I'm Walking Out On You was an R&B Top 30 hit for

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singer

Ruben Wright Ruben Wright is a musician and former bandleader from Philadelphia. He had an R&B Top 30 hit with " I'm Walking Out On You". He is also a songwriter. He also wrote the regional hit "God Only Knows" for The Capris in 1954. Background Wright was a ...

. It was released on the

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label in 1966. Wright was formerly a member of the

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Background

Wright had been with Philadelphia doo wop group The Capris in the 1950s. He was the composer of their single titled "

God Only Knows "God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a Baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and its subversion of typica ...

". In February 1966, "I'm Walking Out On You" was released backed with "Hey Girl". Both sides were composed by Wright. This single was one of five singles Wright had released on the

label.

Chart performance

By May 7, 1966, "I'm Walking Out On You" was holding its second week in the Baltimore Top 40. By May 14, it had made the National R&B Top 40, at no 37. The June 18 edition of ''Billboard'' reported his single as a Regional Breakout in New York. Its progress in the R&B chart was good with the single, spending 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 29 for the week ending June 11.''Billboard'', June 18, 1966
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