Euclid Beach Band - I Need You (1979)

🎵 Euclid Beach Band – I Need You

I Need You is a soft rock/pop single by the Euclid Beach Band, released in March 1979 from their self-titled debut album Euclid Beach Band (Epic Records).

✍️ Composer & Producer: The song was written and produced by Eric Carmen (of Raspberries fame), who also contributed keyboards to the track.
📀 Album: Euclid Beach Band (1979) – a studio album blending pop and soft rock with a West Coast feel.
🎤 Lead Vocals: Peter Hewlett delivers the heartfelt performance on this romantic tune.
📊 Chart Performance: The single reached #81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April 1979, marking the band’s highest-profile chart entry.

💡 Pertinent Facts:

I Need You was the second single following the local hit There’s No Surf in Cleveland.

Although the album didn’t chart nationally, the song remains the group’s best-known track and a cult favorite among fans of late-’70s soft rock.

The band was a Cleveland-area project that dissolved shortly after the album’s release, but I Need You endures as a nostalgic radio staple from the era.