I'm Leaving It Up to You

"I'm Leaving It Up to You"
side-A label
US single (Michelle) of Dale & Grace recording
Single by Dale & Grace
from the album I'm Leaving It Up to You
B-side"Stop and Think It Over"
ReleasedSeptember 1963
Recorded1963
GenreDoo-wop[1]
Length2:13
LabelMontel
Songwriter(s)Don F. Harris, Dewey Terry
Producer(s)Sam Montel
Dale & Grace singles chronology
"I'm Leaving It Up to You"
(1963)
"Stop and Think It Over"
(1964)

"I'm Leaving It Up to You" is a song written by and originally performed by Don Harris and Dewey Terry in 1957.[2] It was later popularized in 1963 by the American duo Dale and Grace, who took it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1974, Donny and Marie Osmond reached the top five on the US Hot 100 chart and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart with their cover.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (June 6, 2018). "The Number Ones: Dale & Grace's "I'm Leaving It Up To You"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2023. Don & Dewey's version of "I'm Leaving It Up To You"...was a great song — a doo-wop plea to an indecisive lover...Dale & Grace's take on the song was deeply faithful to the original...
  2. ^ Don & Dewey: Jungle Hop, Legends of Speciality Records, Speciality Records (1991), liner notes