<Table> <Tr> <Td> "The Birth of the Blues" (1960) </Td> <Td> "As Long as He Needs Me" (1960) </Td> <Td> "You'll Never Know" (1961) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "The Birth of the Blues" (1960) </Td> <Td> "As Long as He Needs Me" (1960) </Td> <Td> "You'll Never Know" (1961) </Td> </Tr> <P> "As Long as He Needs Me" is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy in the 1960 musical Oliver! and written by Lionel Bart . Georgia Brown, who was the first actress to play Nancy, introduced the song . It is a love ballad expressing Nancy's love for her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes despite his mistreatment of her . In the film adaptation of the musical, it was sung by Shani Wallis . </P> <P> A reprise of this song towards the end of the show expresses Nancy's affection for young Oliver Twist, implying that she now feels that the child also needs her . This reprise was omitted from the film version . </P>

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