Information: - '' I Do n't Need You '' is a song written by Rick Christian and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers . It was released in June 1981 as the lead single from Rogers album Share Your Love . The song was first recorded and released as a single in 1978 by Rick Christian himself ( the song 's writer ) at Shoe Productions in Memphis , TN , but it failed to chart . Harry Nilsson recorded it in 1979 and released it on his Flash Harry album in 1980 , but he did not release it as a single . Madeleine Marks also recorded it for her Self Titled album in early 1981 , but did not release it as a single Kenny Rogers had collaborated with R&B / pop singer - songwriter Lionel Richie in 1980 with the song '' Lady '' . After the success of that record , Rogers asked Richie to produce his next album , Share Your Love . Although the original plan was for Richie to write all the songs for Rogers ' forthcoming album , the two men agreed to accept songs they both liked for the project which had been written by others . '' I Do n't Need You '' , written by Rick Christian , was one of those songs . Chosen as the lead single , '' I Do n't Need You '' spent two weeks at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1981 . The song also rose to number 1 on two other Billboard music charts , the country chart as well as the adult contemporary chart . It remained atop the latter chart for six weeks in July and August of that year . Rogers has been quoted describing '' I Do n't Need You '' as '' ... still to this day one of my favorite songs '' , although he admitted that '' I do n't think I ever met Rick Christian , the guy who wrote it . '' - Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer, songwriter, actor record producer, and entrepreneur. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. - Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals. - Share Your Love is the eleventh studio album by country singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1981. Produced by Lionel Richie, it is also Rogers' first with Liberty Records besides his "Greatest Hits" album. The album has sold nine million copies worldwide. - Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Beginning in 1968, he was a member of the funk/soul band the Commodores and then launched a hugely successful solo career in 1982. He also co-wrote the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson, which sold over 20 million copies. Richie has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He is also a five-time Grammy Award winner. In 2016, Richie received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. Given the information, choose the subject and object entities that have the relation of 'record label'.
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i don't need you , liberty records