Is This What You Want? reviews. It peaked at number 29 on Canada's "RPM" 100, but failed to achieve commercial success in Britain (where it failed to chart) and America. Following the completion of the White Album, Harrison and Lomax went to Los Angeles to carry out further work on "Is This What You Want?" The sessions there took place at Sound Recorders Studio from 20 October to 11 November. Seven songs were recorded at this time, six of which were used for the album: "Is This What You Want?", "Speak to Me", "Take My Word", "Baby You're a Lover", "How Can You Say Goodbye"
I Need a Lover Thomas Erlewine described "I Need a Lover" as Mellencamp's "first good song." Mellencamp has stated that "I Need a Lover" was inspired by The Rolling Stones' 1972 song "Happy." Hamilton Leithauser (of indie rock band The Walkmen) performed a version of the song in August 2014 for "The A.V. Club" A.V. Undercover series. The song was covered and released as the debut single in 1980 by American rock singer Pat Benatar for her debut studio album, "In the Heat of the Night" (1979). The song became an album-oriented rock radio hit for the singer. I Need a Lover "I Need