Released 1980 Genre Pop | Recorded 1980 Label Epic | |
Writer(s) Peter Allen
David Lasley "I Don't Go Shopping"
(1980) "The Spirit's in It"
(1981) | ||
"I Don't Go Shopping" is a song written by Peter Allen and David Lasley and was recorded and released by singer Patti LaBelle in 1980 on the Epic label. It was the second single off her fourth Epic album, Released.
Once released, the song became only a minor hit on the R&B charts peaking at a modest number 26 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, while failing to enter the Billboard Hot 100, in early 1981. After releasing the song, LaBelle would be released from her Epic contract and sign with Philadelphia International Records.
LaBelle has only performed the song in increments over the years since the early eighties.
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