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Single:
I Need a Lover entered the Australian singles chart* on 19 June 1978 and peaked at #5. The song was #42 on the Top 100 of 1978.
Album:
The song is on A Biography which entered the Australian albums chart* on 12 June 1978 and peaked at #19.
Songwriter:
John Mellencamp
Producer:
John Punter
Record label of Australian release:
Warner Bros
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
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Wikipedia:
I Need a Lover is the debut single by John Mellencamp, first released in 1978 under the stage name “Johnny Cougar”.
The song appeared on his 1978 album A Biography, which was not released in the United States. After becoming a top 10 hit in Australia, the song was later included on his 1979 follow-up album John Cougar to introduce it to US audiences, and was released there as a single.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Need_a_Lover
Lyrics:
I need a lover that won′t drive me crazy
(I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy)
I need a lover that won′t drive me crazy
Some girl that knows the meaning of, uh
“Hey, hit the highway”
Well, I’ve been walkin’ the streets up and down
Racing through the human jungles at night
I′m so confused, my mind is indifferent
Hey, I′m so weak, won’t somebody shut off that light?
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