"In and Out" is a song written and produced by

Willie Hutch William McKinley Hutchison (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005), better known as Willie Hutch, was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s. Biog ...

. It was released as a single in 1982 by Motown Records. Its B-side was a song called "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" which was featured in the 1973 blaxploitation film ''

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''. The single itself peaked at number 29 on the '' Billboard'' Dance chart, number 55 on the Black Singles chart and number 51 on the British pop chart. The song was included as a bonus track on a 2017 reissue of Hutch's 1985 album ''Making A Game Out Of Love'', released by SoulMusic Records. Fellow Motown artist

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also recorded a version of the song for his 1982 album ''Blow The House Down''.

Track listing

1982 release

;7" vinyl * US: Motown / 4501MG

Personnel

*Composer, arrangement, producer: Willie Hutch for Stone Diamond Music Corp.

Chart performance

References

{{authority control 1982 singles 1982 songs Songs written by Willie Hutch Motown singles