<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 musical film Oliver!, and originally introduced in the 1960 musical by Georgia Brown, who was the first actress to play Nancy . It is a love ballad expressing Nancy's love for her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes, despite his mistreatment of her . </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>

Who sang as long as he needs me