Don't Let Go (Isaac Hayes album)

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Don't Let Go
Isaac Hayes Don't Let Go.jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979
Genre Soul, disco
Length35:10
Label Polydor
Producer Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes chronology
HotBed
(1978)
Don't Let Go
(1979)
And Once Again
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Don't Let Go is the fourteenth studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes. The album was released in 1979, by Polydor Records. [1] The album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Isaac Hayes; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Let Go" Jesse Stone 12:50
2."What Does It Take" 6:00
3."A Few More Kisses to Go" 6:08
4."Fever" Eddie Cooley, John Davenport 8:19
5."Someone Who Will Take the Place of You" 10:26
Total length:35:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–1980)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] 41
US Billboard 200 [4] 39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Position
US Billboard 200 [6] 70
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 24

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