| "Love Won't Let Me Wait" | ||||
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 Side A of US single | ||||
| Single by Major Harris | ||||
| from the album My Way | ||||
| B-side | "After Loving You" | |||
| Released | March 1975 | |||
| Genre | Philadelphia soul[1] | |||
| Length | 5:31 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| "Love Won't Let Me Wait" on YouTube | ||||
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" is a hit 1975 single by Major Harris, a former member of R&B/soul group The Delfonics. Written by Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli, the single is considered to be a staple of classic soul playlists, and was Harris' only entry into the top five on both the soul and pop charts. The single hit number five on the pop chart, and also hit number one on the soul chart for one week.[3] Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1975. It was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. on 25 June 1975.[4]
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "The Sound of Philadelphia: Philly Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 58. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ "Major Harris – Love Won't Let Me Wait". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 246.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 114. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.