| "Somebody Needs You" | ||||
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| Single byIke & Tina Turner | ||||
| B-side | "(I'll Do Anything) Just To Be With You" | |||
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| Length | 2:25 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Frank Wilson | |||
| Producer(s) | IKECO Productions | |||
| Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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"Somebody Needs You" is a song written byMotownsongwriterFrank Wilson. It was originally released as a non-album track byR&B duoIke & Tina Turner onLoma Records in May 1965. In 1966,soul singerDarrell Banks reached theBillboard charts with his rendition.[1]
"Somebody Needs You" was released on Loma Records in May 1965. Characterized by a "driving rock" melody,Cash Box described the single as a "Detroit styled throbber."[2]
The single "Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You" was released in the UK in December 1966.[3]
A live version was included on the albumThe Ike & Tina Turner Show Vol. 2 (Loma Records, 1967). The song later appeared on the compilationFinger 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.
| "Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You" | ||||
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| Single byDarrell Banks | ||||
| B-side | "Baby What'cha You Got ( For Me)" | |||
| Released | September 1966 | |||
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| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Revilot Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Frank Wilson,Marc Gordon | |||
| Producer(s) | Solid Hitbound Productions | |||
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Darrell Banks released a version titled "Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You" on Revilot Records in September 1966. His record reached No. 55 on theBillboard Hot 100 and No. 34 on theR&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!"[4]
The song appeared on his debut albumDarrell Banks Is Here!, released byAtco Records in 1967.
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard Hot 100[5] | 55 |
| USBillboard R&B Singles[6] | 34 |