I'm the One You Need

"I'm the One You Need"
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Affairs of the Heart
Released	February 18, 1992
Genre	Pop
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Jody Watley, David Morales, Alec Shantzis
Producer(s)	David Morales
Jody Watley singles chronology
"I Want You" (1991) "I'm the One You Need" (1992) "It All Begins with You" (1992)

"I'm the One You Need" is the second single from Jody Watley's third album, Affairs of the Heart.^[1]

History

Produced by house music pioneer, David Morales, "I'm the One You Need" constitutes Watley's initial foray into house music (though its "Affairs of the Heart" predecessor, "I Want You", boasted a house version). "I'm the One You Need" was Watley's seventh Top 20 pop single in the US, and sixth Top five dance single, charting at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #6 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts, respectively.^[2]

Significance

"I'm the One You Need" is often credited with introducing DJ David Morales' then-darker sound to the worldwide remixing community. Indeed, British DJ, John Digweed re-edited ^[3] the Morales' Def Dub version of the song for its inclusion on his [Digweed] edition of the Azuli Records compilation, Choice - A Collection of classics,^[4] and cited it as an influence on the UK DJ-ing community in the compilation's liner notes:

“

This track was really hard to get hold of at the time, but on one of my trips to Chicago, Derrick Carter gave me a copy of it - it's one of Morales' best mixes. It had a big influence on the UK producers who really picked up on Morales' dark hypnotic sound.[5]

”

Official remixes

• Radio Edit
• David Morales Extended Club Version
• Def Dub Version
• Driza Bone 7-inch Edit
• Driza Bone 12-inch Mix
• Driza Bone Funky Chicken Version

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	32
Dutch Singles Chart[6]	64
UK Singles Chart	50
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	19
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	23
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	3

Year-End Charts (1992)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7]	45
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance 12-Inch Singles[8]	41

References

1. allmusic ((( Affairs of the Heart > Overview )))
2. allmusic ((( Affairs of the Heart > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
3. Dance 2 Trance / Jody Watley - Choice - A Collection Of Classics - Exclusive John Digweed Edits
4. Various - Azuli Presents John Digweed - Choice - A Collection Of Classics
5. Cusick, Sean (2005). Choice - A Collection of Classics (CD Booklet). John Digweed. London, England: Azuli Records. p. 9. AZCD 35X.
6. dutchcharts.nl
7. "Billboard Dance Club Play Singles - 1992". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
8. "Billboard Dance 12-Inch Singles - 1992". Retrieved 2011-12-15.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics