I Don't Go Shopping
{{Infobox song
| name = I Don't Go Shopping
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Patti LaBelle
| album =
| B-side = Come And Dance With Me
| released = 1980
| format =
| recorded = 1980
| studio =
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| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=52}}
| label = Epic
| writer = Peter Allen
David Lasley
| producer = Allen Toussaint
| prev_title = Release (The Tension)
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = The Spirit's in It
| next_year = 1981
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube| fHoWP7lRpjA |"I Don't Go Shopping"}}}}
}}
"I Don't Go Shopping" is a song written by Peter Allen and David Lasley originally recorded by Allen on his Bi-Coastal album released in 1980 by A&M Records.{{Cite news|date=7 June 1980|title=Patti LaBelle|page=11|work=Winston-Salem Chronicle|url=http://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/north-carolina/winston-salem/winston-salem-chronicle/1980/06-07/page-11/}} American R&B singer Patti LaBelle covered the song for her fourth studio album Released produced by Allen Tousaint and released by Epic in 1980.{{Citation|title=I Don't Go Shopping - Patti LaBelle {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-dont-go-shopping-mt0005200446|language=en|access-date=2022-02-07}} The song was issued as the second single, peaking at number 26 on the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1981. She has performed the song since its release.
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|quote= "Let's write a song about shopping," said David Lasley, a new collaborator and Peter thought to himself, oh God. "I don't go shopping" came the exasperated reply." So they wrote a song "I Don't Go Shopping".
{{cite book |last= MacClean| first= Stephen|date= 1 January 1996| title=Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz |url= |location= |publisher=Random House Australia |page=|isbn= 978-0091830526}}
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Critical reception
Upon release, "I Don't Go Shopping" received positive reviews from music critics.{{Cite news |last=Shewey |first=Don |title=Boston Phoenix |url=https://www.donshewey.com/music_articles/david_lasley.html |date=15 June 1982}} Winston-Salem Chronicle wrote With "Released" "Labelle dips back into her Blue Bell days for some soul searching out and out blues like
Peter Allen version
The song was included on Allen's Bi-Coastal album and The Very Best of Peter Allen: The Boy from Down Under, a greatest hits album released in Australia in August 1992 by A&M Records.{{Citation |title=The Very Best of Peter Allen: The Boy from Down Under - Peter Allen {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-peter-allen-the-boy-from-down-under-mw0000325395 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-04}}
= Credits and personnel =
Credits are adapted from album's liner notes.
- Peter Allen - Lead Vocals & Acoustic Piano
- Peter Allen - Acoustic Piano
- David Foster - Keyboards
- Dave McDaniel - Bass
- Ralph Humphries - Drums
- Lon Price - Alto Saxophone
- Erich Bulling - String Arrangement
- David Foster - Producer
Cover versions
The song was released by David Lasley on his Demos album.{{Citation|title=I Don't Go Shopping - Peter Allen {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-dont-go-shopping-mt0003446258|language=en|access-date=2022-02-07}} It was covered by Scottish singer Lulu in 1982 on her album Take Me to Your Heart Again.{{Citation|title=I Don't Go Shopping - David Lasley {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-dont-go-shopping-mt0015790752|language=en|access-date=2022-02-07}}{{Cite web |title=norwegiancharts.com - Lulu - I Don't Go Shopping |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lulu&titel=I+Don%27t+Go+Shopping&cat=s |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=norwegiancharts.com}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube| HXwXLp_jrsY |"I Don't Go Shopping" - Peter Allen}}
- {{YouTube| LKZE-gFnUL4|"I Don't Go Shopping" - David Lasley}}
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Category:Songs written by David Lasley