"Don't Throw It All Away" is a song written by British musician Gary Benson and first released by

the Shadows The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters between 1958 and 1959) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the pre-Beatles era from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. They served as the bac ...

on their 1975 album '' Specs Appeal''. Benson released his version as a single later the same year, which reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart in the fall of 1975.

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Lori Balmer version

Australian pop singer Lori Balmer covered the song in 1976, reaching No. 66 in Australia.

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Dave & Sugar version

A country version by

Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled American country music trio which enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. The trio consisted of lead singer Dave Rowland and initially on backing vocals, Vicki Hackeman and Jackie Frantz. Over time, the ...

on their ''That's the Way Love Should Be'' LP, released in 1977, was the first of two American charting versions. Co-produced by

Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American Country music, country singer. Beginning his career as a Negro league baseball player in the early-1950s, he later pursued a career in country music, becoming the gen ...

, the song became the group's third U.S. top 10 hit, reaching number five on both the

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and Canadian

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charts.Whitburn, p. 115 It was also a top 40 hit on the

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charts of both nations.

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Stacy Lattisaw version

Stacy Lattisaw Stacy Lattisaw Jackson (née Lattisaw; born November 25, 1966) is an American R&B singer from Washington, D.C., United States. Career When she was 11 years old, singer/songwriter Frederick Knight attempted to sign Lattisaw to his production ...

covered "Don't Throw It All Away" in 1982. It was the first of three charting singles from her '' Sneakin' Out'' LP. The song peaked at number 101 on the ''Billboard'' Pop chart and reached the top 10 on the R&B chart.Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004

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Other versions

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British and Australian singer and actress. With over 100 million records sold, Newton-John was one of the List of best-selling music artists#100 million to 119 million record ...

recorded "Don't Throw It All Away" on her 1976 LP ''

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''. *

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow ( ; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer with a career that spans over sixty years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Brandy (Scott ...

recorded "Don't Throw It All Away" on his 1976 LP '' This One's for You''. * "Don't Throw It All Away" was recorded by

Helen Reddy Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 194129 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a show business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on ra ...

during her 1981 MCA sessions produced by Joel Diamond.

References

External links

Lyrics of this song
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