A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
1981 single by Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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"A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" is a 1981 song recorded by American R&B vocalist and songwriter Ray Parker Jr., along with his group, Raydio. It led their 1981 album, A Woman Needs Love, the last Parker recorded with Raydio.
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| Single by Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio | ||||
| from the album A Woman Needs Love | ||||
| B-side | "So Into You" | |||
| Released | February 21, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 3:46 (7") 4:07 (album version) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Producer | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
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Background
The song was written as an antithetical answer to the earlier Raydio hit, "Jack and Jill," also written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. "Jack and Jill" is written from "Jack's" perspective of being neglected, just as "A Woman Needs Love" is written from "Jill's" perspective, as indicated by the lyrics, "by the time poor Jack returned up the hill, somebody else had been loving Jill."
Chart performance
The song was a hit on both the Billboard pop and soul charts in early 1981. It was Parker's first song to hit number-one on the R&B chart, and also reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It is ranked as the 16th biggest U.S. hit of 1981.
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Personnel
Raydio
- Arnell Carmichael – backing vocals
- Ray Parker Jr. – lead vocals, guitars, bass
Additional personnel
- Jack Ashford – tambourine
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers
- Ollie E. Brown – percussion
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Sylvester Rivers – piano, synthesizers
- Larry Tolbert – drums
