Don't Throw It All Away
{{Short description|Song written by Gary Benson}}
{{About||the Andy Gibb song|(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Throw It All Away
| cover = Don't_Throw_It_All_Away_-_Gary_Benson.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Gary Benson
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| B-side = This House
| released = September 1975
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| genre = Soft rock
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| label = State
| writer = Gary Benson
David Richard Mindell
| producer = Steve Edgley[https://www.discogs.com/Gary-Benson-Dont-Throw-It-All-Away/release/18326329/image/SW1hZ2U6NTgyNTQ3NTE= Discogs: Gary Benson - Don't Throw It All Away]
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"Don't Throw It All Away" is a song written by British musician Gary Benson and first released by the Shadows on their 1975 album Specs Appeal. Benson released his version as a single later the same year, which reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in the fall of 1975.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/throw%20it/ |title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=1975-08-09 |accessdate=2021-08-25}}
Charts
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| Chart (1975)
!Peak |
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| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/throw%20it/ |title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=1975-08-09 |accessdate=2021-08-25}}
| style="text-align:center;"|20 |
Lori Balmer version
Australian pop singer Lori Balmer covered the song in 1976, reaching No. 66 in Australia.
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Dave & Sugar version
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Throw It All Away
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| type = single
| artist = Dave & Sugar
| album = That's the Way Love Should Be
| B-side = "Queen of My Heart"
| released = February 1977
| recorded = November 1976
| studio = RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
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| genre = Country
| length = 3:09
| label = RCA
| writer = Gary Benson
David Mindell
| producer = Jerry Bradley
Charley Pride
| prev_title = I'm Gonna Love You
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = That's the Way Love Should Be
| next_year = 1977
}}
A country version by Dave & Sugar on their That's the Way Love Should Be LP, released in 1977, was the first of two American charting versions. Co-produced by Charley Pride, the song became the group's third U.S. top 10 hit, reaching number five on both the American and Canadian Country charts.Whitburn, p. 115 It was also a top 40 hit on the Easy Listening charts of both nations.{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=65}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4362&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4362.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4362|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1977-04-30 |accessdate=2021-08-25}}
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Stacy Lattisaw version
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Throw It All Away
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| type = single
| artist = Stacy Lattisaw
| album = Sneakin' Out
| B-side = Down for You
| released = 1982
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| genre = R&B, soul
| length = 3:58
| writer = Gary Benson, David Richard Mindell
| producer = Narada Michael Walden[https://www.discogs.com/Stacy-Lattisaw-Dont-Throw-It-All-Away/master/607459 Discogs: Stacy Lattisaw - Don't Throw It All Away]
| prev_title = Feel My Love Tonight
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Attack of the Name Game
| next_year = 1982
}}
Stacy Lattisaw covered "Don't Throw It All Away" in 1982. It was the first of three charting singles from her Sneakin' Out LP. The song peaked at number 101 on the Billboard Pop chart and reached the top 10 on the R&B chart.Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
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!align="left"|Chart (1982) !align="center"|Peak |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
| style="text-align:center;"|101 |
| US Billboard R&B
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
Other versions
- Olivia Newton-John recorded "Don't Throw It All Away" on her 1976 LP Come On Over.
- Barry Manilow recorded "Don't Throw It All Away" on his 1976 LP This One's for You.
- "Don't Throw It All Away" was recorded by Helen Reddy during her 1981 MCA sessions produced by Joel Diamond.
References
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External links
- [https://www.elyrics.net/read/d/dave-&-sugar-lyrics/don_t-throw-it-all-away-lyrics.html Lyrics of this song]
- {{YouTube|PfIc5oEE4Wg|Gary Benson - Don't Throw It All Away}}
- {{YouTube|_xZDi-sLqj4|Dave & Sugar - Don't Throw It All Away}}
- {{YouTube|pqfzmi3Y6wA|Stacy Lattisaw - Don't Throw It All Away}}
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Category:Gary Benson (musician) songs