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Patti LaBelle

Love, Need and Want You

1983 · via OutKast

Patti LaBelle’s 1983 recording of “Love, Need and Want You” is the earliest release on file. Kenneth Gamble and Bunny Sigler are credited as its writers. OutKast’s “GhettoMusick” (2003) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Patti LaBelle – Love, Need and Want You
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Under all that racket in "GhettoMusick" sits a Patti LaBelle record from 1983, and Kenneth Gamble and Bunny Sigler's names ride along on the OutKast credits. Play hers first, then theirs, and listen for the seam.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Kenneth Gamble and Bunny Sigler.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1983.

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OutKast’s “GhettoMusick” (2003) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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OutKast's "GhettoMusick" samples and carries the writing credit of "Love, Need and Want You." Who first recorded that earlier song?Patti LaBelle
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