I Need You (The Kinks song)
| "I Need You" | ||||
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UK B-side label | ||||
| Single by the Kinks | ||||
| A-side | "Set Me Free" | |||
| Released | 21 May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 13–14 April 1965[1] | |||
| Studio | Pye, London[1] | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Shel Talmy | |||
| The Kinks singles chronology | ||||
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"I Need You" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks released on 21 May 1965 as the B-Side to "Set Me Free". The song, along with "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night", has been cited as one of the influences which shifted the focus from rock 'n' roll to hard-hitting rock music. Never a part of the Kinks live act, it has since been revived live by both Davies brothers solo in the 21st century.[2]
According to the band's researcher Doug Hinman, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page provided the feedback at the beginning of "I Need You".[3]
Reception
Pitchfork described the song "I Need You" as "punky" and "still thrilling".[4] Rolling Stone put it in the "early ravers" in The Kinks catalogue.[5]
The Guardian characterized it as "libidinous".[6]
Personnel
According to Doug Hinman:[7]
The Kinks
- Ray Davies – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
- Dave Davies – backing vocal, lead guitar[a]
- Pete Quaife – bass
- Mick Avory – drums
Additional musicians
- Rasa Davies – backing vocal
- Jimmy Page – guitar feedback (intro)[3]
Notes
References
- ^ a b Hinman 2004, pp. 53, 56.
- ^ Harrington, Joe S. Sonic Cool: The Life & Death of Rock 'n' Roll (2002), p. 165
- ^ a b Dan Forte (August 2023). "Check This Action: Dave Davies' Kinky Journey". Vintage Guitar. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024.
I recently spoke to Doug Hinman, author of the definitive The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night ... He acknowledged that Page played 12-string and rhythm on some songs, and provided the feedback at the beginning of 'I Need You' (to which [Dave] Davies supplied the solo), but said, 'Jimmy Page did not play lead on any Kinks hits.'
- ^ Joe Tangari (January 19, 2012). "Kinks in Mono – The Kinks". Pitchfork.
- ^ Rob Sheffield. "How the Kinks Made Rock History With 'Waterloo Sunset'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Dave Davies review – Barbed thread of Kinks legacy is pulled taut". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Hinman 2004, p. 56.
Sources
- Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day-by-Day Concerts, Recordings and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.