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Don't Leave Me This Way

October 27, 2023

This article is about the song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert. For the Tina Turner song, see Don't Leave Me This Way (Tina Turner song).

"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, an act signed to Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was subsequently covered by American singer Thelma Houston in 1976 and British duo the Communards in 1986, with both versions achieving commercial success.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes original version edit

"Don't Leave Me This Way"
 
Solid centre variant of the UK single
Single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
from the album Wake Up Everybody
B-side"To Be Free to Be Who We Are"
Released
  • November 1975 (as an album track)
  • November 1976 (as a single)
Recorded1975
Genre
Length
  • 6:08 (album version)
  • 3:59 (7″ edit)
  • 7:07 (12″ version)
  • 11:00 (1984 version)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kenneth Gamble
  • Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes singles chronology
"Tell the World How I Feel about 'Cha Baby"
(1976) 		"Don't Leave Me This Way"
(1975) 		"Reaching for the World"
(1977)

The Blue Notes' original version of the song, featuring Teddy Pendergrass's lead vocals, was included on the group's 1975 album Wake Up Everybody. Though not issued as a single in the United States at the time, the Blue Notes' recording reached number three on the US Billboard Hot Disco Singles chart in the wake of Thelma Houston's version. The song proved to be the group's highest-peaking entry in the United Kingdom, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart, when released there as a single in 1977. It became the title track of a budget LP issued on the CBS Embassy label in the UK in 1978.[1] The track was finally issued as a 12-inch single in the US in 1979, coupled with "Bad Luck".

Charts edit

1975 weekly chart performance for "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Hot Disco Singles (Billboard)[2] 3
1977 weekly chart performance for "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 5
West Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 44

Thelma Houston version edit

"Don't Leave Me This Way"
 
A-side label of the US single
Single by Thelma Houston
from the album Any Way You Like It
B-side"Today Will Soon Be Yesterday"
ReleasedDecember 2, 1976 (1976-12-02)
Recorded1976
Genre
Length
  • 5:42 (album version)
  • 3:35 (radio edit)
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Hal Davis
Thelma Houston singles chronology
"You've Been Doing Wrong for So Long"
(1976) 		"Don't Leave Me This Way"
(1976) 		"If It's the Last Thing I Do"
(1977)

"Don't Leave Me This Way" was covered by American singer Thelma Houston in 1976. Originally assigned to Diana Ross, it was intended to be the follow-up to her 1976 single "Love Hangover", but was reassigned to Houston instead.

Following the release of Houston's fourth studio album, Any Way You Like It (1976), a Boston DJ record pool unanimously reported positive audience response to "Don't Leave Me This Way" in discothèques, and the song was selected for release as a single.[8] Houston's version topped the US soul singles chart[9] and, nine weeks later, the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in April 1977. The song peaked at number 13 in the UK.[10] The song peaked at number one on the disco chart.[11] Later in the year, it was featured on the soundtrack to the film Looking for Mr. Goodbar. In 1978, Houston won the award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards for her rendition of the song.[12]

Houston's version was revived in 1995 in several remixes, which reached number 19 on the US Billboard dance chart and number 35 in the UK.[10] This version got Houston ranked number 86 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders, as well as the number-two spot on their 100 Greatest Dance Songs list. In 2021, Rolling Stone included "Don't Leave Me This Way" in their list of 500 Best Songs of All Time at No. 355,[13] while in 2022, the magazine ranked it No. 121 in their 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time.[14]

HIV/AIDS significance edit

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Houston's version of the song became an unofficial theme song for gay men during the AIDS epidemic. American artist Nayland Blake created a work for the American Foundation for AIDS Research about the epidemic that referenced the song and its significance in the community. An art exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia entitled "Don't Leave Me This Way – Art in the age of AIDS" opened in 1994 containing various works about the epidemic. A 246-page publication of the exhibition also followed.[15]

Charts edit

The Communards version edit

"Don't Leave Me This Way"
 
Single by the Communards with Sarah Jane Morris
from the album Communards
B-side"Sanctified"
ReleasedAugust 11, 1986
Recorded1985–1986
GenreHi-NRG[53][54][55]
Length4:50
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Thorne
The Communards singles chronology
"Disenchanted"
(1986) 		"Don't Leave Me This Way"
(1986) 		"So Cold the Night"
(1986)
Sarah Jane Morris singles chronology
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
(1986) 		"Can't Get to Sleep Without You"
(1988)

In 1986, the song was covered by British duo the Communards (Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles) in a hi-NRG version. This recording topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in September 1986,[56] becoming the best-selling single of the year in the United Kingdom. The featured guest vocalist was jazz singer Sarah Jane Morris. The song reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard dance chart.[57] In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's 16th favorite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.[58]

The song also had a music video, which showed the band performing in an underground setting with many fans. This included a blond stoic young man as part of the crowd simply watching. In the video, it turns out that he was chased down and caught and forced to be an informant to secret police. Near the end of the video, he finally radios in to them, and at the end they turn spotlights on the band and the crowd, forcing them to scatter.

