"Let Love Come Between Us" | ||||
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Single by James & Bobby Purify | ||||
from the album The Pure Sound of The Purifys - James & Bobby | ||||
B-side | "I Don't Want to Have to Wait" | |||
Released | August 1967 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Bell | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe Sobotka, Johnny Wyker | |||
Producer(s) | Papa Don Enterprises | |||
James & Bobby Purify singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Love Come Between Us" is a song written by Joe Sobotka and Johnny Wyker and performed by James & Bobby Purify. The song was featured on their 1968 album, The Pure Sound of The Purifys - James & Bobby. [1] The song was produced by Papa Don Enterprises. [2]
"Let Love Come Between Us" reached #18 on the US R&B chart, #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #51 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967. [3]
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