Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes [2022] - Don't Leave Me This Way (Dave Lee Philly World Mix) [Epic]

It's a pretty sad state of affairs for new music, on the hottest day of the week for new releases, when one of the prime releases of the day is a remix of a song that is nearly 50 years old! It was originally released in 1975 as Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass in a vain attempt to get Teddy to stay with the group but he eventually left soon after this song charted in UK in 1977.

I don't believe that it was ever released as a single in the US and was eventually a UK #5 pop hit in 1977. Thelma Houston covered the Gamble, Huff & Gilbert song on Motown at the same time and they both ran concurrently on the UK Top 20 with Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes peaking at #5 on 26 Feb 1977 and Thelma Houston at #13 on 5 Mar 1977.

The song was on "Wake Up Everybody" which would be the last album Teddy Pendergrass featured on. The album version is just over six minutes and Dave Lee has extended it to nearly eight (7:54) on his new Philly World Mix which was a bonus 12" track on his recent "Produced With Love II" vinyl edition.

Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Philly Soul / Remix
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Epic
Cat No:	None
Date:	29/07/2022
Key/BPM:	8B/123
Price:	£1

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