Released March 21, “You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)” peaked at #25 (charted 8 total weeks overall) on the Billboard Top Pop Singles charts in 1970. This week on Billboard (week-ending March 28; 2 weeks on the charts), climbing up to #41.
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Released April 4, “You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)” peaked at #3 (3 weeks; charted 10 total weeks overall) on the Billboard Top R&B Singles charts in 1970. B-side: “You’re My Everything”
SOUL 35071 Source: Billboard Top Pop Singles and Billboard Top R&B Singles
The entire Ed Sullivan Showcatalogue has hit the streaming platforms!
On June 12, 2020 came news Universal MusicEnterprises and Sofa Entertainment brokered a deal to license and make available the entire Ed Sullivan video performance from the Sofa library, who acquired the entire catalogue in 1990. UME will make available the entire catalogue for public streaming in restored, digitized form, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Since its premiere launch on June 12 2020, more videos have been added on the official Ed Sullivan You Tube channel, highlighting the Motown sound. As reported, it will take three years to upload the more than 10,000 performances which aired Sunday evenings on CBS-TV from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971.
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‘EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE‘ became the debut album for Gladys Knight & The Pips. It was recorded in 1966 and also in 1967, prior its release in September. The group having been signed in 1966 to the Motown SOUL label, their LP made the Billboard Top 200 peaking at No. 60, late-1967. The album ranked much higher at No. 12 on the Billboard R&B LP chart. Two tracks off the LP made the singles chart. “Everybody Need Love,” was also the group’s debut single. It reached No. 39 in early-1967. The second single from the LP, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” peaked at No. 1 (R&B) and hit No. 2 (Pop) in December 1967. The album was produced byNorman Whitfield, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, andSmokey Robinson.GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS1967
Released March 21, “You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)” peaked at #25 (charted 8 total weeks overall) on the Billboard Top Pop Singles charts in 1970. This week on Billboard (week-ending March 28; 2 weeks on the charts), climbing up to #41.
