#randy goodrum

This song, written by Steve Perry, formerly of the band Journey, and Randy Goodrum, was performed by Perry from his first solo album, Street Talk. It was released as the fourth single from the album in November 1984 and peaked at #18 in the U.S. Says Goodrum of the joint effort … “It seemed like such an unlikely match, Steve and me. Shortly before I flew out, I thought, I’ve got to put together…

Song Review: Tommy Emmanuel - “You Needed Me” (Live at Home)

Tommy Emmanuel loves “You Needed Me” - for the melody.

Though he hums along and softly sings the title once, Emmanuel stays true to his love and plays the song instrumentally at his home, a performance just released on video.

Recorded many times, most notably by Anne Murray in 1978, the Randy Goodrum number is back because Emmanuel is concerned “the younger generation (may) have never heard this simple and powerful melody.”

It’s an improvement over the studio version released on Living in the Light and, most importantly, allows guitar geeks to get a glimpse of how, exactly, Emmanuel does what he does with an acoustic guitar.

Grade card: Tommy Emmanuel - “You Needed Me” (Live at Home) - B+

I’m in the mood for something soft tonight.  I originally planned to do Stevie Wonder’s A Place In The Sun, but I just played that three weeks ago … where has my memory gone, for I do not remember playing it that recently!!!  Anyway, for some reason or no reason, the group Toto popped into my mind, and unfortunately I had already played Africa, my favourite by them, but once they were embedded in…

♫ You Needed Me ♫

Last night I played a song that was co-written by Randy Goodrum, and since the name didn’t ring any bells, I did a bit of research on Mr. Goodrum, which led me to this long-time favourite sung by Anne Murray.

This was the first hit written by Randy Goodrum, a Nashville songwriter and keyboard player.  In an interview, Goodrum explained …

“It was sort of an unconditional undeserved love. How could…