| "Come Go with Me" | ||||
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| Single by Pockets | ||||
| from the album Come Go With Us | ||||
| B-side | "Wizzard Wuzzit" | |||
| Released | October 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | A. McKinney, V. White, R. Wright | |||
| Producer(s) | Verdine White | |||
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"Come Go with Me" is a song by R&B group Pockets, released as a single in 1977 by Columbia Records. [1] It reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 32 on the Dance/Club Play chart. [2] [3]
Billboard described the song as having "a definite R&B feel, featuring horns and strings with an Earth Wind & Fire influence coming from its co-writer and producer Verdine White". [4] AllMusic described the song as having "a progressive rhythm track" with "energized vocals" that's "filled with zest". [5]
| Chart (1977) [2] [3] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 84 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 17 |
| US Billboard Dance/Club Play | 38 |
A remixed version of the song is featured on the album, Remixed With Love By Joey Negro, Vol. 2 by Joey Negro, which also features remixes of "I Love Music" by The O'Jays, "Love Ballad" by George Benson, and "Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross. [6] [7]
The song appears as well upon side 1 of Eli Escobar's Money Lotion #8 - Escobar Edits on Money Studies Records, with Colonel Abrahams "Trapped", and Loleatta Holloway's "Catch Me On The Rebound" on the record's flip side. [8] [9]
The Occasions featuring Tyrone Henry released a cover of the song in 1996 on the Feetmove record label. [10]
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