"Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)" was a 1971 single for US R&B group, the Persuaders. It became a hit for them that year, registering in multiple charts.
Background "Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)" was recorded by the Persuaders. It was the follow up to their million-seller, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate".Record World, December 4, 1971 - Page 4 Atlantic Distribs Win or Lose The record was produced by the Poindexter Brothers for Win or Lose Productions. The arranger was Richard Poindexter. The credited composers were, Poindexter, Poindexter, Members, and Lewis.45Cat - The Persuaders - Discography, USA, Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)Cash Box, December 11, 1971 - Page 38 Vital Statistics, *86 Love Gonna Pack Up It was recorded at Atlantic Studios and released in the United States on Win or Lose WL-220, and distributed there by Atlantic Recording Corporation.Colnect - Müzik Kayıtları Kataloğu : Müzik Kayıtları › The Persuaders: Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) / You Must Have Put Something In Your Love, 1971 A.B.D, Vinil, Daha fazla detay It was released in Canada on Atco WL-220. It was manufactured and distributed by Kinney Music Of Canada, Ltd.Colnect - Müzik Kayıtları Kataloğu : Müzik Kayıtları › The Persuaders: Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) / You Must Have Put Something In Your Love, 1971 Kanada Vinil Daha fazla detay
Reception In the 4 December 1971 issue of Record World, the reviewer said that the song was different to the Persuader's big breakthrough, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate", and that it was good stuff.Record World, December 4, 1971 - Page 10 SINGLE PRODUCT, THE PERSUADERS, Win or Lose It was also one of the Picks of the Week in Cash Box that same week. The reviewer called the song Latin-infected soul and that it should go to the top.Cash Box, December 4, 1971 - Page 14 cashbox /singles reviews, Picks of the Week, THE PERSUADERS (Win Or Lose 220) Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) It was also included in the R&B section of the Cash Box Jukebox Programming Guide.Cash Box, December 4, 1971 - Page 45 JUKEBOX PROGRAMMING GUIDE, R&B, THE PERSUADERS LOVE GONNA PACK UP (AND WALK OUT) Also that week, Billboard had the single as a Top 60 Pop Spotlight, meaning it was one of the singles predicted to reach the top 60 of the Hot 100 chart. Referring to the single as a "funky beat swinger with potent lyric line", the reviewer said that it had the same sales potential as their previous charting single.Billboard, December 12, 1974 - Page 52 TOP 60 POP SPOTLIGHT, PERSUADERS -LOVE GONNA PACK UP (AND WALKOUT) (3:20 It was also predicted to reach the Top 20 of the Billboard Soul chart.Billboard, December 12, 1974 - Page 52 TOP 20 SOUL, PERSUADERS -LOVE GONNA PACK UP (AND WALKOUT)
Charts For the week of 11 December 1971, "Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)" debuted at no. 109 in the Record World 101–150 Singles chart,Record World, December 11, 1971 - Page 26 THE 101 - 150 SINGLES CHART DECEMBER 11, 1971, THIS WK. 109, LAST WK. - and at no. 43 in the Record World R&B Singles chart.Record World, December 11, 1971 - Page 40 THE R&B SINGLES CHART DECEMBER 11, 1971, THIS WK. 43, LAST WK - It also debuted at no. 86 in the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart that week.Cash Box, December 11, 1971 - Cash Box TOP 100 December 11, 1971 86, LOVE GONNA PACK UP, _, _
For the week of 1 January 1972, the single peaked at no. 14 in the Record World, R&B Singles chart.Record World, December 25, 1972 - Page 74 THE R&B SINGLES CHART, DECEMBER 25, 1971, THIS WK. 18, LAST WK. 22Record World, January 28, 1972 - Page 6 THE R&B SINGLES CHART JANUARY 8, 1972, THIS WK. 14, LAST WK. 14 It held that position for another week.
At week ten, on 12 February 1972, it peaked at no. 54 in the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart.Tropical Glen - CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, Week ending FEBRUARY 12, 1972, TW 54 LOVE GONNA PACK UP (And Walk Out), LW 58, 2W 60, 3WK 65, WKS 10Tropical Glen - CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, Week ending FEBRUARY 19, 1972
It peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard main chart and no. 8 on the Billboard R&B chart.MusicVF.com - Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) By: The Persuaders
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