Nearly two decades after her breakthrough, Blige returned to the interior landscape that first defined her. Morris co-wrote “Need Someone,” a mid-tempo plea that merges gospel phrasing with acoustic sensibilities. The song situates longing not as weakness but as recognition — one of several moments where Blige revisits vulnerability as strength. Critics at the time described the album as a mature re-engagement with her earlier themes; “Need Someone” epitomizes that impulse, its careful phrasing balancing wisdom with ache.