I Need to Be in Love
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"I Need to Be in Love" is a song written by Richard Carpenter
and John Bettis
. It was released as a single on May 21, 1976. It was featured on the "A Kind of Hush" album, which was released on June 11 of the same year. The single featured a version without the piano lead-in and starts immediately with a flute introduction by Bob Messenger. Many fans treasure this song, as Richard Carpenter himself revealed that of all the songs the Carpenters recorded, this was Karen Carpenter's favorite.
Mr. Carpenter states that although the song only peaked at number twenty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, it was released as a CD single in Japan
in 1995 after being chosen for the theme song of the drama Miseinen. It was taken from the best-selling compilation 22 Hits of the Carpenters (promoted as a double A-side with "Top of the World
"). "It became one of the biggest sellers of 1995, ultimately going quadruple platinum. In more ways than one, Karen would have loved that!". "I Need to Be in Love" was also The Carpenters' fourteenth number one on the Easy Listening chart.
Richard Carpenter (musician)
Richard Lynn Carpenter is an American pop musician, best known as one half of the brother/sister duo The Carpenters, along with his sister Karen Carpenter. He was a producer, arranger, pianist and keyboardist, and occasional lyricist, as well as joining with Karen on harmony...
and John Bettis
John Bettis
John Bettis is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
. It was released as a single on May 21, 1976. It was featured on the "A Kind of Hush" album, which was released on June 11 of the same year. The single featured a version without the piano lead-in and starts immediately with a flute introduction by Bob Messenger. Many fans treasure this song, as Richard Carpenter himself revealed that of all the songs the Carpenters recorded, this was Karen Carpenter's favorite.
Mr. Carpenter states that although the song only peaked at number twenty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, it was released as a CD single in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1995 after being chosen for the theme song of the drama Miseinen. It was taken from the best-selling compilation 22 Hits of the Carpenters (promoted as a double A-side with "Top of the World
Top of the World (The Carpenters song)
"Top of the World" is the name of a 1972 song by The Carpenters. Originally recorded for and released on the duo's 1972 studio album A Song for You, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late 1973, becoming the duo's second U.S. number-one single...
"). "It became one of the biggest sellers of 1995, ultimately going quadruple platinum. In more ways than one, Karen would have loved that!". "I Need to Be in Love" was also The Carpenters' fourteenth number one on the Easy Listening chart.
Cover versions
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Chart performance
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 31 |
| Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart | 62 |
| UK Singles Chart | 36 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
| Oricon | 5 |