Released 1983 Genre Jazz Label A&M Records | Format Vinyl Length 4:29 | |
Writer(s) Bruce Roberts, Allee Willis | ||
"I Don't Want You to Go" is a love ballad written by Bruce Roberts and Allee Willis. It has been recorded by a number of different artists.
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Lani Hall version
The song was published on May 7, 1980 and its copyright registered on June 30 of that year. "I Don't Want You To Go" first appeared on Lani Hall's studio album Blush in 1980. It wasn't until 1983 that the song, modified by Herb Alpert, was released as a single for her album Collectibles...
Personnel
La Toya Jackson version
"I Don't Want You to Go" is the second single from American singer La Toya Jackson's second album My Special Love. It was released on 7" format with the album track "Love Song" as a B-side. Jackson performed "I Don't Want You to Go" on the October 10, 1981 episode of "Soul Train". Allmusic reviewer Justin Kantor praised Jackson's vocal performances on the other songs on My Special Love but said that her performance of "I Don't Want You to Go" "isn't up to the task".
Track listings
- "I Don't Want You to Go (7")" 3:58
- "Love Song" 4:03
Sharon Cuneta
Filipino singer Sharon Cuneta covered the song on her 1981 album Dear Heart and again on her 2006 album Isn't It Romantic? under Sony-BMG. The song is a staple of Cuneta's repertoire. Of the songs on Isn't It Romantic, "I Don't Want You to Go" was called "the best of the lot" by the Philippine Headline News Online.
Mark Bautista
Filipino singer and model Mark Bautista recorded a version of the song and included it on his 2007 album Every Now And Then. The Philippine Daily Inquirer offered a mixed review of Bautista's performance of the song, calling it "serviceable" and "emotionally pared down".