A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

"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. 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.[1] It is ranked as the 16th biggest U.S. hit of 1981.

"A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
Single by Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
from the album A Woman Needs Love
B-side"So Into You"
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1981
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:46 (7")
4:07 (album version)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Producer(s)Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio singles chronology
"Can't Keep You from Cryin'"
(1980)		 "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
(1981)		 "Still in the Groove"
(1981)

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
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 13
Canada RPM Top Singles 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 10
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[6] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 11
Year-end chart (1981)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[7] 16

Personnel

Raydio
  • Arnell Carmichael – lead & backing vocals
  • Ray Parker Jr. – vocals, guitars, bass

Additional personnel

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 480.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. "Charts.nz – Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  6. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93 no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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