Together (The Intruders song)

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"Together"
Together - The Intruders.jpg
Single by The Intruders
B-side "Up and Down the Ladder"
ReleasedApril 1967
Genre R&B
Length2:47
Label Gamble Records
Songwriter(s) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
The Intruders singles chronology
"We'll Be United"
(1966)
"Together"
(1967)
"Baby I'm Lonely / A Love That's Real"
(1967)
"Together"
Together - Tierra.jpg
Single by Tierra
B-side "Zoot Suit Boogie/In the Mood Theme"
ReleasedNovember 1980
Genre R&B
Length4:24
Label Boardwalk
Songwriter(s) Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Producer(s) Rudy Salas
Tierra singles chronology
"Together"
(1980)
"Memories"
(1981)

"Together" is a 1967 song originally recorded and performed by The Intruders. The song reached number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent nine weeks on the chart. It was their second of 14 chart hits.

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Tierra remake

In 1980, "Together" was a remake by Tierra. Their rendition reached number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song spent five months on the chart. It was a number one record on Los Angeles radio. [1] [2]

Of note, both the Intruders' and Tierra's versions reached number nine on the U.S. R&B chart.

Other versions

Tirso Cruz III and Nora Aunor recorded a version of the song in 1971, released on their album Dream Come True . [3]

Chart history

The Intruders original
Chart (1966)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 48
U.S. Billboard R&B 9
U.S. Cash Box Top 10057

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References

  1. KRLA survey for week ending November 28, 1980. http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?sv=97834
  2. Radio & Records (November 14, 1980). "Parallel One Playlists". Surveys for both K-EARTH and KRLA have "Together" at number one.
  3. Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III – Dream Come True. Retrieved 2023-1-14.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
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  6. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN   0-89820-142-X.
  7. "Billboard Top 100 - 1981" . Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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