Several remixes were issued, notably the "Gotham City Mix" which was split across two sides of a 12-inch single and ran for a total of 22 minutes 55 seconds.

The album liner notes dedicate the song to the Greater London Council (GLC), which had recently been abolished.

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[89] Silver 400,000[81]
Netherlands (NVPI)[90] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[91] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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This article is about the song written by Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert For the Tina Turner song see Don t Leave Me This Way Tina Turner song Don t Leave Me This Way is a song written by Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin amp the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass an act signed to Gamble amp Huff s Philadelphia International label Don t Leave Me This Way was subsequently covered by American singer Thelma Houston in 1976 and British duo the Communards in 1986 with both versions achieving commercial success Contents 1 Harold Melvin amp the Blue Notes original version 1 1 Charts 2 Thelma Houston version 2 1 HIV AIDS significance 2 2 Charts 2 2 1 Usage in media 2 2 2 Weekly charts 2 2 3 Year end charts 3 The Communards version 3 1 Charts 3 1 1 Weekly charts 3 1 2 Year end charts 3 2 Certifications 4 References 4 1 BibliographyHarold Melvin amp the Blue Notes original version edit Don t Leave Me This Way nbsp Solid centre variant of the UK singleSingle by Harold Melvin amp the Blue Notesfrom the album Wake Up EverybodyB side To Be Free to Be Who We Are ReleasedNovember 1975 as an album track November 1976 as a single Recorded1975GenreRhythm and blues soul discoLength6 08 album version 3 59 7 edit 7 07 12 version 11 00 1984 version LabelPhiladelphia InternationalSongwriter s Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff Cary GilbertProducer s Kenneth Gamble Leon HuffHarold Melvin amp the Blue Notes singles chronology Tell the World How I Feel about Cha Baby 1976 Don t Leave Me This Way 1975 Reaching for the World 1977 The Blue Notes original version of the song featuring Teddy Pendergrass s lead vocals was included on the group s 1975 album Wake Up Everybody Though not issued as a single in the United States at the time the Blue Notes recording reached number three on the US Billboard Hot Disco Singles chart in the wake of Thelma Houston s version The song proved to be the group s highest peaking entry in the United Kingdom reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart when released there as a single in 1977 It became the title track of a budget LP issued on the CBS Embassy label in the UK in 1978 1 The track was finally issued as a 12 inch single in the US in 1979 coupled with Bad Luck Charts edit 1975 weekly chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way Chart 1975 PeakpositionUS Hot Disco Singles Billboard 2 31977 weekly chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way Chart 1977 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 3 78Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 4 29Sweden Sverigetopplistan 5 13UK Singles OCC 6 5West Germany Official German Charts 7 44Thelma Houston version edit Don t Leave Me This Way nbsp A side label of the US singleSingle by Thelma Houstonfrom the album Any Way You Like ItB side Today Will Soon Be Yesterday ReleasedDecember 2 1976 1976 12 02 Recorded1976GenreDiscosoulrhythm and bluesLength5 42 album version 3 35 radio edit LabelMotownSongwriter s Kenneth GambleLeon HuffCary GilbertProducer s Hal DavisThelma Houston singles chronology You ve Been Doing Wrong for So Long 1976 Don t Leave Me This Way 1976 If It s the Last Thing I Do 1977 Don t Leave Me This Way was covered by American singer Thelma Houston in 1976 Originally assigned to Diana Ross it was intended to be the follow up to her 1976 single Love Hangover but was reassigned to Houston instead Following the release of Houston s fourth studio album Any Way You Like It 1976 a Boston DJ record pool unanimously reported positive audience response to Don t Leave Me This Way in discotheques and the song was selected for release as a single 8 Houston s version topped the US soul singles chart 9 and nine weeks later the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in April 1977 The song peaked at number 13 in the UK 10 The song peaked at number one on the disco chart 11 Later in the year it was featured on the soundtrack to the film Looking for Mr Goodbar In 1978 Houston won the award for Best R amp B Vocal Performance Female at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards for her rendition of the song 12 Houston s version was revived in 1995 in several remixes which reached number 19 on the US Billboard dance chart and number 35 in the UK 10 This version got Houston ranked number 86 on VH1 s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders as well as the number two spot on their 100 Greatest Dance Songs list In 2021 Rolling Stone included Don t Leave Me This Way in their list of 500 Best Songs of All Time at No 355 13 while in 2022 the magazine ranked it No 121 in their 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time 14 HIV AIDS significance edit Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Houston s version of the song became an unofficial theme song for gay men during the AIDS epidemic American artist Nayland Blake created a work for the American Foundation for AIDS Research about the epidemic that referenced the song and its significance in the community An art exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia