Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
Vinyl-only*
“I Need Your Loving” is a song by English synth-pop band The Human League, released as the second single from their fifth studio album, Crash (1986). The song was written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, David Eiland, Langston Richey, Danny Williams and Herman Davis (a.k.a. Randy Ran).
Like many other tracks from the album, “I Need Your Loving” was aimed towards the US market, where the first single from Crash, “Human”, had reached number one. The single was recorded at the Flyte Time studios in Minneapolis under the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis while the Human League had been in residence from February until April 1986. In the UK it was promoted with a cheaply and badly filmed music video and it became the band’s worst showing in the UK charts ever, only reaching number 72. Critics savaged the song at the time and the band has largely disowned it.
In the United States, the song reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on January 24, 1987, after spending eleven weeks on the survey. “I Need Your Loving” also peaked at number 52 on the Billboard R&B chart.
*Tracks A2, B1 and B2 are vinyl-only.
SIDE A:
I Need Your Loving (Extended Version) 7:18
I Need Your Loving (Acapella Version)* 3:46
SIDE B:
I Need Your Loving (Dub Version)* 6:43
I Need Your Loving (Instrumental Version)* 3:46
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | I Need Your Loving | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #44 |
| 1987 | I Need Your Loving | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #52 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS900-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
- Written-By – Danny Williams (5), David Eiland, Herman Davis, James Harris III/Terry Lewis*, Langston Richey
NOTES:
Produced for Flyte Time Productions, Inc.
From the LP “CRASH”
Manufactured in the U.K.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
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I like it. 🤷🏽♂️
Love this band so much – thanks a TON for posting this !!!
Wow Paul – a fan of HL since 1981, and yet I have never heard of this song before!! Thank you. 🙂
Appreciate you ripping this but this has to be the worst single they ever released.
Yep, I have to agree, it was an awful record!! Though the Dub is more palatable. Written by six people nonetheless… Crash had nine better singles than this. Thanks for the rip though, much appreciated!
Thank you, Paul! While I prefer earlier Human League, I am intrigued by the fact (and didn’t know) that this produced by the Janet Jackson team! I hope the Extended Version is as funky as their remixes for Janet at that time! As always, I appreciate you introducing yet another remix I had never heard before!
You’re very welcome, Martika.
thank you! this twelve is amazing and your rip is like butter
Thank you 🙂
This era was a convincing transformation, when I first heard “Human” on the local top 40 radio station, I didn’t follow Human League and just imagined they they were a Latino freestyle/R&B band, not unlike DeBarge. When I discovered it was the same band that did “Don’t You Want Me” I had not really delved into new wave, I think I let out a chuckle. I bought the full length album, “Crash” my first Human League record, and was disappointed, finding the production to be repetitive and formulaic, the album built around the singles and a couple of solid album… Read more »
“Heart Like A Wheel” is among my favorite later Human League tracks I loved it because it was the more synth-oriented sound I loved about the band. I still appreciate “Crash” and understand why their fans are not fond of it.
All 3 tracks marked with an * aren’t vinyl only.
You can find them i much better audio fidelity here:
I Need Your Loving (DJ Edit) – The Human League – Deezer
Not even a Thank You for Paul’s time and effort. I think Paul’s transfers sound much better than the digital singles.
no, you most certainly can’t. this transfer kicks the tar outta those files
Thanks, Paul! I’ve never heard this before so it will be interesting to check out the Dub. Too bad THL couldn’t have kept churning out those pop hits they crushed on Dare and Fascintation! Have a great day!
You’re welcome, Fred.
Human League goes the way of the “Minneapolis Sound” here! I could almost sing a Janet Jackson tune while this played. Still, I love it. Martin Rushent is the man, but I understand why artists seek out different producers. I never heard about the falling out the band had with him. and I feel sad about this. I do like this song and, Paul, I appreciate you shining a light on different eras of an artists’ life. I feel like we’re always getting a massive sonic hug from you each time you post!! I can never thank you enough for… Read more »
You’re welcome, Jeff I always appreciate your love for every record I post 🙂
Hi Jeff. Basically while writing and recording the Hysteria album, Martin made a suggestion about something. Miss Susan Sulley did not agree, and said to the others, “What does he know? He’s old”. I think there was some band laughter at this remark. Martin heard and saw everything. He had been having struggles with them since they started work on Hysteria. There seemed to be a general feeling amongst the band members, that the massive success they had had with Dare (and Love And Dancing) and the Fascination EP, was all their own doing. The remark from Sue Sulley was… Read more »
Hi Jay,
I can’t thank you enough for describing the situation between Martin Rushent and the band. When I read your comment from yesterday, I was saddened about the situation. I so appreciate you taking the time out to explain what went down. This is another reason why I love Paul’s site is because of folks like you that have something interesting to add. Thank you again, Jay, and have a great day and weekend!!
Jeff
You’re very welcome Jeff. Warm regards to you and your loved ones.
Hi Paul! There is a digital “I Need Your Loving” single on music platforms that includes the three tracks you list as vinyl only. It was released in 2023. Congrats as always for your impeccable work! Johann
You’re welcome, Johann.
Im always a Human League Fan, but i prefer also the “older Stuff”. I wish to see here Being Boiled or the Holiday 80 EP
Long time Human League fan. I never cared for the Crash album. In fact, I think The Human League lost the plot after the Fascination EP. They never should have fallen out with Martin Rushent, to make him walk away. Silly Miss Sulley should have been made to apologise for making the obnoxious remark about Martin that made him quit on them. Martin Rushent + The Human League gave us musical gold. Still saddens me to think of all the great music we could have had, if only.
I agree with you, I understand they were trying to be more commercial with “Crash” but I don’t think Jam and Lewis were the right producer choice. I Would have loved to see Nile Rodgers work with them instead. Martin Rushent is a genius. 🙂
Although I love Jam & Lewis, and I do like this track and the album overall, it was a “step backwards.” I remember Martin Gore of Depeche Mode at the time commenting how the band had run out of ideas and it was sad. I mean, if this had been them guesting on a proper Jam & Lewis album, it would’ve been a whole different thing!
The band never quite recovered, although they have moments of brilliance peppered throughout their post-Rushnet career.
Nile Rodgers would have been interesting. He is very gifted, and loves pop & rock as well as funk. Look how well David Bowie’s Let’s Dance album turned out; or Duran Duran’s Wild Boys & The Reflex remixes. No argument from me about Martin Rushent’s genius. If anyone reading is unfamiliar with the man’s achievements, please do a search. The breath of talent he either engineered for, or produced, is astounding. May he be resting in peace. One of the greatest ever.
I agree with you Paul. This is just annoying on several levels. They lost their direction with this. Maybe a different producer was in the cards, but this choice reeks of record company interference. Sulley didn’t realize she would flush their careers away with her snide comment. Now THEY’RE old and irrelevant.
I don’t know the history of Human League like you, but I totally agree that they should have been a much bigger band back in the early to mid 80s. Although I really love Jam and Lewis, they were not the right fit at all for Human League and this track seems like a duplicate of so many other J&L tracks (but that’s true of a lot of producer teams). In fact, as an 80s music junkie and dj, I don’t think I ever heard this. And how the heck is this even on the “U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles”… Read more »