Don't Give It Up (Robbie Patton song)

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"Don't Give It Up"
Single by Robbie Patton
from the album Distant Shores
B-side "When Love Disappears" [1]
ReleasedAugust 22, 1981
Recorded1980, Village Recorders, California
Genre Pop rock
Length3:45
Label Liberty/Magic Records
Songwriter(s) Robbie Patton & David Adelstein
Producer(s) Christine McVie, Ken Caillat, Robbie Patton

"Don't Give it Up" is a 1981 song by English singer/songwriter Robbie Patton . It is Patton's first and only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. "Don't Give it Up" reached #26 in the United States in 1981. [2]

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The song is co-produced by Fleetwood Mac producer Ken Caillat, Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Christine McVie, and Patton. Fleetwood Mac members Bob Weston, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, and Lindsey Buckingham are featured as performers. Also, Colin Allen, who co-wrote Fleetwood Mac's "Wish You Were Here" is featured on the track as well. [3]

On November 19, 1981, Bob Welch invited Robbie Patton, Christine McVie, Joey Brasler, David Adelstein, Alvin Taylor, and Robin Sylvester to perform the track during his concert in The Roxy Theatre in California. The live performance was later released on Welch's "Live at The Roxy" album in 2004. [4]

Personnel

Charts

The song spent a total of 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number 26. [6]

Chart (1981)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] 26
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary41

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