"Feel the Need in Me" | ||||
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Single by the Detroit Emeralds | ||||
from the album You Want It, You Got It | ||||
B-side | "There's a Love for Me Somewhere" | |||
Released | October 1972 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 3:21 (single edit) 3:41 (album version) 7:06 (1977 version) | |||
Label | Westbound 209 Westbound 55401 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Abrim Tilmon | |||
Producer(s) | Katouzzion | |||
The Detroit Emeralds singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Feel the Need in Me" on YouTube |
"Feel the Need in Me" is a song written by Abrim Tilmon, a member of the American R&B/soul vocal group the Detroit Emeralds. It was released as a single by the group in October 1972 on the Westbound label. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, number 22 on the R&B chart, and number 110 on the Billboard pop chart.[1] The song was produced by Katouzzion and arranged by Abrim Tilmon and Johnny Allen.
The song was featured on their 1972 album You Want It, You Got It.[2] It was featured on their 1973 album Feel the Need[3] and has appeared on many other compilation albums since.[4]
The group re-recorded the song and re-released a disco version in 1977 as "Feel the Need". This version reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 14 on the U.S. dance chart, number 73 on the R&B chart, and number 90 on the Billboard pop chart.[5]