) — 5:00

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