Somebody Needs You

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"Somebody Needs You"
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Single by Ike & Tina Turner
B-side "(I'll Do Anything) Just To Be With You"
Released
  • May 1965 (US)
  • November 1966 (UK)
Genre
Length2:25
Label
Songwriter(s) Frank Wilson
Producer(s) IKECO Productions
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"Tell Her I'm Not Home"
(1965)		"Somebody Needs You"
(1965)		"Good Bye, So Long"
(1965)

"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]

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Characterized by a "driving rock" melody, Cash Box described Ike & Tina Turner's single as a "Detroit styled throbber." [2] 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)"
ReleasedSeptember 1966
Genre
  • Soul
  • R&B
Length2:35
Label Revilot Records
Songwriter(s) Frank Wilson, Marc Gordon
Producer(s) Solid Hitbound Productions
Darrell Banks singles chronology
"Open The Door To Your Heart"
(1966)		"Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You"
(1966)		"Here Come The Tears"
(1967)

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!" [3]

The song appeared on his debut album Darrell Banks Is Here!, released by Atco Records in 1967.

Chart performance

Darrell Bank
Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 55
US Billboard R&B Singles [5] 34

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References

  1. ↑ "Darrell Banks Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
  2. ↑ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 16. May 29, 1965.
  3. ↑ "Spotlight Singles: Top 60" (PDF). Billboard: 16. October 1, 1966.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard: 26. November 26, 1966.
  5. ↑ "Top Selling R&B Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 34. November 5, 1966.
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