Don't Pull Your Love

"Don't Pull Your Love"
Single by Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
from the album Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
B-side "Funk-In-Wagnal"
Released May 1971
Genre Pop
Length 3:22
Label Dunhill/ABC
Writer(s) Dennis Lambert
Brian Potter
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds singles chronology
"Don't Pull Your Love"
(1971)		 "Annabella"
(1971)

"Don't Pull Your Love" is a classic song written by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert. The song was originally released in 1971 by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.

The song was an international hit, hitting number one on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100[1] and reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as Billboard's Country and Easy Listening charts.[2] In Canada, the song spent one week at number one.[3]

"Don't Pull Your Love" became a gold record. Session musicians later referred to as the Wrecking Crew were hired to record the instruments instead of Hamilton, Frank and Reynolds.[4][5]

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australia KMR [6] 10
Canada RPM [7] 1
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [8] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 4
U.S. Billboard Country 4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Rank
Australia KMR [10] 78
Canada 21
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 42
U.S. Cash Box [12] 16

Cover versions

Sam & Dave

The song was recorded by Sam & Dave in 1971. Their version was released on Atlantic Records in October 1971 and reached number 36 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song can be found on a number of "best of" Sam & Dave collections that are currently available.

"Don't Pull Your Love"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Bloodline
B-side "Record Collector's Dream"
Released March 1976
Genre Country
Length 3:22
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Dennis Lambert
Brian Potter
Producer(s) Dennis Lambert
Brian Potter
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)"
(1975)		 "Don't Pull Your Love"
(1976)		 "See You on Sunday"
(1976)

Glen Campbell medley

In early 1976 Glen Campbell, recorded the song as a medley with "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye". This version went to number 1 on the easy listening chart, number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100,[13] and number 4 on the country chart.[14]

Chart performance

Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 27
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2
Canadian RPM Top Singles 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 7
Preceded by
"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" by Barry Manilow		 Billboard Easy Listening number 1 single (Glen Campbell version):
Medley with "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
May 8, 1976 		Succeeded by
"Welcome Back" by John Sebastian

Sean Maguire cover

"Don't Pull Your Love"
Single by Sean Maguire
from the album Spirit
Released July 22, 1996
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre Pop
Label Parlophone
Sean Maguire singles chronology
"Good Day"
(1996)		 "Don't Pull Your Love"
(1996)		 "Today's the Day"
(1997)

In 1996, the song was covered by Sean Maguire, and released as his seventh single. It was the fourth and final single from his second album Spirit and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

CD1

  1. "Don't Pull Your Love"
  2. "Love By Candlelight"
  3. "Sean Interview"

CD2

  1. "Don't Pull Your Love"
  2. "Love By Candlelight"
  3. "The Sun Shines From You"

References

  1. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19710731.html
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 111.
  3. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5351&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5351.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5351
  4. ↑ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret. Macmillan. p. 263. ISBN 9780312619749.
  5. ↑ Blaine, Hal; Goggin, David (2010). Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 20. ISBN 9781888408126.
  6. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  7. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5351&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5351.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5351
  8. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=7747&
  9. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19710731.html
  10. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  11. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1971.htm
  12. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html
  13. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 44.
  14. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 67.

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