Network (2) – I Need You

Name: Network - I Need You
Rating: 4.83 (95 reviews)

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Label:	Rams Horn Records – RHR 5097, Salsoul Records – RHR 5097
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Netherlands
Released:	1984
Genre:	Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul, Funk, Boogie

Tracklist

A1	Jennie Lead Vocals – Kenny Washington (2) Written-By – Howard King, Kevin Robinson (2)	4:40
A2	Pump It Up Lead Vocals – Kevin Allen (3) Written-By – Howard King, Kevin Robinson (2)	6:27
A3	Cover Girl Lead Vocals – Johnny Kemp Written-By – Howard King, Kevin Grady, Kevin Robinson (2)	6:40
B1	I Need You Lead Vocals – Kenny Washington (2) Written-By – Kenny Hairston*	5:01
B2	Hard To Give It Up Lead Vocals – Kevin Allen (3) Written-By – Greg Brown, Kevin Allen (3)	5:31
B3	Why You Wanna Treat Me Like That Lead Vocals – Kenny Washington (2) Written-By – Howard King, Kevin Robinson (2)	7:18

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rams Horn
Copyright © – Rams Horn
Mixed At – Blank Tape Studios
Recorded At – 39th Street Music Studio
Manufactured By – Rams Horn Records B.V.
Distributed By – Rams Horn Records B.V.
Published By – Gun House Music
Published By – Crystal Eyes Music
Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 55783
Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 55784

Credits

Bass – Raymond Jackson (2)
Drums – Howard King
Guitar – Kevin Robinson (2)
Keyboards – Howard King, Henny Hairstone*, Scott Yarney*
Producer – Howard King, Kevin Robinson (2)
Sleeve – Ruud van der Giezen

Notes

Mixed at Blank Tape Studios, New York .
Recorded at 39th Street Studios, New York.

200 copies pressed.

Made in Holland.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout): RHR 5097-A//55783-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout): RHR 5097-B//55784-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): RHR 5097-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): RHR 5097-2

Other Versions (5)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	I Need You (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered)	PTG Records, Vinyl Masterpiece	PTG 001	Netherlands	2004
Recently Edited	I Need You (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak)	PTG Records, Vinyl Masterpiece	PTG 34001	Europe	2004
Recently Edited	I Need You (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered)	PTG Records, Vinyl Masterpiece	PTG 34001	Europe	2008
New Submission	I Need You (2×LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold)	Past Due	PASTDUEDLP015	US	2021
New Submission	I Need You (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak)	Past Due	PASTDUECD015	US	2021

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Reviews

jacfud Jul 26, 2024
I own an unplayed copy from an old storage - open for proposals. Great sound!!!
Golden_Hour_Radio Sep 6, 2021
Repress coming out September 17, 2021 on Jerome Derradji's Still Music https://still-music.bandcamp.com/album/i-need-you?from=fanpub_fnb
peterhoffer Aug 10, 2021
Netwerk was one of New York’s best funk R&B studio projects, created by three prolific New York session musicians: guitar player Kevin Robinson, drummer Howard King, and keyboard player Kenni Hairston. The group’s only album, I Need You, was recorded for Salsoul Records in 1984, but was never released due to the label’s mounting financial issues. Licensee Rams Horn Records in the Netherlands pressed around 200 copies, under a misspelling of the band’s name and using a recycled Salsoul artwork, before the LP was pulled from the market, making it an absolute holy grail of NYC boogie, funk and early garage.

Before starting Netwerk, Kevin, Kenny and Howard were high in demand session musicians playing for Mtume, Gary Bartz, The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band, Cameo, Cindy Lauper, Slave and many others.

They created Netwerk, signed with Salsoul and hired vocalists Johnny Kemp, Keny Washington, Kevin Allen and recorded one of the best and most sought after boogie funk and R&B album to come out of NYC in the mid Eighties.
Myke_B Apr 8, 2021
Edited 3 years ago
Re repress coming soon on Past Due with 8 unreleased bonus tracks, get ready folks !!
frankdebaan Dec 29, 2017
bought this record, the RAMS HORN - original in brand new condition for...10€, indeed the seller didn t know what he sold!!!