Everybody Needs Love
The Velvelettes were a 60's female vocal group founded in 1961 by sisters C… Read Full Bio ↴The Velvelettes were a 60's female vocal group founded in 1961 by sisters Carolyn and Millie Gill with cousins Bertha Barbee-McNeal and Norma Barbee (both from Flint, Michigan) on the Western Michigan University campus, where they were students.

The group signed to Motown Records, but weren't given top priority, as other female vocal groups were attracting audiences and recording hits. While the group awaited their chance at stardom, they recorded backing vocals for more established Motown girl groups, including The Marvelettes, Martha & The Vandellas, and The Supremes.

The Velvelettes got their break in 1964 with "Needle In A Haystack" which peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1964. The group recorded its follow-up, "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'", and spent time on various Motown-sponsored tours as an opening act.

With a song on the charts and a place on several concert tours, The Velvelettes began recording an album. Despite burgeoning success, the members of the group began to disagree about the music they were recording. Half wanted to record more mature songs and thought the material was trite, while the other half didn't want to rock the boat so early in their career.

Motown became apprehensive about the group's potential, and wary of the expense of the recordings. Not wanting to let good time and money go to waste, the label released two additional singles, "Lonely Lonely Girl Am I" and "A Bird In The Hand," as the group endured several line-up changes. Both singles flopped, and Motown cancelled the scheduled release of the group's eponymous debut album.

The last Velvelettes recordings included "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You," which became their last American single. They officially broke up in early to mid 1970.

The group reunited in 1984, when the Gill sisters and Barbee cousins re-recorded their original hits with some new songs for the album One Door Closes. The group continues to tour today.

Everybody Needs Love
The Velvelettes Lyrics


We have lyrics for 'Everybody Needs Love' by these artists:


Bette Smith The moonbeams We can dream on When the working day is done A…
Bloodstone Everybody, everybody needs love Everybody, everybody needs l…
Clay Walker In LA they love their cars, their muscles, and their…
David & The Giants I need to feel love, hey Baby, can you show me…
Dennis Brown Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love There's …
Drive By Truckers The moonbeams we can dream on And the working day is…
Drive-By Truckers The moon beams we can dream on, when the working…
Eddie Hinton There's moonbeams We can dream on When our working day it's …
Findlay Brown Everybody needs love from someone Everybody needs love Every…
Gladys Knight Say you wanna be loved But you won't let me love…
Gladys Knight The Pips Say you wanna be loved But you won't let me love…
Gladys Knight & The Pips Say you wanna be loved But you won't let me love…
Gladys Knight/The Pips Say you wanna be loved But you won't let me love…
Jennifer Hudson Everybody needs some love Needs someone whom they can trust …
Jennifer Hudson(제니퍼 허드슨) Everybody needs some love Needs someone whom they can trust…
Knight Gladys & Pips Say you wanna be loved But you won't let me love…
Lenny LeBlanc See those flowers, they need love see the bluebirds, they ne…
Marvin Gaye攀 See those flowers, they need love See the bluebirds, they n…
Robyn Hitchcock Some people are mad One listen and you can tell why…
Seven Day Jesus I think I drove by you just yesterday I think you…
Slim Smith Say you wanna be loved But you won't let me love…
Stephen Bishop Everybody needs love You're no exception to the rule And don…
Syl Johnson When you hear What I′ve got to say I'm sure You won′t be…
T.T. Ross When you're alone and in a corner Your only mourner, is…
the Drive-By Truckers The moon beams we can dream on, when the working…
The Temptations Say you wanna be loved? But you won't let me love…
The Uniques/Slim Smith Say you wanna be loved But you won't let me love…
Various Artists Love, love, love Love, love, love love, love, love, love, lo…
Vlidge 行き場のない日々 心の平穏求め ひとり街でさまよってた 明日になればそう 変われる何かがあると それでも不安がよぎってし…
Zak Abel Got no time to pay attention Ain't no smiling in a…
ふ-Vlidge 行き場のない日々 心の平穏求め ひとり街でさまよってた 明日になればそう 変われる何かがあると それでも不安がよぎってし…


We have lyrics for these tracks by The Velvelettes:


A Bird In The Hand Girls, when you've got a good love who's gonna treat…
Baby Love Baby love, my baby love, I need you oh how…
Come See About Me I've been crying 'Cause I'm lonely (for you) Smiles have all…
He Really Was Sayin I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followin…
He Really Was Sayin' Somethin' I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followi…
He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followin…
He Was Really Sayin' Something I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followi…
He Was Really Saying Somethin' I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followin…
He Was Really Saying Something I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followi…
Honey Love Ooh, baby, we've tried love's recipe Added each ingredient t…
I One of a kind love affair is The kind of love…
Lonely Lonely Girl Am I As I sit here in my lonely room Nothing's been the…
Needle In A Haystack Well well, I once believed all fellas were nice But…
Needle In A Haystack - Single Version Well well, I once believed all fellas were nice But girls,…
Needle In A Haystack 1964 Well well, I once believed all fellas were nice But…
Save Me Save me! Somebody save me Save me! Somebody save me, yeah…
Since You've Been Loving Me My world of loneliness You′ve filled with happiness Since yo…
Since You've Been Loving Me - Single Version My world of loneliness You've filled with happiness Since yo…
Take My Love Save me! Somebody save me Save me! Somebody save me, yeah…
That's The Reason Why I don't believe in love on the borrow Here today and…
The Velvelettes / He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followi…
There He Goes (There he goes) There he goes, the only I'm thinking of Ther…
These Things Will Keep Me Lov Oh and I know these things will keep me loving…



Velvelettes: He Was Really Sayin' Something I was walkin' down the street When this boy started followi…


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Miss Taylor

I love this song and all versions of it!!

Sam Twinney

Any Motown Recording is worth listening to and everyone is special in it’s own way….they are all gems.

Anthony Cothran

I like Gladys Knights version better

1jdillafan

This song reminds me of my Mother and my Uncle William...May they both Rest In Harmony😘

Vickki Dennis

Yes good memories

Dee Dee Moor

I remember this song when I was a little girl

Shaun Gresham

I didn't know the Velvelettes recorded this song. Gladys said in her book that her version was a hand me down song from the Temptations. She said that Motown would have different artist record the same song and seeing who could have the biggest hit with it.

Ujima Jame

@Shaun Gresham Correct - and The Temptations clearly backed her on it! https://youtu.be/5N5eV53Be04. Jimmy Ruffin did it next https://youtu.be/rLCaDSP1_PI, then The Temptations did their own version: https://youtu.be/Save4wThbsY, then Gladys Knight and The Pips https://youtu.be/ajVam85Et38. The Velvelettes, obviously, used the same backing track as GK&P's hit version.

Shaun Gresham

RAD D I recently heard Mary Wells version. I think she was the first to record it.

Rosemary Cosby

The Temptations recorded an early version of "Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby" that used this same instrumental track; Eddie Kendrick sang the lead on the "Getting Ready" album.

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