entitled Don t Leave Me This Way Art in the age of AIDS opened in 1994 containing various works about the epidemic A 246 page publication of the exhibition also followed 15 Charts edit Usage in media edit Houston s version of the song was featured in the third season of RuPaul s Drag Race being performed by contestants Delta Work and Phoenix in a lipsync for your life Weekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way Chart 1976 1977 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 16 6Austria O3 Austria Top 40 17 18Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 18 7Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 19 1Canada Top Singles RPM 20 4Finland Suomen virallinen lista 21 25Italy Musica e dischi 22 15Netherlands Dutch Top 40 23 4Netherlands Single Top 100 24 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 25 17South Africa Springbok Radio 26 1Spain AFYVE 27 11Sweden Sverigetopplistan 28 4UK Singles OCC 10 13US Billboard Hot 100 29 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 30 40US Dance Club Songs Billboard 31 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 32 1US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 33 3US Cash Box Top 100 R amp B 34 1West Germany Official German Charts 35 5Weekly chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way remix Chart 1995 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 36 37 83Europe European Dance Radio 38 13Scotland OCC 39 24UK Singles OCC 10 35UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart Music Week 40 4US Dance Club Songs Billboard 31 19 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way Chart 1977 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 41 21Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 42 49Canada Top Singles RPM 43 48Netherlands Dutch Top 40 44 42Netherlands Single Top 100 45 48South Africa Springbok Radio 46 7US Billboard Hot 100 47 7US Dance Club Songs Billboard 48 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 49 12US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 50 17US Cash Box Top 100 R amp B 51 34West Germany Official German Charts 52 32The Communards version edit Don t Leave Me This Way nbsp Single by the Communards with Sarah Jane Morrisfrom the album CommunardsB side Sanctified ReleasedAugust 11 1986Recorded1985 1986GenreHi NRG 53 54 55 Length4 50LabelLondonSongwriter s Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff Cary GilbertProducer s Mike ThorneThe Communards singles chronology Disenchanted 1986 Don t Leave Me This Way 1986 So Cold the Night 1986 Sarah Jane Morris singles chronology Don t Leave Me This Way 1986 Can t Get to Sleep Without You 1988 In 1986 the song was covered by British duo the Communards Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles in a hi NRG version This recording topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in September 1986 56 becoming the best selling single of the year in the United Kingdom The featured guest vocalist was jazz singer Sarah Jane Morris The song reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard dance chart 57 In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation s 16th favorite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV 58 The song also had a music video which showed the band performing in an underground setting with many fans This included a blond stoic young man as part of the crowd simply watching In the video it turns out that he was chased down and caught and forced to be an informant to secret police Near the end of the video he finally radios in to them and at the end they turn spotlights on the band and the crowd forcing them to scatter Several remixes were issued notably the Gotham City Mix which was split across two sides of a 12 inch single and ran for a total of 22 minutes 55 seconds The album liner notes dedicate the song to the Greater London Council GLC which had recently been abolished Charts edit Weekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way Chart 1986 1987 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 59 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 60 19Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 61 1Europe European Hot 100 Singles 62 3Finland Suomen virallinen lista 63 8France SNEP 64 6Ireland IRMA 65 1Italy Musica e dischi 22 3Netherlands Dutch Top 40 66 1Netherlands Single Top 100 67 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 68 2Portugal AFP 69 2South Africa Springbok Radio 70 3Spain AFYVE 71 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 72 2UK Singles OCC 56 1US Billboard Hot 100 73 40US Dance Club Songs Billboard 74 1US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 75 3US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 76 55West Germany Official German Charts 77 5 Year end charts edit 1986 year end chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way Chart 1986 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 78 17Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 79 2Europe European Hot 100 Singles 80 27France IFOP 81 22Netherlands Dutch Top 40 82 5Netherlands Single Top 100 83 2UK Singles Gallup 84 1West Germany Official German Charts 85 711987 year end chart performance for Don t Leave Me This Way Chart 1987 PositionEurope European Hot 100 Singles 86 50Spain AFYVE 87 10US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 88 28 Certifications edit Certifications for Don t Leave Me This Way Region Certification Certified units salesFrance SNEP 89 Silver 400 000 81 Netherlands NVPI 90 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom 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