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Leaving Me

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"Leaving Me"
Single by The Independents
from the album The First Time We Met
B-side"I Love You, Yes I Do"
ReleasedJanuary 1973
Recorded1972
GenreR&B
Length3:20
LabelWand
Songwriter(s)Art Productions
Producer(s)Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy
The Independents singles chronology
"I Just Want to Be There"
(1972)
"Leaving Me"
(1973)
"Baby I've Been Missing You"
(1973)


"Leaving Me" is a 1973 crossover single by The Independents. The single was their biggest on the R&B chart, hitting #1 for one week. The single, which peaked at number twenty-one, was the only Top 40 hit for the group.[1] It became a gold record. "Leaving Me" was written and produced by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 273.
  2. ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 117.
Preceded by Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles number-one single
May 19, 1973 (one week)
Succeeded by