"Everybody Needs Love" is a 1977 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye Co-composed with "Let's Get It On" co-writer Ed Townsend.The song was issued on the singer's confessional 1978 album, Here, My Dear. Though most of the songs on the album were based on a mostly antagonistic view of Marvin's first wife, Anna Gaye, a few songs like this stood out which discussed how everybody needed love.