What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin'

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"What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin'"
Single by James Brown & Lyn Collins
B-side "This Guy - This Girl's in Love"
ReleasedDecember 1972 (December 1972)
Genre Soul
Length2:54
Label Polydor
14157
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) James Brown
James Brown chartingsingles chronology
"I Got a Bag of My Own"
(1972)
"What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin'"
(1972)
"I Got Ants in My Pants - Part 1"
(1973)
Audio video
"What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin'" on YouTube

"What My Baby Needs Is a Little More Lovin'" is a song recorded as a duet between James Brown and Lyn Collins. Released as a single in December 1972, [2] it charted #17 R&B and #56 Pop. [3] The song was arranged by Fred Wesley and Dave Matthews.

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