Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
| Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | |
|---|---|
| Solomon Burke | |
| publication | 1964 |
| Genre (s) | Rhythm and blues , soul |
| Author (s) | Bert Berns, Solomon Burke and Gerald Wexler |
| Award (s) | Rolling Stone Magazine: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs that shaped Rock and Roll |
| Cover versions | |
| 1965 | The Rolling Stones |
| 1966 | Wilson Pickett |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers |
| 2005 | Jools Holland (with Solomon Burke) |
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love is a rhythm and blues song written by Bert Berns , Solomon Burke, and Jerry Wexler in 1964 . The original version was recorded in 1964 by Solomon Burke for Atlantic Records (catalog number 2241).
In the original version of the song, Solomon Burke calls, in the style of a preacher, for people who testify to the power of love. The song had a rather modest success in its original version. It stayed in the charts for only eight weeks and reached number 58 as the highest ranking.
The cover version of Wilson Pickett , which reached number 29 in the pop charts in 1967 and number 19 in the R&B charts, was more successful. In the same year, the British singer Dusty Springfield sang for her fondness for soul and R'n'B pieces was known the song live on their BBC show Dusty (August 15, 1967 edition).
The Rolling Stones , who are great admirers of Burke's work, recorded a cover version back in 1965 and released it on the album The Rolling Stones, Now! (USA) and The Rolling Stones No. 2 (UK). A version was later recorded on their 2002 tour with Solomon Burke and released on Live Licks . The song achieved new popularity in 1980 when it was included in the soundtrack of John Landis ' film Blues Brothers , where it was covered by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi . In 1989 the song was released again as a single in Great Britain (B-side: Think ) and reached number 12 on the British singles chart . The Jerry García Band played the song regularly in live performances.
The band Shadows of Knight covered the song in 1966 on their live album Raw 'n Alive At The Cellar, Chicago 1966 , which was not released until 1992.
The song was listed at # 429 on Rolling Stone Magazine's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and it was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics Solomon Burke Version and Blues Brothers Version
- ↑ Web Archive ( Memento from June 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Second hand songs
- ↑ The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - Rolling Stone Magazine ( June 22, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 500 songs that shaped rock and roll