"Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy VanWarmer.

OK, boys and girls, more 70s one hit wonders: An 18-year-old singer/songwriter from Colorado had just had a bad year. He broke up with his girfriend and his cherished old car broke up on his way to work in Denver. This inspired him to write his only charting solo hit, a soft-rock ballad which he released in 1979. #4 Billboard Hot 100, #1 Billboard Adult Contemporary for two weeks, #8 UK, RIAA Certified Gold. John Sebastian of The Spoonful plays the autoharp on the recording. It was covered by Dolly Parton, Conway Tweety, Bob Dylan and Tim McGraw, among others. He subsequently relocated to Nashville, where he became a Country songwriter for the likes of The Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama, Dolly, Chet Atkins, Charley Pride, Conway Twitty and Kenny Rogers. He left us in 2004 due to leukemia at age 48. A long-time sci-fi and space aficionado, his ashes were scattered in space during the 2007 and 2012 Celestis space flights. Artist? Song? Answer: "Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy VanWarmer. This song came out during my second year of ENT residency in Philly, where it became extremely popular. I had completely forgotten about it intil I recently heard it on Sirius XM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_B7ob_kV0I&list=RDa_B7ob_kV0I&start_radio=1

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