"Down to Love Town" is a 1976 disco single by The Originals, a

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group that peaked in popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Although the single reached the #1 spot on disco/dance chart for one week, it hit #93 on the Soul Charts (where The Originals had previously found their success) but had a better showing on the

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, peaking at #47. The song was written by Don Daniels, Michael B. Sutton and

Kathy Wakefield Kathleen Wakefield (also Kathy Wakefield) is an American songwriter, singer and fiction author known for co-writing The Supremes' hit single " Nathan Jones" that was released by Motown and used as a soundtrack for the film ''Rain Man'' and for c ...

. It was originally a track on their 1976 album, Communique. Following its success as a single, the track became the title track of their 1977 album of the same name., which was their final album for Motown.

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1976 singles The Originals (band) songs Motown singles Disco songs Songs written by Kathy Wakefield Song recordings produced by Frank Wilson (musician) 1976 songs {{1970s-single-stub