About Randy VanWarmer
Randy VanWarmer was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His biggest hit song was "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks earlier that year. The record spent two weeks on the US Billboard adult contemporary chart in May of that year, and by June reached its peak position of No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It accrued an overall Top 40 tenure of 14 weeks, earning RIAA Gold record status. Released in February 1979, "Just When I Needed You Most" became VanWarmer's signature song and rose to the Top 10 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Having originally recorded the song in England for an album produced for the UK division of Bearsville Records, VanWarmer flew to the US to pressure Bearsville's head office to promote the album there as well.
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