Need Your Love So Bad / All Around The World

Originally released on King 4841. Little Willie John sings this song with such deep emotion that he clearly emerges as a pioneer in the new world of soul music. This is one of the reasons Dave Marsh rates the song so high on his list of the 1001 greatest singles ever made. This hard-to-find reissue from 1970 actually features two of John's tunes that appear on Marsh's list. (FYI, Dave Marsh's narrative indicates that this record was released after John's big hit, 'Fever,' but actually it was released just BEFORE that record.)