Nama ini sebetulnya melahirkan cukup banyak
hits di Amerika. Tapi di Indonesia, tampaknya namanya hanya dikenal
lewat Just When I Needed You Most. Randy VanWarmer, penyanyi Amerika
yang telah meninggal dunia pada tahun 2004, di usia 48 tahun.
Lahir dengan nama Randall Van Wormer, Randy
telah kehilangan ayahnya, Van Wormer, di usia 12 tahun. Tiga tahun kemudian, penyanyi
kelahiran Indian Hills, Colorado ini bersama ibunya hijrah ke Cornwall,
Inggris. Pengalaman ditinggal ayah di usia yang masih sangat muda ini
menuntunnya untuk menulis Just When I Needed You Most. Pada tahun 1979, lagu
ini berhasil mencapai posisi 8 di UK Singles Chart, nomor 4 di Billboard Hot
100, dan nomor 1 di Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
Randy meninggal dunia karena
leukimia yang dideritanya. Saat itu ia tengah menyiapkan album tribute untuk
Stephen Foster. Dalam album tersebut Randy memainkan semua instrumen. Dia telah
berhasil menuntaskan rekaman. Namun sayangnya tak sempat menyaksikan album
tersebut dirilis. Ia pergi hanya sehari sebelum peringatan kematian Foster.
Album Sings Stephen Foster dirilis pada tahun 2005.
Just When I Needed You
Most
You packed in the
morning and I
Stared out the window and I
Struggled for something to say
You left in the rain
Without closing the door
I didn't stand in your way
Stared out the window and I
Struggled for something to say
You left in the rain
Without closing the door
I didn't stand in your way
But I miss you more
than I
Missed you before and now
Where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me
Just when I needed you most
Missed you before and now
Where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me
Just when I needed you most
(Left me, just when I
needed you most)
Now most every
morning I
Stare out the window and I
Think about where you might be
I've written you letters
That I'd like to send
If you would just send one to me
Stare out the window and I
Think about where you might be
I've written you letters
That I'd like to send
If you would just send one to me
'Cause I need you
more than I
Needed before and now
Where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me
Just when I needed you most
Needed before and now
Where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me
Just when I needed you most
(Left me, just when I
needed you most)
[Instrumental
Interlude]
You packed in the
morning I
Stared out the window and I
Struggled for something to say
You left in the rain
Without closing the door
I didn't stand in your way
Stared out the window and I
Struggled for something to say
You left in the rain
Without closing the door
I didn't stand in your way
Now I love you more
than I
Loved you before and now
Where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me
Just when I needed you most
Oh, yeah
You left me
Just when I needed you most
Loved you before and now
Where I'll find comfort, God knows
'Cause you left me
Just when I needed you most
Oh, yeah
You left me
Just when I needed you most
You left me
Just when I needed you most
Just when I needed you most