"I'll Never Need More Than This" is a single by R&B duo

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released on

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in 1967. The song was included on the 1969 reissue of the album ''

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''.

Recording and release

"I'll Never Need More Than This" was recorded by

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during the session for the album ''

'' in 1966. The song was written by

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, and

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. It was arranged by Jack "Specs" Nitzsche, and produced by Spector using his "

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" production technique. "I'll Never Need More Than This" was released as a non-album track on Philles Records in May 1967. Due to the disappointing chart performance of the single "

" in the US, the album was only released on

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in the UK. When River Deep – Mountain High was reissued in the US in 1969, "I'll Never Need More Than This" was included on the album. Tina Turner promoted the single on ''

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'' in 1967. It reached No. 114 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100 and No. 64 in the UK. The

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"The Cash Box Blues (Oops, We Printed The Wrong Story Again)" is an instrumental composed by Spector and featuring The Ike Turner Band.

Track listing

Chart performance

Covers

* Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote the song, recorded a rendition for her 1968 album ''Ellie Greenwich Composes, Produces and Sings''.

References

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