Everybody Loves a Lover Columbia catalog number 41195, "Everybody Loves a Lover" first reached the "Billboard" magazine charts on July 21, 1958. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at number 6; on the Best Seller chart, at number 17; and on the Hot 100 composite chart, it reached number 14. The Doris Day version is noteworthy for the third verse, in which, through overdubbing, the first four lines of verse 2 are superimposed on the first four lines of verse 1, creating a counterpoint duet. The two segments end on the same word, "Pollyanna", sung in harmony. The song was Day's last big
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