Let Love Come Between Us

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"Let Love Come Between Us"
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
Length2:23
Label Bell
Songwriter(s) Joe Sobotka, Johnny Wyker
Producer(s) Papa Don Enterprises
James & Bobby Purify singles chronology
"I Take What I Want"
(1967)
"Let Love Come Between Us"
(1967)
"Do Unto Me"
(1968)

"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]

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Chart performance

"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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References

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