LEANN RIMES - I NEED YOU
I Don't Need A Lot Of Things
I Can Get By With Nothin'
With All The Blessings Life Can Bring
I've Always Needed Something
But I've Got All I Want When It Comes To Lovin' You
You're My Only Reason, You're My Only Truth
I Need You Like Water, Like Breath, Like Rain
I Need You Like Mercy From Heaven's Gate
There's A Freedom In Your Arms, That Carries Me Through
I Need You
Oh
You're The Hope That Moves Me
To Courage Again, Oh Yeah
You're The Love That Rescues Me
When The Cold Winds Rage
And It's So Amazin' Cause That's Just How You Are
And I Can't Turn Back Now
'Cause You've Brought Me Too Far
I Need You Like Water, Like Breath, Like Rain
I Need You Like Mercy From Heaven's Gate
There's A Freedom In Your Arms, That Carries Me Through
I Need You
Oh, Yes I Do, Oh
I Need You Like Water, Like Breath, Like Rain
I Need You Like Mercy From Heaven's Gate
There's A Freedom In Your Arms, Yeah, That Carries Me Through
I Need You
Oh, Yes I Do
I Need You
Oh, Oh, Oh
I Need You, Oh-Oh
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy
Producer(s): Acrynon Production Group
Leann Rimes Passionately Expresses Her Devotion To God On This Christian Country-Pop Ballad She Recorded For The 1999 Tv Miniseries Jesus. Peaking At #11, It Was Her Biggest Hit On The Hot 100 Since "How Do I Live" Went To #2 In 1997. It Also Reached #8 On The Country Chart And #2 On The Adult Contemporary Chart.
I Need You Is Also The Name Of Rimes' Third Compilation Album, Released In 2001. The Singer Was In The Midst Of Suing Curb Records To Be Released From Her Contract (Which Was Signed On Her Behalf By Her Parents When She Was 12 Years Old), When The Label Issued "I Need You". Rimes Promptly Denounced The Release. "This Album Was Made Without My Creative Input," She Explained. "It Consists Largely Of Unfinished Material And Songs That Didn't Make Other Albums... I Want To Make Abundantly Clear To You That This Album Is Not A Reflection Of Myself As An Artist But Is Solely The Conception Of Curb Records, And For That I Am Truly And Deeply Sorry."
Because Of Rimes' Statement, The Album Was Discontinued Mere Days After Its Release, But The Singer Re-Released It In March 2002 With Additional Songs.
Rimes Sang This With Katharine Mcphee During An Appearance On The Netflix Comedy Series Country Comfort, Which Stars Rimes' Husband Eddie Cibrian As A Widowed Single Father. In The 2021 Episode, We Learn That His Late Wife's Favorite Song Was "I Need You."