. . . . . "If You Need Me is a 1963 song written and originally recorded by Wilson Pickett and was made into a hit by Solomon Burke, who sent the song to #2 on the R&B charts that year and was covered by the Hep Stars on 1965 for their first studio album \"We and our Cadillac\""@en . . "If You Need Me"@en . "155.0"^^ . "1963-03-15Z"^^ .