I Need Love
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| Single by LL Cool J from the album Bigger and Deffer |
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| Released | 1987 | ||||
| Format | 12" vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | 1987 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 5:23 | ||||
| Label | Def Jam | ||||
| Writer(s) | James Todd Smith | ||||
| Producer | LL Cool J, L.A. Posse | ||||
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I Need Love was the second single from LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer. The song is considered the first rap ballad and was released in the fall of 1987. It reached #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 while becoming one of the first rap songs to enjoy mainstream popularity in the UK, reaching #8 in the UK Singles Chart. The single won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap - Single in 1987. The song ranked #13 on the 100 Greatest Rap Songs.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] A-Side
- "I Need Love"- 5:22
[edit] B-Side
- "I Need Love" (Edit)- 4:15
- "My Rhyme Ain't Done"- 3:45
