| "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" | ||||
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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(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio singles chronology | ||||
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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.
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.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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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
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 480.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ " Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "RPM Top 50 Singles - June 27, 1981" (PDF).
- ^ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
- ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ " Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ " Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Parker Jr. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ray Parker Jr. Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ray Parker Jr. Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ The 1981 Top 100 Singles chart is identified by the RPM Year-End article "Top 100 Singles (1981)". RPM. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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