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Released on Motown, also I Want You Back (The Jacksons), Truly (Lionel Richie) and You Mean More to Me (Lionel Richie)
Written by Valerie Simpson, also Tears Dry on Their Own (Amy Winehouse), I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan) and Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
Part of Love Starved Heart, also This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It’s Killing Me), Say When and You’se a Son of a Gun
Written by Nickolas Ashford, also Tears Dry on Their Own (Amy Winehouse), I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan) and Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Nickolas Ashford wrote 72 songs on fono
Nickolas Ashford’s most frequent co-writer is Valerie Simpson (72 songs together)
Valerie Simpson wrote 72 songs on fono
Nickolas Ashford first appears on fono in 1966, 28 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Part of
- Love Starved Heart
- Released on
- Motown
- Written by
- Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Part of
- Love Starved Heart
- Released on
- Motown
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Valerie Simpson
Same label: Motown
Same release: Love Starved Heart
Same writer: Valerie Simpson
Same label: Motown
Same release: Love Starved Heart
Same writer: Valerie Simpson
Same label: Motown
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1MusicBrainz When I Feel the Need was written by Nickolas Ashford
When I Feel the Need was written by Nickolas Ashford
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz When I Feel the Need was written by Valerie Simpson
When I Feel the Need was written by Valerie Simpson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz When I Feel the Need is part of the release Love Starved Heart
When I Feel the Need is part of the release Love Starved Heart
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Motown is the label of the song When I Feel the Need
Motown is the label of the song When I Feel the Need
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz When I Feel the Need was released on 1994
When I Feel the Need was released on 1994
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026