Drowning in the Sea of Love
1971 single by Joe Simon
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"Drowning in the Sea of Love" is a 1971 song recorded by Joe Simon for Spring Records. It was the title track of his seventh LP, and was the first release from the album. The song was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
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| Single by Joe Simon | ||||
| from the album Drowning in the Sea of Love | ||||
| B-side | "Just A Dream" | |||
| Released | November 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Soul[1] | |||
| Label | Spring Records | |||
| Songwriter | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | |||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Drowning in the Sea of Love" on YouTube | ||||
Chart performance
The single was Simon's fourth of eight U.S. Top 40 hits. In early 1972, it reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number eight on the Cash Box Top 100.[2] It also reached number three on the R&B chart and became a gold record. Billboard ranked "Drowning in the Sea of Love" as the No. 77 song for 1972.[3][4] The song remained Simon's longest-running and highest-charting U.S. single until his 1975 hit, "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)."
Weekly charts
Notable cover versions
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr recorded a cover version for his 1977 album Ringo the 4th.[8] A live Boz Scaggs' live performance of the song appears on the 1991 album The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live at the Beacon.
