I Need You (The Kinks song)

"I Need You" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released as a B-Side to "Set Me Free". The song, along with "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night", has been cited as one of the influences which shifted the focus from rock 'n' roll to hard-hitting rock music. Never a part of the Kinks live act, it has since been revived live by both Davies brothers solo in the 21st century.^[2]

Personnel

According to band researcher Doug Hinman:^[3]

The Kinks

Ray Davies – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Dave Davies – backing vocal, lead guitar^[a]
Pete Quaife – bass
Mick Avory – drums

Additional musician

Rasa Davies – backing vocal

Notes

^ Hinman writes Dave also "possibly [played] doubled rhythm [guitar]" on the track.^[3]

References

^ a b Hinman 2004, pp. 53, 56.
^ Harrington, Joe S. Sonic Cool: The Life & Death of Rock 'n' Roll (2002), p. 165
^ a b Hinman 2004, p. 56.

Sources

Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day-by-Day Concerts, Recordings and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.