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When I Need You

1977 single by Leo Sayer
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When I Need You

Summary

When I Need You is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When I Need You's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • When I Need You's genre is soft rock[4].
  • When I Need You followed You Make Me Feel Like Dancing[5].
  • When I Need You was followed by Thank You for a Lifetime[6].
  • When I Need You was produced by Richard Perry[7].
  • When I Need You was performed by Leo Sayer[8].
  • When I Need You's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[9].
  • When I Need You's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[10].
  • When I Need You's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[11].
  • When I Need You's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • When I Need You was published on February 1977[13].
  • When I Need You's lyricist is recorded as Albert Hammond[14].
  • When I Need You's lyricist is recorded as Carole Bayer Sager[15].
  • When I Need You's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+249'}[16].
  • When I Need You's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Endless Flight[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • Genre(s): ballad, pop, soft rock[19]

  • Community tags: ballad, pop, soft rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3232491f-862a-485f-bcc1-d40e6eae2532[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

When I Need You was performed by Leo Sayer[8]. It was produced by Richard Perry[7].

Publication

When I Need You was released on February 1977[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is soft rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

When I Need You followed You Make Me Feel Like Dancing[5]. It was followed by Thank You for a Lifetime[6].

Why It Matters

When I Need You ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Warner Music Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d 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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