"A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" is a 1981 song recorded by American R&B vocalist and songwriter Ray Parker Jr., along with his group, Raydio. It led their 1981 album, A Woman Needs Love, the last Parker recorded with Raydio.
Background The song was written as an antithetical answer to the earlier Raydio hit, "Jack and Jill," also written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. "Jack and Jill" is written from "Jack's" perspective of being neglected, just as "A Woman Needs Love" is written from "Jill's" perspective, as indicated by the lyrics, "by the time poor Jack returned up the hill, somebody else had been loving Jill."
Chart performance The song was a hit on both the Billboard pop and soul charts in early 1981. It was Parker's first song to hit number-one on the R&B chart, and also reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 480. It is ranked as the 16th biggest U.S. hit of 1981.
Weekly charts
Chart (1981)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)22Canada RPM Top Singles8Canada CBC Top Singles8South Africa (Springbok Radio)16
Year-end charts Chart (1981) PositionCanadaThe 1981 Top 100 Singles chart is identified by the RPM Year-End article 61Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)92US Billboard Hot 10016
Personnel
Raydio Arnell Carmichael – backing vocals Ray Parker Jr. – lead vocals, guitars, bass
Additional personnel Jack Ashford – tambourine Michael Boddicker – synthesizers Ollie E. Brown – percussion Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars Sylvester Rivers – piano, synthesizers Larry Tolbert – drums
References
External links Lyrics of this song [ All Music]