In and Out (Willie Hutch song)

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"In and Out"
Single by Willie Hutch
from the album In and Out
Released 1982
Genre R&B, Soul, Funk, Disco
Length7:17 (12" version)
Label Motown
4501 MG
Songwriter(s) Willie Hutch
Willie Hutch singles chronology
"All American Funkathon"
(1978)
"In and Out"
(1982)
"Keep On Jammin'"
(1985)

"In and Out" is a song written and produced by Willie Hutch. It was released as a single in 1982 by Motown Records. Its B-side was a song called "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" which was featured in the 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack . The single itself peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Dance chart, number 55 on the Black Singles chart and number 51 on the British pop chart. [1] [2] [3]

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The song was included as a bonus track on a 2017 reissue of Hutch's 1985 album Making A Game Out Of Love, released by SoulMusic Records.

Fellow Motown artist Junior Walker also recorded a version of the song for his 1982 album Blow The House Down.

Track listing

1982 release

7" vinyl [4]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."In And Out"7:17
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Brother's Gonna Work It Out"5:00

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play [1] #29
US Billboard Black Singles [1] #55
UK Singles Chart [3] #51

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