"The Part of Me That Needs You Most" is a 1979 song performed by the group Exile. It was written by

Mike Chapman Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian-American record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suz ...

and

Nicky Chinn Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international number- ...

. The song was included on the band's album ''All There Is'', and it was the second of three singles released from the LP. Also known as "The Part of Me", the song was a major hit in South Africa, where it reached number two. It also charted in New Zealand, where it reached number 10.

Jay Black version

In 1980, Jay Black (the former lead singer of the band

Jay and the Americans Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s. Their initial line-up consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane (born Howard Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (born Sandy Ya ...

) released his own version of "The Part of Me That Needs You Most", produced by Joel Diamond for Silver Blue Productions Ltd. The song spent four weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 98 in September 1980.

B.J. Thomas cover

In 1985, B. J. Thomas

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"The Part of Me That Needs You Most". His version became a hit on the country charts, reaching number 61 in the U.S., and number 57 in Canada.

Chart history

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

References

External links

Lyrics of this song
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