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We're staying on a dance tip here, and indeed indeed on a similarly alchemical one: like Fatboy Slim, Morales (already a noted remixer) builds this track on the foundations of two old records. In this case, the chorus is derived from The Chi-Lites, but the most important element is the piano hook from the Northern Soul track 'Let Me Down Easy' by Rare Pleasure; coincidentally this was also sampled on A Trip Into Space by Spearmint, which came out as a single at about the same time and was consequently deprived of whatever miniscule chance it might ever have had of becoming a hit.
'Needin' U' itself is an enjoyable record, but once you've heard the source tracks you do find yourself wondering what Morales has really added to them. They're not especially disparate so there's not the excitement of hearing how he could fit them together. It's a good record for dancefloors and certainly a big success in terms of its own intentions: but it's not instantly impressive. This might even be why this is his only major hit in his own right, apart from a vocal version of this that's not as good.
Available on: Dave Pearce Classic Dance Anthems
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