Don't Let Love Go

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"Don't Let Love Go"
Don't Let Love Go by Sharon and Jon.jpg
Single by Sharon O'Neill and Jon Stevens
from the album Jezebel
A-side "Don't Let Love Go"
B-side "Wages of Love"
ReleasedFebruary 1980
RecordedMarmalade Studios, Wellington, New Zealand
Genre Pop rock
Length4:02
Label CBS Records
Songwriter(s) Brenda Russell, Brian Russell
Producer(s) Jay Lewis
Sharon O'Neill singles chronology
"Baby Don't Fight"
(1979)
"Don't Let Love Go"
(1980)
"Asian Paradise"
(1980)
Jon Stevens singles chronology
"Montego Bay"
(1980)
"Don't Let Love Go"
(1980)
"Loving You (Is a Way of Life)"
(1980)

"Don't Let Love Go" is a song recorded by New Zealand singer-songwriters, Sharon O'Neill and Jon Stevens. The song was produced by Jay Lewis. It was released in New Zealand as a single in February 1980 and peaked at number 5 in New Zealand in March 1980. [1] The song was included on Stevens' debut solo album, Jezebel (1980).

Contents

Track listing

Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
  1. "Don't Let Love Go" - 4:02
  2. "Wages of Love" (Rob Winch) performed by Jon Stevens

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart [2] 5

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