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When I Need You

1977 single by Leo Sayer
VisualArtwork single Q4919127

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
single
Performer
Leo Sayer[6]
Genre
soft rock[2]
Language of work or name
English[10]
Publication date
February 1977[11]
Follows
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing[3]
Followed by
Thank You for a Lifetime[4]
Producer
Richard Perry[5]
Duration
+249[14]
Lyricist
Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager[12][13]
Record label
Warner Bros. Records, Chrysalis Records, Warner Music Group[7][8][9]
Single taken from the album or EP
Endless Flight[15]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0l0qg6
MetroLyrics ID
when-i-need-you-lyrics-leo-sayer
MusicBrainz work ID
3232491f-862a-485f-bcc1-d40e6eae2532

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🔗 Connections
← Mb:publishing 4
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings
← Mb:writer 4
Albert Hammond, Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager, Carole Bayer Sager
Lyricist 2
Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager
Record label 2
Warner Music Group, Chrysalis Records
Follows 1
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Genre 1
soft rock
Instance of 1
single
Performer 1
Leo Sayer
Preceded by (successor) 1
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Producer 1
Richard Perry
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Summary

When I Need You is a single[1].

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): ballad, pop, soft rock[17]

  • Community tags: ballad, pop, soft rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3232491f-862a-485f-bcc1-d40e6eae2532[19]

Related Entities

Warner Music Group

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  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 7w ago · ערן · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Richard Perry
    Duration → {'amount': '+249'}
    Record label → —
    Single taken from the album or EP → Endless Flight
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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