And in that regard, they worked with yet another Nashville-based musician, Paul Worley. Meanwhile Lady A, as a band, is acknowledged as the co-producer of “Need You Now”. And they did so alongside Josh Kear, a country songwriter.
The aforementioned members of Lady A are credited as co-authors of this song. Lady Antebellum is a trio of musicians direct from Nashville. Having formed in 2006, the crew consists of singer Hillary Scott, singer/guitarist Charles Kelley and multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood.Īnd as their hometown implies, the group specializes in country music. Moreover, important to note is that as of 2020, in the name of political correctness, they changed their group name from Lady Antebellum to simply Lady A. Under most circumstances if the relationship has been dead long enough and/or if the separation was harrowing enough, as this one appears to have such a history, such emotions are able to be suppressed.īut for better or worse, the narrator is really in need of hearing the other person’s voice. And s/he is going to give in to that need as opposed to trying to supplant it. Or another way of looking at the scenario is that he or she has fought these emotions long enough to know that occasionally moments do materialize, as it has now, to make the call, whereas contact must be made, even if it is a once in a blue moon type of thing. So considering all of the above, the simplest way to describe the situation at hand is as the vocalist, whether it be the male or female, being in their feelings. Such things happen, when on any given night someone may find themselves missing their ex really well. And even beyond that, as stated earlier they want to know if the ex-lover also misses them the same. It’s more like they just need to hear the other person’s voice. Indeed Hillary Scott, in her own words, has explained the featured narrative as one in which the vocalist is ‘making a late night phone call’ that he or she ‘could very well regret the next day’. In other words, it’s one of those kinds of situations where, under normal circumstances, you may feel the sensation to hit up an ex but fight the urge to do so. But in this instance, the urgings of the heart have prevailed over attempts at self-control.Īnd just to note, based on the lyrics it doesn’t appear that the vocalist is trying to get back with his or her ex or anything like that. When s/he states “I need you now”, it isn’t like s/he is following up by saying ‘so come over’. So resultantly, this time around the call is actually made to the ex. Jacobs and Crane later gave James another song "My Believing Heart," which became the followup to her million selling "You Are My Love.And the vocalist (it can be said the male in particular) is quite drunk. But more to the point is said individuals being quite lonely, particularly in the romantic though not explicitly sexual sense of the word. And this does not appear to be the first time such is happening, drunk or not. Moreover, normally this results in him or her likewise wondering if the other person misses them the same and leaving it at that.īut on this specific occasion, apparently being influenced by the booze, inhibition is thrown out the window. This information from Wayne Brasler, president of the Joni James International Fan Club. Joni James was able to place her version eventually on the best-selling album "Let There Be Love" and then seven years later she recorded a new version of "I Need You Now" at Abbey Road Studios in London. Because M-G-M had already had three major songs scheduled in sequence for release ("My Love, My Love" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" and "I Need You Now," all done at the same recording session!) when the Fisher version was released, it was not possible for M-G-M to market the James original at that point. The songhad also been offered to Eddie Fisher and he subsequently recorded a version of it for RCA Victor Records. The song had been written for Joni James and recorded by her in April 1953 for M-G-M Records. A kinescope of one of these performances survives and can be viewed online.
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The song was also performed by Russell Arms on several 1954 episodes of the popular TV series Your Hit Parade. The recorded version by Eddie Fisher, issued by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5830, reached #1 on the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1954. "I Need You Now" is a popular song written by Al Jacobs and Jimmie Crane.
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