| "I Need a Lover" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Cougar | ||||
| from the album A Biography and John Cougar | ||||
| B-side | "Welcome to Chinatown" | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | AIR (London, UK)[1] | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 5:38,[1] 3:30 (single) | |||
| Label | Riva | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Mellencamp | |||
| Producer(s) | John Punter[1] | |||
| Johnny Cougar singles chronology | ||||
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"I Need a Lover" is the debut single by John Mellencamp, first released in 1978 under the stage name "Johnny Cougar".