The Need to Be

"The Need to Be"
Single by Jim Weatherly
from the album The Songs of Jim Weatherly
B-side"Like Old Times Again"
ReleasedSeptember 1974
GenreCountry
Length3:53
LabelBuddah Records
Songwriter(s)Jim Weatherly
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen
Jim Weatherly singles chronology
"Loving You Is Just an Old Habit"
(1973) 		"The Need to Be"
(1974) 		"I'll Still Love You"
(1975)

"The Need to Be" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly. First recorded for Weatherly's 1974 album The Songs of Jim Weatherly, the single release peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, also reaching the top 20 on the corresponding Canadian charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[1] 13
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] 6

Cover versions

Artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include:

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Canada AC Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jim Weatherly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Jim Weatherly Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.


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