"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" is a 1966 hit single by
Motown
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group
The Miracles
The Miracles (later known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1955. They were the first successful recording act for Motown Records and are considered one of the most ...
, released on Motown Records' Tamla label.
Unlike most Miracles songs, which were written and produced by the group themselves, "I'm the One You Need" was written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team
Holland–Dozier–Holland, best known for their work with
The Supremes
The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. A premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful Amer ...
and
The Four Tops. Holland-Dozier-Holland had written and produced two previous Miracles singles: the Top 10 hit "
Mickey's Monkey" and the Top 40 hit "
I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" (both 1963). "I'm the One You Need" was the final Miracles single released before lead singer
Smokey Robinson was given star billing on all of the group's subsequent 45's.
Background
In this popular Miracles tune, Smokey Robinson, as the song's narrator, seeks to comfort a girl he obviously loves, who belongs to another man who cheats on her, and treats her badly:
* ''Now, You say.....''
* ''Every time you need some affection''
* ''The one you love goes in another direction''
* ''You just sit there, in a daze, reminiscing....''
* ''Cause you know some other lips he's been kissing...''
With the solution, to the broken-hearted girl's problem, Smokey continues...
*'' When you need the love he's never shown you''
*'' 'Come Round Here...''
*'' And, when you need some lovin' arms to hold you...''
*'' 'Come Round Here....''
*''Cause I may not be the one you want...''
*''But I ''know'' I'm The One You Need.''
While Smokey sings lead, The other Miracles, Bobby, Ron, Pete, and Claudette, back him with repeated chants of ''"Come 'Round Here, Honey Honey...I'm the one you need, Honey Honey"''...
Two versions of this song were released, with very notable changes. The first version was released on the single; this version also appears on mono copies of the Miracles' 1966 album ''
Away We a Go-Go''. The second version used a different take, was in stereo, and had Smokey's lead more prominent than the single version; this version was released on the stereo LP editions of the album.
Chart performance
The single was a Top 20 Pop Hit, peaking at number 17 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, and a Top 10 R&B hit, peaking at number four on ''Billboard's''
R&B singles chart.
In 1971, following the success of the #1 hit "The Tears of a Clown", Tamla-Motown UK decided to re-release this single instead of the newly-recorded follow-up, "
I Don't Blame You At All". This re-release peaked at #13 in the UK in February 1971, and had a stronger showing than its late 1966 release, where it peaked at #37. "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" was the most successful single featured on their album ''Away We a Go-Go''.
Personnel: The Miracles
*Lead vocals by
Smokey Robinson
*Background vocals by
Claudette Rogers Robinson,
Pete Moore,
Ronnie White and
Bobby Rogers.
*Guitar by
Marv Tarplin
*Other instrumentation by
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972.
Its members are considered among the most successful groups of stud ...
Cover versions
*The song was covered by acts such as
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons, are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was formed in Gary, Indiana in 1964, and originally consisted of brothers Jackie, Ti ...
,
The Cowsills, and The GP's.
*In 1967
The Miracles
The Miracles (later known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1955. They were the first successful recording act for Motown Records and are considered one of the most ...
themselves recorded an
Italian language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is ...
version, entitled ''Non sono quello che tu vuoi'' (''I'm not that man you want'').
"B-side" covers
*The song's "B" side, "Save Me" was covered in a 1966 ska version as "Rude Boy Prayer" by a group consisting of Alton Ellis, Zoot Sims, Bob Marley and an unknown female vocalist. Despite being highly regarded, this version remains officially unavailable outside its original blank labelled 7" vinyl release.
*
The Undertones also covered the song.
External links
Come 'Round Here (I'm The One You Need) ''By The Miracles- (1966) ''
YouTube - The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need-''Special Italian Remix'' AKA Non sono quello che tu vuoi (I'm not that man you want)
References
''Come 'Round Here (I'm The One You Need)'' - Review and Comments
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1966 singles
The Miracles songs
The Jackson 5 songs
Tamla Records singles
Songs written by Holland–Dozier–Holland
1966 songs
Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier
Song recordings produced by Brian Holland