I Don't Need You
"I Don't Need You" | ||||
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Single by Kenny Rogers | ||||
from the album Share Your Love | ||||
B-side | "Without You in My Life" | |||
Released | June 15, 1981 | |||
Genre | Country pop[1] | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Christian[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
Kenny Rogers singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Need You" is a song written by Rick Christian, and was first recorded and released as a single in 1978 on Mercury Records, by Rick Christian himself at Shoe Productions, a recording studio/production company in Memphis, Tennessee, but it failed to chart.
Kenny Rogers recording
It was released in June 1981 as the lead single from Rogers album
Charts
Selected as the lead single, "I Don't Need You" spent two weeks at number 3 on the
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 64 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 3 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 2 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
Year-end chart (1981) | Rank |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] | 44 |
Other recordings
- Harry Nilsson, recorded in 1979 and released on his album Flash Harry in 1980 (United Artists/Mercury, 1980).
- The Carpenters, recorded in 1980 but never released.
- Madeleine Marks recorded it for her self-titled album, (RCA), in early 1981.[10]
References
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (November 5, 2020). "Friends in Low Places Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Number One Awards โ Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Clayton, Rose (1981). "A Bright New Scene For Singer & Writer Christian Billboard Magazine (page 35) August 8, 1981 (Billboard Publications)