I Need You by jomel77

jomel77 - I Need You

jomel77

Jul 14, 2024 07:48pm

"I Need You" is the second single by the band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America</a> from their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponymous" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eponymous</a> debut album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(America_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America</a>, released in 1972. The song was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Beckley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerry Beckley</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Box" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cash Box</a> described it as "a gentle, '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_(Beatles_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Something</a>'-ish ballad."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Need_You_(America_song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a>It appears on the live albums <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_(America_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Live</a> (1977), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Concert_(1985_America_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Concert</a> (1985), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Concert_(King_Biscuit)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Concert (King Biscuit)</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_with_No_Name_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Horse with No Name – Live!</a> (1995), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Cayman_Concert_(America_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Grand Cayman Concert</a> (2002). The studio version is included on the compilation albums <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_(America_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Highway</a> (2000) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Greatest_Hits_(America_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Complete Greatest Hits</a> (2001).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martin" target="_blank" style="background-color: white;">George Martin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remix" target="_blank" style="background-color: white;">remixed</a> the studio recording for inclusion in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History:_America%27s_Greatest_Hits" target="_blank" style="background-color: white;">History: America's Greatest Hits</a> (1975), with the pitch brought down a quarter tone, and the bass guitar brought up further in volume from the original release. An alternate mix from 1971 (otherwise based on the George Martin mix) appears on the 2015 release Archives, Vol. 1.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Need_You_(America_song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>