Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Teddy Pendergrass
Vocals
Victor Carstarphen
Keyboards
Ron Kersey
Keyboards
Dexter Wansel
Keyboards
Roland Chambers
Guitar
Dennis Harris
Guitar
Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman
Bass
James Williams
Bass
Keith Benson
Drums
Karl Chambers
Drums
Charles Collins
Drums
Larry Washington
Congas
MFSB
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kenneth Gamble
Composer
Leon Huff
Composer
Bobby Martin
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kenneth Gamble
Producer
Leon Huff
Producer
Joe Tarsia
Engineer
Jay Mark
Engineer
Jim Gallagher
Engineer
Peter Humphreys
Assistant Engineer
Jim Dougherty
Assistant Engineer
Darrell Rogers
Assistant Engineer
Arthur Stoppe
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And if I had
Someone to love me
And if I had
Someone to really care
[Verse 2]
I would be
The best lover
That they ever had
'Cause I need somebody to love me
Love me, back
Yes I do, yeah
[Verse 3]
And if I had
One sunny day
And if I had
Someone to chase my blues away
[Verse 4]
I would be
I would be the luckiest man
In the whole wide world
'Cause I need somebody just to love me
Love me back
[Verse 5]
See, I need to lose
I need to lose
This empty feeling
This empty feeling
Someone to stop
I need somebody
To stop these endless nights
I need someone to love
Would you hold me?
And hold real tight
Would you hold me?
Somebody to love me
Would you hold me? Would you hold me?
Hold me, hold me
[Verse 6]
Somebody just to love me
If I only had
If I only had
Someone to
I need, I need (Love me)
Somebody, somebody just to hold my hand (Love me, love me)
Somebody, somebody to say
[Verse 7]
Say that you love me
Say that you understand (Love me, love me)
I need, I need, I need (Love me, love me, love me)
I need somebody
Somebody to care (Love me, love me, love me)
In the middle, in the middle of the night
Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff