Richard Coeur de Lion (play) Richard Coeur de Lion (play) Richard Coeur de Lion: An historical romance is a 1786 semi-opera with an English text by John Burgoyne set to music by Thomas Linley the Elder. It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in October 1786. It was a translation of Michel-Jean Sedaine's opera "Richard Coeur-de-lion" about the life of the English Monarch Richard I with the ending significantly changed. The work was a major success and ran for 43 performances and was revived seven times before the end of the century. By contrast a rival version staged at the Covent Garden Theatre at
Ghetto Day/What I Need by Waters, Doug Smith and Richard Payton. Contemporary critics complimented both songs and noted them as the album's highlights. Commercially, the joint release entered the top forty in the United Kingdom. "What I Need" was released separately in October 1994, and later became Waters' fourth single to top the "Billboard" Dance Club Songs Chart. It also reached the top spot of the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and 82 of the "Billboard" Hot 100. In other media, "What I Need" was featured in the film "Double Dragon" (1994) and an episode of television series "So You Think You Can Dance Canada".