"You Keep Running Away" is a Holland-Dozier-Holland composition originally recorded in 1967 by the Four Tops.[1] The song appears on their 1971 LP Four Tops Greatest Hits Vol. 2. Billboard described the single as a "solid easy heat rocker that moves from start to finish has all the ingredients for another chart topper."[2]
| "You Keep Running Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Four Tops | ||||
| from the album Four Tops Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | ||||
| B-side | "If You Don't Want My Love" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |||
| Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
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Background edit
As in many of their other songs, the Andantes augmented the background vocals. This was one of the last few HDH releases by the Four Tops.
Chart history edit
"You Keep Running Away" went to number seven on the R&B charts and number nineteen on the Hot 100.[3]
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.K. Singles Chart[4] | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles | 7 |
References edit
- ^ "You Keep Running Away". www.discogs.com. 1967. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. September 9, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 212.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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