| "The Need to Be" | ||||
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| Single by Jim Weatherly | ||||
| from the album The Songs of Jim Weatherly | ||||
| B-side | "Like Old Times Again" | |||
| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Buddah Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Weatherly | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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"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.